Murali Pallikonda

Thanks much, John, Chris, Serge. It's clear now. Murali

Thanks Chris. Initially, I used to depend on Light Meter instead of Histogram and was getting highlights blown. Shooting with histogram seemed to be a better way of preserving highlights. Film is more excusing in that regard when you use Light Meter and highlights don't get blown. I was talking about the image during post (desaturated look), when opened with Red Cine. Once we apply "S" curve, image is better. My question is why does it look like that ? We call it a raw image, so, shouldn't it match with what our eyes perceive ? What factors are causing to make it look like that ? I have not seen raw footage by other cameras like D21, so, I'm not sure if this is the characteristic of Red One or raw footage in general.

Hi, This might be a dumb question. Every time I see raw footage shot with Red One, this pops in to my mind. I understand that, Color temperature difference is one of the culprits (Camera is set at 5600 while scene is at a different temperature). Exposure, even though we set it properly, image looks as if it is over exposed. Are there any other factors in play here ? Thanks in advance, Murali

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Personally, I'm not keen on going with shutter method for exposure reduction. We will be doing extensive tests before we think of going with that option. I wanted to be prepared regarding what I can expect from the testing. As usual, your answers were very helpful, thanks much. Murali

Thanks for the clarification, folks. Appreciate it very much. I used Formatt 1.2 Hot Mirror ND filter with pretty good results so far (with 180 degree shutter). Murali

Thanks Adrian. I didn't mean to say ND increases exposure. Sorry if my post gave that impression. Thanks David, Brian. I always use 1.2 ND with Red due to it's 320 ASA rating and some times more. Based on the shutter angle calculations, halving the angle decreases exposure by one stop and hence going from 180 degrees to 45 degrees, exposure can be reduced by 2 stops. Is there a minimum angle below which image gets messed up ?

All, I came across a DP who says usage of ND not only decreases light, but also increases contrast on actors's faces. He prefers to use ND .6/.9 and then closes shutter to bring down the exposure. In case of shoot with Red One in 4K, does this pose any new issues ? Would the footage look too much video, as there is no blur at all ? Thanks in advance, Murali

Thanks much, Adrian, Scott. I will look in to both the softwares. Murali

Hi, I have an upcoming shoot using Red One, in which the lead character keeps using a camcorder to shoot himself and others. For the Camcorder POV, we are planning to use either HVX 200 or some other HD camcorder. For Camcorder POV shots, how can we show the camcorder screen that has all the necessary information displayed (Time, duration etc.,) and shows "REC" on the screen ? Please advise. Thanks in advance. Murali