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Softening Faces and Skin Tone.

XDCAM cameras have Sony’s Skin Tone Detail Correction system included in the picture profiles. By turning this on you can point the camera at a face (or any other coloured object) and select the hue you want to treat. By … Continue reading

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Why do my pictures go soft when I pan? Camera Detail Correction in depth.

Why do my pictures go soft when I pan? Camera Detail Correction in depth. This article is my Christmas present for my readers. When your trying to set up a camera or brew up a picture profile it really helps … Continue reading

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PMW-350 Aperture Correction what is it doing?

After completing the multi camera shootout at Visual Impact, one thing was bothering me about the pictures from the PMW-350 and that was the way the specular highlights in the tin foil were artificially enhanced. During the test the camera … Continue reading

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Grading and colour correction

I got given the link to a video on the RedGiant site (thanks Paul) that gives a really interesting insight into how the grading in blockbuster movies is done. The nice thing about the video is that it explains why … Continue reading

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