Question about Powergrades
Hi,
Firstly would like to thank the creator of these recipes, really interesting to see what sony cameras can achieve in this way. I am quite new to film/colorgrading and I am used to shooting in S-log3, overexpose and then correct the grade.
However, what would be the best way to get the most out of your powergrades (for example the 16mm one) straight out of the box? I know the powergrades are flexible, but I am looking to speed up the workflow.
Do we over/underexpose? Or just expose neutrally, when using particular settings of these recipes (so not S-log), and then combining them with the powergrades? Do we need to apply a particular conversion at the beginning of the node tree to make it work? I'm shooting 10bit on an a7iv
Thank you
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This is an amazingly informative response. A lot to wrap my head around though, I'm truly a child in this world of film and colour.
I'm curious about using the Kodak Portra 800 film sim as a method of similifying the workflow. I'm using a A6400, does that mean just keep it in Slog2, and not bother with adjusting saturation to 15+?
Does using this method mean we just convert striaght to Rec 709 using the conversation LUT, and then we don't need to do any colour correction, and can start tweaking the 16mm Powergrade right away?
BTW, I'm deeply in love with the Kodak Portra 800 film sim. I just keep coming back to it.
Thanks again,
Matthew