Comparison of Movie and Still Picture Profiles


In this lesson we’ll go over the first two picture profiles – Movie and Still. Movie Here’s what it looks like, in the Movie color space (In this order: -4, -2, 0, +2, +4, click to enlarge):   See any resemblance to Standard? Take a look right now? Don’t see it? They’re exactly the same! Still ... Read more

In this lesson we’ll go over the first two picture profiles – Movie and Still.

Movie

Here’s what it looks like, in the Movie color space (In this order: -4, -2, 0, +2, +4, click to enlarge):

 

See any resemblance to Standard? Take a look right now?

Don’t see it? They’re exactly the same!

Still

Here’s what it looks like, in the Still color space (In this order: -4, -2, 0, +2, +4, click to enlarge):

 

Another clone! There are slight differences, but it could be due to the flare characteristics of the lens and sensor, and nothing to do with the picture profiles, per se.

For this reason I didn’t test these against other color spaces. Clearly, Sony wants you to use the Movie color space for Movie and the Still color space for Stills.

Nothing interesting here. Let’s move on.

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Sareesh Sudhakaran is a film director and award-winning cinematographer with over 24 years of experience. His second film, "Gin Ke Dus", was released in theaters in India in March 2024. As an educator, Sareesh walks the talk. His online courses help aspiring filmmakers realize their filmmaking dreams. Sareesh is also available for hire on your film!