When ML RAW was "released" i just had to buy a MKII. Since then i played around all this time and spent a good amount of time in this forum.
So i thought that now, that i finally realised a project using ML RAW i would share some thoughts here too.
This is the final film: (I actually dint't get my Vimeo Movie to embbed here - someone knows how to..?) -thanks jimmyD30
I shot it with very skeleton crew - only me So it was quite a hassle, but i had all the freedom on this project. So i gave it a try.
The post-workflow again was a lot of work. I had about 250-300 GB of material. I previewed my MLV files in "MlRawViewer" and exported DNG sequences. Those worked fine in premiere luckily - so i was able to do a reference-cut. After that i had to process all used DNG files through After Effects (camera raw) to get my colors.
The grading was done in premiere.
For the slo-mo i used twixtor (mostly in premiere again). A lot of footage dind't work for twixtor though - so this unfortunately reduced my selection. It would have been really good to have had filmed on 60fps. But well, not even on the MKIII you are able to film 60fps on a "real" format.
To sum it up - i am really pleased with what you can do with ML RAW. The workflow is a bit tough but i would do it again. Only the limitations of the MKII could be a showstopper (mainly format-wise). I didnt have a lot of problems with the aliasing - but i am shure they would show up when you least need it! ;P If i do it again i will probably shoot on a MKIII - which i will rent, i guess. But this experience also aroused my interest to higher end RAW cams and working with them - probably with a proper DOP then though
So i thought that now, that i finally realised a project using ML RAW i would share some thoughts here too.
This is the final film:
I shot it with very skeleton crew - only me So it was quite a hassle, but i had all the freedom on this project. So i gave it a try.
The post-workflow again was a lot of work. I had about 250-300 GB of material. I previewed my MLV files in "MlRawViewer" and exported DNG sequences. Those worked fine in premiere luckily - so i was able to do a reference-cut. After that i had to process all used DNG files through After Effects (camera raw) to get my colors.
The grading was done in premiere.
For the slo-mo i used twixtor (mostly in premiere again). A lot of footage dind't work for twixtor though - so this unfortunately reduced my selection. It would have been really good to have had filmed on 60fps. But well, not even on the MKIII you are able to film 60fps on a "real" format.
To sum it up - i am really pleased with what you can do with ML RAW. The workflow is a bit tough but i would do it again. Only the limitations of the MKII could be a showstopper (mainly format-wise). I didnt have a lot of problems with the aliasing - but i am shure they would show up when you least need it! ;P If i do it again i will probably shoot on a MKIII - which i will rent, i guess. But this experience also aroused my interest to higher end RAW cams and working with them - probably with a proper DOP then though