I decided to hire the best colorist in India to grade my fashion film, Analog. Here’s what he has to say about grading V-log:
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Summary
- Forget V-Log in 8-bit, at least in low light situations. When there’s a lot of light it is still good enough to get filmic images. You can switch to Portrait mode for low light situations. The problem is those scenes that have a combination of both. It’s hard to decide unless you have a large monitor to study the image.
The internal firmware update might improve things, but I’m skeptical, going by the low quality of the uncompressed external data.You can use the internal 400 Mbps codec for V-Log. There’s a substantial difference in the reduction of artifacts. As far as color is concerned, you have to understand the sensor has its limitations, so you can only push so far.- Bottom line: If you are serious about V-Log, shoot 400 Mbps 10-bit 4:2:2 Intraframe, period!
