'Malbec' -- MLV shot on EOS-M w Nikkor 50 1.4 AI

[DeafEyeJedi]

Well Folks--

Decided to give one last shot with the EOS-M before I put it up for sale (due to the pink dot nightmares!) no kidding -- so before I go ahead and start this thread...

I first want to say Thanks to @a1ex, @Danne, @dmilligan, @Andy600 & as well as everyone else on board @ ML for keeping me alive and I can't be more proud of how great this community is for everyone, including myself!

So without you guys -- this EOS-M would have been long gone from my boat and MLVFS literally saved the whole show (Thanks @dmilligan) by applying the bad pixel fix as well as the CS2x2 enabled within WebGUI and exported as ProRes4444XQ in Cinelog-C (Thanks @Andy600).

Then I take the ProRes files to FCPX where I apply two LUTs ('Cinelog-C_to_Eastman_100T_5247_Warm'.cube @ 100% + 'dan_log_01_to_Contrast_03'.cube @ 9% -- Thanks @Danne for your customized LUTS!) combined together within the LUT Utility plugin and according to my eyes, it looks candy! 

Here are the breakdown in screenshots for your convenience:

Shot in 24fps (override on) in 1536x518 (16x9) with ETTR.
1/48th, ISO 200 @ f1.4
Nikkor 50mm 1.4 AI (w adapter)


MLVFS (w BadPixel Fix + CS2x2 enabled ON):



LUT Utility (FCPX):



'Malbec' Cinelog-C comparisons via LUT Utility FCPX:
https://vimeo.com/130462704


Cinelog-C (ungraded):

https://vimeo.com/130294091


'Cinelog-C_to_Eastman_100T_5247_Warm':

https://vimeo.com/130294093


'Cinelog-C_to_Eastman_100T_5247_Warm' + 'dan_log_01_to_Contrast_03':

https://vimeo.com/130294092

...and where'd the pink dots go? Bad-Pixel Fix & CS2x2 via MLVFS did the trick and Thanks to everyone for their contributions!

Not bad for a $200 camera...

[Danne]

NIce stuff and cool that you mix things up . Looks like you can achieve some nice footage from that little cam. Cool litte lut utility program as well.

[Andy600]

Waaaay too cute! 

It looks really nice and good to see someone not being scared to push the blacks down to make it pop! - the world is awash with dull, flat and desaturated videos.

The only technical comment I would have is about the aspect ratio as it seems a little squashed vertically?

[vertigopix]

The only technical comment I would have is about the aspect ratio as it seems a little squashed vertically?

Same impression here...

But

Shot in 24fps (override on) in 1536x518 (16x9) with ETTR.

1536x518 is not 16:9 !

Is it 1x1 or 3x5 subsampling ?

[DeafEyeJedi]

Thanks guys... It was actually 2am when I got excited and decided to post this online to share my experience -- oops!

I missed the 1.67x stretch part in post:


So my fault for being so used to using @Danne's incredible app (cr2hdr-r) which includes auto stretching for achieving a proper 16:9 look. That's how lazy I can be!

Also is it recommended to do the stretch prior exporting as Cinelog-C in ProRes4444XQ within AE or this can be done afterwards in FCPX during color grade right before final export?

I'm assuming either way should work...

[vertigopix]

Yes but aliasing is *not* your friend... :-(

[DeafEyeJedi]

So it's best to leave as it is?

[Danne]

Hi Deafeyejedi. There is an easy way to stretch in AE. CHeck after around one minute here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw1maGHCbUA
Also in this vid in 02:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFcHvcKwnUQ.

Cr2hdr-r auto stretches according to slowmo settings in 5d mark 3. Other cameras could have one of these numbers as 16:9 and so it will stretch normarl looking files as well. MIght be able to disable the autostretch for other cameras when I have some time left.

*Hehe, just realize you don,t want the material to be stretched so just forget about the vids.

[DeafEyeJedi]

Hehe actually thanks for the reminder (I've seen these videos on your threads) so THANK YOU either way -- I'll give it a try just to see how bad the aliasing gets. [emoji6]

Yes, you're right about cr2hdr-r only stretches slo-mo files from 5D3. Just Having all the apps/options/NLE in my head can sometimes be a bit hectic and prone to forgetting one or two simple steps in post workflow.

Ain't this what keeps us all entertained and learn from the best of each other -- hence the purpose of this wonderful community on this forum.

Appreciated as always, D!