Grading Log Footage in Davinci Resolve Using FilmConvert

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IS FILMCONVERT ENOUGH TO GRADE?

[/heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid"][vc_column_text]Firstly, let's look at what this video achieves. The image below is a comparison slider which works perfectly for this kind of demonstration. It's a beautifully clear example of the starting footage and the graded result coming out of FilmConvert.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid"][nectar_image_comparison image_url="2667" image_2_url="2668"][nectar_image_comparison image_url="2676" image_2_url="2677"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid"][vc_column_text]

These frame grabs / stills were exported directly from Davinci Resolve. See here for more info.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid"][heading]

WHAT'S IN THE VIDEO?

[/heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid"][vc_column_text]In short, color grading 4K log footage using only the OFX FilmConvert plugin in Blackmagic Davinci Resolve 12.5.This demonstration shows the power, relative speed and simplicity of the FilmConvert OFX plugin for Davinci Resolve. I take you through the following...

  • A full grade of a Panasonic Vlog clip from camera to the final output using only the color correction tools within the plugin itself
  • Applying a Fuji film stock and tweaking the mid tones and highlight color to suit my project and desired look.
  • Playing a sample of the clip so you can see how well Davinci Resolve performs at real time playback using this GPU accelerated plugin.

Davinci Resolve is sometimes criticized as it can be terribly demanding on resources but I have always found FilmConvert together with Resolve to be a reliable and extremely fast combination.If you would like to download the source vlog 10-bit 4:2:2 4k clip and have a play around with it yourself, click on the link below but it's pretty large so you'll need a reasonable connection. The source file specifications are listed for reference together with the equipment used on the shoot and to make the video.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid"][toggles style="default"][toggle color="Default" title="Gear Used"][vc_column_text]Mic (shoot): Rode NTG 3 --- http://amzn.to/2nbFY70Mic (shoot): Sennheiser EW100 G3 --- http://amzn.to/2mYOMMxWind Protection: Rycote Windjammer --- http://amzn.to/2mUYw9LMic (tutorial): Sennheiser MK 8 --- http://amzn.to/2nbr6FzCamera: Panasonic DVX200 --- http://amzn.to/2nN913HRecorder: Atomos Shogun Inferno --- http://amzn.to/2nbL6I7Color Grading: FilmConvert --- http://bit.ly/2nrVTQMEditing: Adobe Premiere Pro --- http://bit.ly/2lO9fGbTitles: Adobe After Effects --- http://bit.ly/2lO9fGbThumbnail: Adobe Photoshop --- http://bit.ly/2lO9fGb[/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle color="Default" title="General"][vc_column_text]Format : MPEG-4Format profile : QuickTimeCodec ID : qt 2005.03 (qt )File size : 4.71 GiBDuration : 1 min 2 sOverall bit rate mode : VariableOverall bit rate : 645 Mb/sWriting library : Apple QuickTime[/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle color="Default" title="Video"][vc_column_text]Format : ProResFormat profile : 422 HQCodec ID : apchBit rate mode : VariableBit rate : 643 Mb/sWidth : 3 840 pixelsHeight : 2 160 pixelsDisplay aspect ratio : 16:9Frame rate mode : ConstantFrame rate : 25.000 FPSColor space : YUVChroma subsampling : 4:2:2Scan type : ProgressiveBits/(Pixel*Frame) : 3.103Stream size : 4.69 GiB (100%)Writing library : atmsLanguage : EnglishEncoded date : UTC 2017-03-22 13:29:21Tagged date : UTC 2017-03-22 13:29:21[/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle color="Default" title="Audio"][vc_column_text]Format : PCMFormat settings, Endianness : LittleFormat settings, Sign : SignedCodec ID : in24Duration : 1 min 2 sBit rate mode : ConstantBit rate : 2 304 kb/sChannel(s) : 2 channelsChannel positions : Front: L RSampling rate : 48.0 kHzBit depth : 24 bitsStream size : 8.61 MiB (0%)Language : EnglishEncoded date : UTC 2017-03-22 13:29:21Tagged date : UTC 2017-03-22 13:29:21[/vc_column_text][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid"][nectar_btn size="large" open_new_tab="true" button_style="regular" button_color_2="Accent-Color" icon_family="fontawesome" url="http://bit.ly/2nhkYxc" text="Download ProRes File - 4.8GB" css_animation="none" icon_fontawesome="fa fa-cloud-download"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid"][vc_column_text]Please subscribe if you enjoyed the vid or comment on YouTube or here if you have any questions.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid"][image_with_animation image_url="2712" alignment="" animation="Fade In" box_shadow="none" max_width="100%"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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