How to Edit and Transcode Files

In this video I show you how to use Adobe Premiere Pro to edit 8-bit and 10-bit footage. To transcode, I show you two options: Adobe Media Encoder, and Sony Catalyst Browse (Free) Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) Note: Premiere Pro version 2018 will read HEVC files from the 5K Anamorphic mode. The … Read more

Comparison of Photo Styles

Here are full-size (right click to view full resolution) images of all the Photo Styles for your comparison (Daylight WB, at about 5pm): Note: Overall a pleasing image, and a good starting point. But we can do better. Note: Hate the skin tones and crushed blacks. Note: Many like this style, but I find the … Read more

PROJECT CASE STUDY: How I exposed V-Log

In this video I take you behind the scenes of a project I shot specifically to stress test V-Log: Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) The final video is now live: Download Video (4K) The guide to grading V-Log by India’s best colorist can be found in this lesson. Enjoy! Summary To correctly expose … Read more

PROJECT CASE STUDY: How I Exposed Portrait Style

In this video I take you behind the scenes of a project I shot specifically to stress test the Portrait Photo Style: Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) Note: Ultimately I brought down the blacks selectively for each shot and rendered with Keyframes to 90 (settings below). Here is the final video, first on … Read more

PROJECT CASE STUDY: How I Exposed Cinelike D

In this video I take you behind the scenes of a project I shot specifically to stress test the Portrait Photo Style: Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) Here’s the final video: Summary To correctly expose Cinelike D, all you have to do is: Custom white balance. Keep everything important above 20 IRE. Expose … Read more

How to Expose V-Log

In this lesson I explain how to expose V-Log correctly: Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) If you haven’t already, download my cheat sheet here. What is V-Log L and how’s it different from V-Log? V-Log L is the “light” version of V-Log, the log format found in the Panasonic Varicam. Log provides you … Read more

How to use *.VLT LUTs for Exposure

In this video I show you how to use VLT LUTs for exposure in-camera: Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) Download the LUTs I created here. The LUTs are: Film look 1 (SS1) Film look 2 (SS2) Film look 3 (SS3) Matrix Green (SSMX) Warm Sepia (SSEPIA) Orange Teal Mild (SOTM) Orange Teal Strong … Read more

What Shutter Speeds to use for Video

This is a video I published on YouTube. Everything applies to the GH5 as well: For more information, read this article that accompanies the video. As explained above, the typical rule of thumb is to have your shutter speed 1/twice the frame rate. In this next video I share with you how I used shutter … Read more

How to use Zebras

In this video I show you how to use Zebras on the GH5 for exposure: Total time: About 6 minutes. Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p)