Blackmagic Cinema Camera LUT. Hey guys, I’m finally sharing my new LUTs i made for the Blackmagic 4K camera that have also been ‘adapted’ to work for the BMCC and Pocket Camera to be used inside of Resolve. // I highly recommend also checking out this LUT in beta: LUTs – Free.zip Inside there’s an installer for OSX that places them in the correct location, or for windows/linux users a folder with the .cube files to manually place in the correct location.
The easiest way to do this manually is inside resolve in the project settings tab, go to the “Lookup Tables” tab and choose “Open LUT Folder” and copy the files to that location. Then choose “Update Lists”. I’ve also got some “gifts” for those who find these useful and would like to donate $10USD, in the form of a few “utility” powergrades (plus an ‘experimental’ LUT i’ve been working on to deal with IR contamination in Blackmagic footage) that i often use and are detailed further below. If you’re looking for my old LUT, go here: Blackmagic 4K Blackmagic 4K – Flat. Blackmagic Cinema Camera LUT – OLD. // THIS IS THE PAGE FOR MY OLD LUTS – PLEASE GO HERE FOR THE NEW ONES: This is a repost of a thread i started at BMCuser.com: I’m sharing my LUT for Resolve i made that i designed to work with BMDFilm footage (RAW or Prores).
Here’s a revised version of the above LUT: Here’s an IRIDAS version supplied to me by Alex from PrimeHD that should work for Cineform etc: And a version for Lut Buddy for those who don’t use Resolve: If you find my LUT useful, please send me an email or post a link in the above thread to anything you used it on, or mention that you used it in your video description (if possible). I spent a while creating this and used it as a starting point for every shot in my BMCC Auckland video: The idea behind this LUT is to get me to a place i am 90% happy with, with minimal adjustments needed after.
Also for anyone interested, i posted a Grading Showreel with breakdowns last night (many shots using this LUT): RAW Shot: Before (BMDFilm including exposure/wb adjustments): Choosing the right shutter angle from the Course Shooting with Blackmagic Cameras. Our next setting is the ability to adjust the shutter angle.
Now if you've been shooting on many other cameras, you might be used to shutter speed from the world of DSLR's or many other cinema style cameras. The shutter angle is similar and it works to balance the exposure triangle. We've already talked about the ASA rating, or the ISO, which is the sensitivity of the sensor in the camera. Well, next, we have the ability to adjust how often the light is coming through with the shutter speed. The shutter angle control does just that, and what we have here are several controls that basically mimic the same sort of behavior as a shutter speed.
Now, there are several presets ranging from 45 degrees up to 360. Let me just check my frame rate on the camera here. Can you do the same hand movements or something similar. Prime Lenses - an Introduction. A Post By: Darren Rowse Should I buy a Prime Lens?
In an age when zoom lenses are all the range – I’ve been surprised to be getting more and more questions about prime lenses of late. Perhaps there’s a return to a more ‘pure’ or ‘back to basics’ form of photography going on? A Definition of Prime Lenses For those of you unfamiliar with the term ‘prime lens’ – lets start with a simple definition. Prime lenses come in a wide range of focal lengths from wide angles through to the very longest of tele-photo lenses used by many sports photographers and paparazzi.
While zoom lenses are ever popular and come as the standard kit lens with most DSLRs sold – prime lenses remain the favorite of many. The main two reasons given by prime lens lovers are: Maximum Aperture – one of the biggest arguments used by prime lens lovers is the speed that prime lenses are able to offer. Quality – traditionally prime lenses are known for their advanced optics and quality. Depth of field: what you need to know for successful images. Controlling depth of field is the key to successful photography.
Managing what is in focus (and out of focus) is strongly linked to the enjoyment of the image and this varies greatly with relation to subject matter. Landscape photography, for example, uses a large depth of field, keeping the entire image in sharp focus from corner to corner. This invites the eye to explore fine detail and truly experience distances, from distant cloud shapes to the wet sand at your feet. Macro photography, on the other hand, places these sharp areas alongside large out-of-focus areas (find out How to set your autofocus for macro photography).
A fine stamen set against a riot of soft blurred shapes renders a flower delicate and the experience becomes more intimate. The next time you look at some compelling advertising, identify what the advert is trying to sell and the photographic technique used to reflect this. This is again subject- and lens-dependant. A wider aperture will suffice.