Stephan Löhr Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Hi ! Is it possible to match the look of the sdx 900 with the canon xl2 ????? I shoot a film with both canon xl2 and panasonic sdx900 but i want to make their gamma and color be similar. What camera settings do i have to change? thanks in advance, Stephan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted August 14, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted August 14, 2005 That's impossible to answer since both cameras can be set-up for a "look", but since the SDX900 has many more subtle menu features to adjust the image, you'll probably first try and match the Canon XL2 to the SDX900 as best as you can, and then adjust the SDX900 to match the Canon. I would feed both cameras to a monitor, maybe a scope & waveform, and switch between them and make adjustments until they match as well as possible. Of course, you don't want to degrade the SDX900 image too much to match the Canon XL2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tim J Durham Posted August 14, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted August 14, 2005 Hi ! Is it possible to match the look of the sdx 900 with the canon xl2 ????? I shoot a film with both canon xl2 and panasonic sdx900 but i want to make their gamma and color be similar. What camera settings do i have to change? thanks in advance, Stephan <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi, I've just spent the last ten days shooting a pilot with an SDX900 and using an XL-2 as B-camera. There's no real way to get them to match exactly, although you can get close with lots and lots of experimentation which would, as David said, include dumbing down the SDX900. I didn't have time for that so my solution was to set-up the SDX900 as I usually do and the XL-2 for a post effect. To me, there's no real point to spending the extra money to rent such a great camera and then try to match it with a (much) lesser camera. Use the two cameras for the strengths of each in their own way. You can't help but notice the difference in quality so make the difference part of the look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Michael Nash Posted August 14, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted August 14, 2005 There are really only a few major parameters that define the look of any video camera; gamma curve, color quality, and resolution/detail. Maybe sensitivity and noise as another. Everything else is really just a refinement of those major aspects of the image. Get the master gamma curve and black stretch to match first, then work on the color bias (best controllable in the matrix). Then play with the detail settings until they look the same. Much of this you can modify in post, especially dumbing down the higher quality SDX image to match that of the XL2. But one thing that's hard to do in post is knock down the resolution of the image while still retaining the edge enhancement (softening or blurring the image in post also softens the edge enhancement). To that end, I might experiment with subtle diffusion filters on the lens (like a Soft FX or similar) to soften the incoming image, then let the camera add edge enhancement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tim J Durham Posted August 15, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted August 15, 2005 Much of this you can modify in post, especially dumbing down the higher quality SDX image to match that of the XL2. But one thing that's hard to do in post is knock down the resolution of the image while still retaining the edge enhancement (softening or blurring the image in post also softens the edge enhancement). To that end, I might experiment with subtle diffusion filters on the lens (like a Soft FX or similar) to soften the incoming image, then let the camera add edge enhancement. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> At this point, I would seriously consider renting (using) two XL-2's. If you can't let the SDX900 shine, why spend the money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Andino Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 At this point, I would seriously consider renting (using) two XL-2's. If you can't let the SDX900 shine, why spend the money? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ditto on what Tim says... What's the point of renting a high-end camera Just so you can make it look like a prosumer camera Save yourself some money and rent two XL2 And spend the money somewhere else... (maybe renting an extra camera so you can have three) Or just work on a one-camera set-up... If this is a film and not a live-event that needs complete coverage.... You can just shoot with one SDX900... And from personal experience it's easier to work with one-camera setups. Eitherways Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AshG Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 You can get close but, as others have stated, at the expense of the 900... It is always tough to match a 2/3" cam to a 1/3" cam... ash =o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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