Cinestyle Technicolor Effect for CANON 5d MARK II & III

[Bob Dix]

Thanks Dave,

That is what I thought.

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[Walter Soyka]

[Bob Dix] “Has anyone used Cinestyle from Technicolor/Canon successfully ?”

Many people have.

What specifically do you need to do?

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[Sareesh Sudhakaran]

Short answer: Not worth the trouble. Here’s a quick test I did last year: https://wolfcrow.com/blog/technicolor-cinestyle-vs-neutral/

https://www.wolfcrow.com – Workflow information and support for filmmakers, photographers, audiographers and videographers.

[Bob Dix]

Thanks Sareesh,

Yes, well it would not blow you away. I thought as much

Thanks

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[Bob Dix]

I am a still photographer and go into video when anything moves, particularly travel docs.

This is not for stills, and I think the Raw files run through Canon Digital Professional have a superb dynamic range.

I thought it may slightly improve the HD 1920 x 1080p video although I have my doubts. We work in Premiere Pro CS5.5.2. The video results are usually stunning straight from the camera.

Thanks

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[Paulo Jan]

It depends on your workflow. If you are going to do no grading (or minimal grading) on your footage, then it’s not worth it. If you are going to do extensive color grading, though, it can be useful.

Cinestyle, in my experience, is most useful when it comes to preserving shadow and highlight detail. Try importing a neutral image and lifting the shadows, and see how much detail you get. Now try with a Cinestyle-shot image. You’ll be surprised. The same goes with noise. Try zooming into an area of your image that is dark but textured, and compare the amount of compression artifacts that you get with the “normal” profile and with Cinestyle.

The drawbacks? Giving more detail to shadows and highlights means less bits for the midtones. If you shoot stuff with big, flat areas with subtle color gradients (a wall, for example), you’re more likely to get banding with Cinestyle than with the regular styles. Also, you need to know how to grade and treat log footage. This post might be useful:

https://mikemost.com/?p=251

[Bob Dix]

Thanks Paulo,

Very interesting.A comprhensive report.

Thanks

Freelance Imaging & Video
AUSTRALIA

[Warren Eig]

I’m coming late to this game, Sareesh and Walter, what about using Cinestyle for shooting Video? Sareesh’s test I read on his site was for shooting stills.

I’ve been doing test and shot 1080p 24fps @ 1/50 to simulate a 1980 shutter with Cinestyle and processed with 5DtoRGB Batch. Now it does look flat across the board but there seems a little more latitude for color correcting.

Warren

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[Sareesh Sudhakaran]

Just to clarify,Warren, they are stills from video.

https://www.wolfcrow.com – Workflow information and support for filmmakers, photographers, audiographers and videographers.