Alain J Francois Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Is there any advice anyone can give me to achieve good blacks with the RED camera? I realize that lighting will be an integral part of the outcome; but is there some advice anyone can give to minimize or do away with noise? Thanks Alain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted August 24, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted August 24, 2009 A lot of that will come in your grade when you tend to crush down the blacks below the noise floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oli Soravia Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Is there any advice anyone can give me to achieve good blacks with the RED camera? I realize that lighting will be an integral part of the outcome; but is there some advice anyone can give to minimize or do away with noise?Thanks Alain. The RED doens`t really have problems in reproducing black. As long as you`re not going for a flat lighting style, you should provide some highlights in the frame and let the rest go dark, be sure to not overexpose the white to much (+2,5), it`s there where you can get some ugly looking clipping. You can then grade a bit more steeply (depending on your general look) with some hard gamma and some enhanced blacklevel. In my beginning working with the RED I also had these concerns, but it`s really in the blacks where the cam works ok, generally, underexposing 1/2 stop can be helpful for the whole material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain J Francois Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Thank you both for your feedback - very much appreciated. Alain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rakoczy Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Per the rules of this forum, please go to My Controls and change your screen name to your real first and last name. The members thank you in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Peter Moretti Posted August 30, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted August 30, 2009 Shoot low light in daylight balanced light, not tungsten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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