Sareesh Sudhakaran In this lesson we’ll look at two things: General thoughts on the quality of 4K video from the Atomos Shogun Which Prores/DNxHR version to use for 4K? General thoughts on the quality of 4K video from the Atomos Shogun Here are the three versions of Prores (HQ, 422 and LT) from the Atomos Shogun (click … Read more
Here are my recommendations on the 1080p Prores vs XAVC S problem. Remember, this only applies to 1080p and not UHD or 4K! Follow this simple flowchart: 1. Are you shooting chroma keys? Or is there compositing work involved? If yes, shoot Prores HQ/DNxHD 220x. If no, go to step 2. 2. When grading, will … Read more
In this lesson we’ll compare the quality of the internal XAVC S codec against Prores HQ, Prores 422 and Prores LT to understand when to choose which. I’ll only be focusing on 1080p. In this part we’ll study latency, grading and chroma key. I’m going to be comparing XAVC S with Prores HQ, 422 and LT, … Read more
In this lesson we’ll compare the quality of the internal XAVC S codec against Prores HQ, Prores 422 and Prores LT to understand when to choose which. I’ll only be focusing on 1080p. What do I mean by ‘quality’? Here are three things we’re going to test: Resolution, noise and dynamic range Grading stress test … Read more
In this lesson we’ll learn how to expose S-Log2 in UHD using the Atomos Shogun. It was made with the a7S but the same applies to the a7R II and a7S II. The test is similar to what I used to explain the Picture profile modes, and I’ll be using a DSC Labs OneShot as reference. The … Read more
In this lesson we’ll learn how to expose S-Log2 using the Atomos Shogun. It was made with the a7S but the same applies to the a7R II and a7S II. The test is similar to what I used to explain the Picture profile modes, and I’ll be using a DSC Labs OneShot as reference. The lighting is pure … Read more
In this lesson we’ll learn how to expose Cine modes in the Cinema color space using the Atomos Shogun. I’ll only be using Cine1 as reference, but this applies equally to all modes. It was made with the a7S but the same applies to the a7R II and a7S II. The test is similar to what I … Read more
In this lesson we’ll learn how to expose Rec. 709 in Rec. 709 color space using the Atomos Shogun. It was made with the a7S but the same applies to the a7R II and a7S II. The test is similar to what I used to explain the Picture profile modes, and I’ll be using a DSC … Read more
In this lesson we’ll quickly go through the tools available for exposure in the Atomos Shogun . Waveform The waveform monitor displays IRE levels from 0 to 109, and it is the best tool to judge exposure for your camera. Even if you didn’t have access to anything else, this tool will tell you most … Read more