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Arve Hansen · February 9th, 2011, 07:07 AM

What are the best settings for Canon 5DmkII about contrast and so? Some recommend lower contrast?

And what do i have to change in Adobe Premiere CS5 get it right again?

Any god plugin i shal look for?

Jon Fairhurst · February 9th, 2011, 12:30 PM

By reducing contrast and sharpness, you can capture more range and keep the image smooth. You can simply jack the contrast back up in Premiere as needed.

That said, here is my preferred workflow (when quality is more important than quickness.)

1) I do a rough edit to figure out what clips and will - and won't use. (I actually use Vegas for this.)
a) I do this after converting to Cineform. (A must-have codec.)
b) I have three Cineform folders - original, graded, and active.
c) Put the converted footage in the original and active folders. Edit from the active folder.
2) For a given scene or sequence with a similar look, import those clips (MOVs from the camera) to After Effects.
3) Apply the Neat Video plugin. (God plugin #1.)
4) Apply Colorista II. (God plugin #2) Grade the image to taste and match the look of the various clips.
5) Render each clip to the "graded" folder using the Cineform codec. Copy these to the "active" folder.
6) Resume editing. You are now working with beautifully graded, low-noise video.
7) If you need to adjust the grading, go back to your AE grading projects, readjust, and go back to step 5.

Enjoy!

Andy Batt · February 14th, 2011, 06:48 PM

Hi Jon

Have you contrasted this workflow to native editing the 5dM2 files in Premiere CS5?

Ray Bell · February 20th, 2011, 05:35 PM

you guys should be investigating this workflow...

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/cineform...-cineform.html

it will create much better results than naive CS5 will... Plus the styles setup is a must...

The output render from AE is going to give you a better file for color grading and the noise gets fixed.

February 9th, 2011, 07:07 AM	#1
Arve Hansen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 49	5D best settings and best for Premiere CS5 What are the best settings for Canon 5DmkII about contrast and so? Some recommend lower contrast? And what do i have to change in Adobe Premiere CS5 get it right again? Any god plugin i shal look for? __________________ Canon 5DmkIII, Canon 7D, EF85 1.8, EF 100 2.8LIS macro, EF135 2.0, EF 17-40 4L, EF 24-105 4L, EF 70-200 2.8LIS II, EF 70-200 4LIS, Tamron 24-70 2.8, Sigma 50 1.4, Sigma Art 35 1.4

February 9th, 2011, 12:30 PM	#2
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	By reducing contrast and sharpness, you can capture more range and keep the image smooth. You can simply jack the contrast back up in Premiere as needed. That said, here is my preferred workflow (when quality is more important than quickness.) 1) I do a rough edit to figure out what clips and will - and won't use. (I actually use Vegas for this.) a) I do this after converting to Cineform. (A must-have codec.) b) I have three Cineform folders - original, graded, and active. c) Put the converted footage in the original and active folders. Edit from the active folder. 2) For a given scene or sequence with a similar look, import those clips (MOVs from the camera) to After Effects. 3) Apply the Neat Video plugin. (God plugin #1.) 4) Apply Colorista II. (God plugin #2) Grade the image to taste and match the look of the various clips. 5) Render each clip to the "graded" folder using the Cineform codec. Copy these to the "active" folder. 6) Resume editing. You are now working with beautifully graded, low-noise video. 7) If you need to adjust the grading, go back to your AE grading projects, readjust, and go back to step 5. Enjoy! __________________ Jon Fairhurst

February 14th, 2011, 06:48 PM	#3
Andy Batt Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 39	Hi Jon Have you contrasted this workflow to native editing the 5dM2 files in Premiere CS5?

February 20th, 2011, 05:35 PM	#4
Ray Bell Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,414	you guys should be investigating this workflow... http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/cineform...-cineform.html it will create much better results than naive CS5 will... Plus the styles setup is a must... The output render from AE is going to give you a better file for color grading and the noise gets fixed.