Dodge Nitro

Luis de la Cerda · December 9th, 2006, 12:25 AM

How can anyone not love this camera? :)

The clip was originally shot at 60i, deinterlaced and slowed down 50%, stabilized and downrezed to 720p. Enjoy.

http://www.js-films.com/nitro.wmv

I'll share some new settings I worked on for this project as soon as I can.

Luis de la Cerda · December 9th, 2006, 01:07 AM

This is a shot of the new Chrysler Sebring, same preset, 35mm adapter. It looks a bit soft because of this, and there appears to be some problem with the adapter or lens, because inexplicably some of the background trees to the far right appear in focus and they shouldn't be. In any case, the shots were meant for SD and they look fantastic at the lower res.

http://www.js-films.com/sebring.wmv

Btw, if DVinfo could host these to keep my bandwidth at bay, I would appreciate it :)

Barry Gregg · December 9th, 2006, 12:11 PM

Luis;
The Nitro looks fantastic. Could you be more specific on your work flow? Deinterlaced with what software? Stabilized with which software?
Thanks, Barry

Luis de la Cerda · December 9th, 2006, 05:11 PM

Hello again. It was stabilized in Adobe After Effects. I can't really tell you much about my workflow yet, but as soon as I can I will :) I will also share my new camera preset which I think looks fantastic. I'm not sure if I should share it as is or if I should modify it a bit further, since it is designed to leave shadows a bit washed out to deal with shadow detail in post.

Luis de la Cerda · December 11th, 2006, 11:01 PM

Ok, as promised, here's my new camera preset...

Gamma Normal
Knee Low
Black Stretch
Pedestal 9
Setup -9
Sharpness 2
H DTL FRQ HIGH
DTL HV BAL 0
Coring -4
NR1 off
NR2 Medium
Color Matrix Cine 2
Color Gain 6
CPH 0
RGN 0
GGN 0
BGN 0
RGM 0
RBM 0
GRM 0
GBM 0
BRM 0
BGM 0

We could call this preset Nitro.

Shadows will be a bit grayish, so you can tweak shadow contrast in post. If you want darker shadows all you need is to tweak the Pedestal Level until your blacks hit 0, but depending on available light condition this value could vary. I also recommend setting white balance manually as the camera tends to balance a bit on the blue side of things. I usually set my balance around 200°K warmer than current light conditions. If light is very dim and you need to boost your gain, you can also tweak NR1 to Low, but do not go higher than this because ghosting will appear.

Dan Keaton · December 12th, 2006, 12:10 PM

What 35mm adapter did you use and with which lens?

December 9th, 2006, 12:25 AM	#1
Luis de la Cerda Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mexico City Posts: 101	Dodge Nitro How can anyone not love this camera? :) The clip was originally shot at 60i, deinterlaced and slowed down 50%, stabilized and downrezed to 720p. Enjoy. http://www.js-films.com/nitro.wmv I'll share some new settings I worked on for this project as soon as I can.

December 9th, 2006, 01:07 AM	#2
Luis de la Cerda Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mexico City Posts: 101	Sebring This is a shot of the new Chrysler Sebring, same preset, 35mm adapter. It looks a bit soft because of this, and there appears to be some problem with the adapter or lens, because inexplicably some of the background trees to the far right appear in focus and they shouldn't be. In any case, the shots were meant for SD and they look fantastic at the lower res. http://www.js-films.com/sebring.wmv Btw, if DVinfo could host these to keep my bandwidth at bay, I would appreciate it :)

December 9th, 2006, 12:11 PM	#3
Barry Gregg Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 92	Luis; The Nitro looks fantastic. Could you be more specific on your work flow? Deinterlaced with what software? Stabilized with which software? Thanks, Barry __________________ Walk in the light, as He is in the light. www.barrygregg.com

December 12th, 2006, 12:10 PM	#6
Dan Keaton Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Augusta Georgia Posts: 1,357	What 35mm adapter did you use and with which lens? __________________ Dan Keaton Augusta Georgia

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December 9th, 2006, 05:11 PM	#4
Luis de la Cerda Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mexico City Posts: 101	Hello again. It was stabilized in Adobe After Effects. I can't really tell you much about my workflow yet, but as soon as I can I will :) I will also share my new camera preset which I think looks fantastic. I'm not sure if I should share it as is or if I should modify it a bit further, since it is designed to leave shadows a bit washed out to deal with shadow detail in post.

December 11th, 2006, 11:01 PM	#5
Luis de la Cerda Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mexico City Posts: 101	Ok, as promised, here's my new camera preset... Gamma Normal Knee Low Black Stretch Pedestal 9 Setup -9 Sharpness 2 H DTL FRQ HIGH DTL HV BAL 0 Coring -4 NR1 off NR2 Medium Color Matrix Cine 2 Color Gain 6 CPH 0 RGN 0 GGN 0 BGN 0 RGM 0 RBM 0 GRM 0 GBM 0 BRM 0 BGM 0 We could call this preset Nitro. Shadows will be a bit grayish, so you can tweak shadow contrast in post. If you want darker shadows all you need is to tweak the Pedestal Level until your blacks hit 0, but depending on available light condition this value could vary. I also recommend setting white balance manually as the camera tends to balance a bit on the blue side of things. I usually set my balance around 200°K warmer than current light conditions. If light is very dim and you need to boost your gain, you can also tweak NR1 to Low, but do not go higher than this because ghosting will appear.