I’ve been going through a lot of different themes and trying to organize the site so it’s as clutter-free and usable as possible, including eliminating all the distracting widgets in the right sidebar and adding category menus for quick navigation of the blog. I’m also slowly going through my old posts, particularly the post-production workflows… Read More
Free Downloadable a7s III HDR Footage!
Shot with the Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN, the sharpest 85mm lens in the E-mount system, with incredible autofocus speed and accuracy and recorded in 4K ALL-I, the highest quality, least compressed internal codec of the a7s III, and the gold standard for digital cinema. It will play smoothly on many computers even without transcoding.… Read More
a7s III Shoots Some Stunning HDR!
At long last, I’ve got a bunch of models lined up! The Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN is one spectacular lens and the autofocus performed nearly flawlessly this morning (speed and sensitivity both set to 5). I’d suggest owners use the aperture lock, because the ring turns too easily. I’ve written at length about my… Read More
Atomos Ninja V Broken? Follow-Up
Atomos responded quickly to my questions about the exposure tools and gamut being recorded with the Ninja V. Unfortunately, they couldn’t explain the zebra behavior, but they did assure me that the Ninja V records ProRes RAW as S-Gamut3, which is a relief! At least, that’s how I interpret their remarks, which were a little… Read More
Ninja V Broken
From what I can tell, Ninja V exposure tools aren’t working properly. Additionally, Final Cut Pro reads ProRes RAW as S-Gamut3, whereas the Ninja V says it’s being recorded as S-Gamut3.cine. If the files are indeed S-Gamut3.cine, that means hours of extra rendering time for projects. Edit: Atomos responded quickly to my questions. Here’s the… Read More
Week 3
Should We ETTR ProRes RAW HQ HDR?
How to Work With ProRes RAW HQ In FCP X
Working with ProRes RAW in FCP X couldn’t be simpler. Pretty much every clip I’ve shot with the a7s III, whether internally or externally to the Ninja V, skin tones have been falling directly on the skin tone line in the vectorscope, something that I couldn’t be certain of when shooting with the a7 III.… Read More
Real Journalism
“I don’t want to hear any of that rubbish.” 🔥
a7s III: HDR Showdown + Downloadable ProRes RAW HQ Footage!
More HDR Tests
I shot S-log3 XAVC S-I this afternoon, making sure to ETTR, with zebras set to 94%. After pulling down highlights and boosting saturation a smidgen, I think I’m seeing some banding in the wall to the right behind me (over my left shoulder). Aside from that, I’m very pleased at how the image turned out:… Read More
