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Here are a few screen grabs from a recent project, shot with the Sony a7 III, FE 85mm f/1.8, Cine2 and graded with Leeming LUT Pro and RocketStock LUTs. Straight out of camera. Waveform (Luma). RGB Parade. Vectorscope. Leeming LUT Pro, pulled down shadows, boosted saturation. RocketStock LUT (Korben). RocketStock LUT (Arabica). RocketStock LUT (Fusion).... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/Zx2FEoPJkYI "Lovers Hollow" by Blue Dot SessionsSource License
All shot with the Sony a7 III and 85mm f/1.8, ISO 100, sharpening at -7. I was working in ultra-harsh lighting from around 9:00 - 10:30AM, no reflector. Since I'm having serious banding issues because of YouTube compression, it's going to be a while before I sort it out and upload. This also happens to... Continue Reading →
Whether editing in Final Cut Pro or viewing clips in QuickTime, my videos appear washed out and greenish-tinged, whereas watching with VLC player, they look pretty much like what I'm seeing when using my LG OLED television as a grading monitor. It should be noted I'm looking at the screenshots full size in a completely... Continue Reading →
Waveform (Luma) RGB Parade Vectorscope Graded Graded Graded Graded SOOC SOOC SOOC SOOC
https://youtu.be/VDG_lmEPc_g?t=1013 Vincent Teoh, in his unboxing video of the Panasonic HZ1000 OLED TV, corroborates what I've been saying for months now, which is that an OLED display should outperform Apple's Pro Display XDR for HDR grading, and just might be the best budget option short of a reference monitor. When I reviewed the Apple Pro... Continue Reading →
Garment workers enjoying dinner during lockdown.
Just a few years ago, when HDR was still in its infancy and VESA had not yet even published standards for HDR monitors, Atomos, along with Mystery Box and several other influential content creators, were advocating the use of production monitors for grading HDR video on a budget - with some even going so far... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/FXL9XjaIiwI I'm hoping to do another video this week shot with the Voigtlander Macro Apo-Lanthar 65mm f/2, among the sharpest lenses in the E-mount system and one that has been largely ignored by YouTubers. I've just got to pick up a long HDMI cable so I can confirm focus with my Shogun Inferno while the... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/nFG1XpcK2pE In this video, I give some brief early impressions of using an OLED TV for grading, how I think the soon-to-be released LG CX 48" OLED could be ideal for filmmakers and how I messed up the skin tones in my last video. 1. Straight out of camera. 2. Leeming LUT applied. 3. Graded... Continue Reading →
https://vimeo.com/363960551 Anton Lorimer, filmmaker for SmugMug, is one seriously talented guy!
https://youtu.be/_S7pMM54IJE This is only the second video graded using the LG OLED C7. I talk about the lighting arrangement, the digital audio recorder I'll be using until I can find a decent microphone and the new curtains in my room. 🙂
The Daejeon Chronicles 