Knowledge is power
I should add to the title “Using a Macintosh”, because that’s where the problem is; see, Apple is well known for doing things their way, in many ways it is better, like the DPI scaling using multiple displays, Windows sucks at that, but the way it handles color, well, is quite entangled. Dan Swierenga wrote […]
The Canon EOS R5 and the release of 1.3.1 firmware provide a unique opportunity to try C-Log 3 on a mirrorless camera instead of the cinema line of cameras, and while recoding in RAW, Resolve provides the opportunity to try C-Log 2. Considering the caveat of overheating and the time limit, a workaround that many […]
I have used the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with Canon Log, the Canon EOS R, and now the Canon EOS R5, all with Canon Log (C-log for short) in order to have the best quality, and allegedly, endless posibilities of color grading. But I haven’t found how to achive the quality every reviewer claim […]
Since the release of the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with Canon Log every other camera review YouTube channel talked about the benefits of recording in LOG format, Gerald Undone, Carlos Quintero, Armando Ferreira, DSLR Video Shooter, Jared Polin, Tony & Chelsea Northrup, DPReview, Peter McKinnon, Matti Haapoja, Peter Gregg, Crimson Engine, Potato Jet, etc. […]
Pressing the “?” key in your keyboard, you’ll see the following shortcuts for YouTube on your web browser: PLAYBACK Toggle play/pause k Rewind 10 seconds j Fast forward 10 seconds l Previous video P (SHIFT+p) Next video N (SHIFT+n) Previous frame (while paused) , Next frame (while paused) . Decrease playback rate < (SHIFT+,) Increase […]
If you downloaded the latest Canon LUTs (lookup tables) for C-log and you are looking a way to know which one to use in your next project, look no further, here is a solution for you, a simple table to look for the LUT you need. Just choose your camera acquisition color space and gama, […]
It is 2020 and I’m working on a new site, if you are looking for the old page, it is available at https://v1.rodrigopolo.com
There are plenty of tutorials online teaching on how to expose video, there are many ways to achieve this, using the camera exposure indicator, the histogram, using luma waveforms on an external monitor, and the most accurate and simple way I have found, using false colors. The main issue while exposing for log has to […]
As any videographer enthusiast, I’m exited over the release of the Metabones Canon EF to RF Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x, but it got me thinking… Why they decided to go with a 0.71x crop factor insted of 0.64x like the XL EF-Mount to MFT, and I believe the reason is… the market. Many enthusiast have […]
Some years ago I didn’t have any DSLR/Mirrorless camera, but I was interested in getting one for both, photos and video, to create content for YouTube and Instagram. After watching tons of reviews online, after talking to many friends and trying some cameras my friends borrow me, I chose Canon, and here are some of […]
