The best video quality workflow ?

Started by slashblaster, July 19, 2015, 12:57:37 AM

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Hi, i own a Canon T2i/550D and i want to obtain the best video quality and push it capabilities to their limit. To do so, i want to know which setting to use before recording and which workflow will give the best results.

By now, i'm proceeding like this :

H.264 Recording :

Camera settings : 1920x1080 1/50 @24fps (I use multiple of 160 ISO)
Picture Style : Cinestyle
CBR x3.0 (worth it ??)

Workflow : (if there is any improvement to do, lemme know)

-Edit on Adobe Premiere + Denoise if needed
-XML to DaVinci Resolve 11
-Color Grading Using Luts or Filmconvert Pro
-Back to Premiere for final additions.
-Output in H.264

RAW Recording :

Camera settings : 1920x1080 1/50 @24fps (should i use 720p mode ?)
RAW Resolution : 960x540 on 16:9 or 1120x468 on 2:39:1

Workflow :

-Mlv2dng to obtain DNG's
-Open DNG's within Resolve 11
-Use BMDFilm to VisionLog Lut
-Set Proxy (DNxHD)
-Edit on Premiere + Denoise if needed
-Set XML for Resolve
-Color Grading Using Luts or Filmconvert Pro (best one ?)
-Back again in Premiere for final additions then output in H.264


Am I doing it right ?
Which Recording method will give me best results in your opinion ? knowing that for H.264 i shoot on 1080p but in the RAW method it's barely 540p
Do I need to stretch the raw footage ? To which resolution (without a significant quality loss) ?