Knowledge is power
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, […]
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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 […]
Almost a year ago I wrote about this topic, but I forgot to include the extra crop you get while using IS and the image quality loss you’ll get while recording 1080p. Most pixel-peepers hate soft images, and is kind of sad to realize that the Full HD video (1920x1080px) from the EOS R, even […]
Analog aspect ratios were defined by the medium and anamorphic lenses used, but in the digital era, I have seen many clueless people share different approaches that do not take into considerations some key aspects of this format, even profesional Blu-ray release lack some undesrtanding on the way Cinemascope video should be handled. The digital […]
I have read that many users can’t find the EOS Utility 3.9.0 download for the Canon EOS R while running macOS Mojave 10.14, the official Canon EOS R download list doesn’t show support for the latest Apple OS, but the software for the previous macOS software works just fine. Here are the direct links to […]
There is a lot of controversy around this camera about the 4K-UHD video crop factor and other specs, nonetheless, I believe it is one of the best vlogging cameras out there, but you have to understand the meaning of certain specs. 4K is a marketing name, there are two main 4K specs, 4K-DCI (Digital Cinema […]
Yes, 4K (and UHD) looks beautiful, if you have a huge expensive screen, a recent Blue-ray player, and a good movie that was recorded and mastered in at least, 4K-DCI. But If you are looking forward to create online videos in 4K, you are wasting valuable resources into nothing, ande here is why. Most users […]
