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So, if I can hack an F5 for 4K, can I also get the F55’s color gamut?
So, we have seen that it is possible to trick an F5 into thinking its an F55 by altering an all file from the F5 and adding some F55 4K settings. This enables 4K internal recording and 4K output over … Continue reading
Hack to get internal 4K on the Sony PMW-F5 CAUTION THERE MAY BE ISSUES!!!!
STOP PRESS: It’s been found that this modification is also changing the exposure and dynamic range! See bottom of post. Well, Paul Ream over at http://extrashot.co.uk/ has worked out how to make the F5 record 4K internally. It’s actually pretty straight forward. … Continue reading
Major Update to my Cine-EI guide for the PMW-F55 and PMW-F5
I have just published a major update to my guide to Cine-EI on the PMW-F55 and F5. The guide now goes in to a lot more depth. I have tried to make it easy to understand but it is also … Continue reading
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Tagged CineEI.Cine-EI, exposure, gamma, look, LUT, Luts, PMW-F5, PMW-F55, sony
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How to create a user LUT for the PMW-F5 or F55 in Resolve (or other grading software).
It’s very easy to create your own 3D LUT for the Sony PMW-F5 or PMW-F55 using DaVinci Resolve or just about any grading software with LUT export capability. The LUT should be a 17x17x17 or 33x33x33 .cube LUT (this is … Continue reading
LUT’s or LOOK’s when exposing via a LUT on the PMW-F5 or PMW-F55
First of all. You can use either, LUT’s or Looks. But there is a quite marked difference in the way they behave, especially if you use EI gain. At the native ISO there is little to choose between them. But … Continue reading
Exposing via LUT’s with the PMW-F5 and PMW-F55.
There is an ongoing and much heated debate on another forum about the practicalities of using the LUT’s or Looks built in to the PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 for setting the correct exposure of your SLog or Raw footage. In response … Continue reading
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Tagged exposure, log, look, LUT, middle grey, PMW-F55, PMWF5, slog2, slog3
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Cine-EI Mode when recording S-Log2/3 and raw on the F5 and F55.
INTRODUCTION: This guide to Cine-EI is based on my own experience with the Sony PMW-F5 and F55. There are other methods of using LUT’s and CineEI. The method I describe below, to the best of my knowledge, follows standard industry practice … Continue reading
Sony PMW-F55 raw samples for download.
I have uploaded a couple of short F55 raw sample for you to play with. The exposure was deliberately pushed to it’s limits on these clips so you can have a go at grading them. Resolve Lite (free) can be … Continue reading