"Neutral" preset for XHA1 at DVinfo.net

Alessandro Nucci · December 13th, 2007, 05:56 AM

Hi,
I'm trying to make a "neutral" preset for my Canon XH-A1, but with little success. I would use it not only for ENG (and so it should be similar to the Sony look) but also for documentaries and so on... but I don't want a "strange" look. Can you suggest something? I have tried the preset made by the German guy of fxsupport.de, but it doesn't seem so "neutral"...

Thanks.
Alex

Jerome Cloninger · December 13th, 2007, 07:57 AM

I feel the default preset is about as neutral as you could get.

Petri Kaipiainen · December 13th, 2007, 03:24 PM

And too neutral for my taste, the "panalook" is the one I use all the time.

Dirk Bouwen · December 13th, 2007, 03:37 PM

Already a few times in this forum, but the HV20's 'out of the box look' is what also the A1's standard setting should be. Not too exaggerated, not too colourless, in other words... neutral?

Russell Pearce · December 13th, 2007, 05:25 PM

Hi,
I use "AC PREF1" (prefered general setup) by Alister Chapman, had it broadcast on TV and no complaints (nice one Alister!)

Russ

Alessandro Nucci · December 14th, 2007, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerome Cloninger

I feel the default preset is about as neutral as you could get.

It has got a quite evident red shift... in my opinion.

Alex

Steve Wolla · December 14th, 2007, 08:17 PM

Another vote here for Panalook--it really works well under a wide variety of settings.

Meryem Ersoz · December 15th, 2007, 10:45 AM

panalook doesn't work well indoors--it's not designed to be used indoors. once you start mucking with the presets, i don't think there is one preset that fits all lighting conditions, besides the factory settings....

Alessandro Nucci · December 15th, 2007, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meryem Ersoz

panalook doesn't work well indoors--it's not designed to be used indoors. once you start mucking with the presets, i don't think there is one preset that fits all lighting conditions, besides the factory settings....

It would be already a great thing to remove the red shift from the factory settings... when I found the attempt of the German guy of fxsupport.de, who tried to "neutralize" the factory preset using a vectorscope and test charts, I was hoping for the best, but the result doesn't satisfy me.

Alex

Erik Norgaard · December 19th, 2007, 02:22 PM

For the "redshift" you should probably take a look at the "No magenta" preset which has been made to counter that effect.

December 13th, 2007, 05:56 AM	#1
Alessandro Nucci Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 42	"Neutral" preset for XHA1 Hi, I'm trying to make a "neutral" preset for my Canon XH-A1, but with little success. I would use it not only for ENG (and so it should be similar to the Sony look) but also for documentaries and so on... but I don't want a "strange" look. Can you suggest something? I have tried the preset made by the German guy of fxsupport.de, but it doesn't seem so "neutral"... Thanks. Alex

December 13th, 2007, 07:57 AM	#2
Jerome Cloninger Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: East TN Posts: 415	I feel the default preset is about as neutral as you could get. __________________ Jerome www.jeromecloninger.com

December 14th, 2007, 08:17 PM	#7
Steve Wolla Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 477	Another vote here for Panalook--it really works well under a wide variety of settings. Last edited by Steve Wolla; December 14th, 2007 at 08:18 PM. Reason: Spelling!

December 13th, 2007, 03:24 PM	#3
Petri Kaipiainen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Espoo Finland Posts: 380	And too neutral for my taste, the "panalook" is the one I use all the time.

December 13th, 2007, 03:37 PM	#4
Dirk Bouwen Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: AC, Belgium Posts: 75	Already a few times in this forum, but the HV20's 'out of the box look' is what also the A1's standard setting should be. Not too exaggerated, not too colourless, in other words... neutral?

December 13th, 2007, 05:25 PM	#5
Russell Pearce Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Birmingham England Posts: 69 Images: 1	Hi, I use "AC PREF1" (prefered general setup) by Alister Chapman, had it broadcast on TV and no complaints (nice one Alister!) Russ

December 15th, 2007, 10:45 AM	#8
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	panalook doesn't work well indoors--it's not designed to be used indoors. once you start mucking with the presets, i don't think there is one preset that fits all lighting conditions, besides the factory settings....

December 19th, 2007, 02:22 PM	#10
Erik Norgaard Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 238	For the "redshift" you should probably take a look at the "No magenta" preset which has been made to counter that effect.