cinematography Free Stuff - Technicolor for Canon EOS

[CamVader]

I'm just passing this along and haven't tried it yet.

Technicolor is offering a free correction/grading program for Canon EOS owners that can be found here.

It's aimed at cinematographers, but it also works on stills. I'm still chewing on it and want to find out if it gets along with Magic Lantern, but would appreciate reviews from anyone who installs it.

Now your end credits can say Color by Technicolor.

 

[Ernest Worthing]

Hmm,

I'd love to hear a review here if anyone tries it out.

 

[CamVader]

After doing all the reading, this would really mess up my workflow. It appears that Technicolor is in development of a "Looks" type of program. This adds a user defined picture style preset to the camera that's going to utilize the H.264 colorspace for technicolor.

I'm just as happy using the neutral picture style with the settings cranked down and converting to a 4:2:2 10 bit intermediate file for cooking with color and processing.

 

[firemedic096]

Here's some great screen shot comparisons. I just installed it but haven't had a chance to shoot anything with it yet.
http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2011...profile-available-for-canon-5dmkii/#more-5473

 

[PaulGriffith]

That's some flat video for sure. I remember him talking about this a few weeks back at Canon. I'm installing it for sure.

 

[wheatgrinder]

I heard that panasonic was doing something similar, with panalog something or other.. anyone know what Im talking about?

 

[ItDonnedOnMe]

After doing all the reading, this would really mess up my workflow (...) I'm just as happy using the neutral picture style with the settings cranked down and converting to a 4:2:2 10 bit intermediate file for cooking with color and processing.

Not exactly sure how this would change your workflow? This is just an alternate picture style that you would use instead of the Neutral setting - several people have posted comparisons of the two showing greater detail retained in the shadows & highlights with technicolor vs. neutral. Other than selecting it when you start shooting everything else in your workflow would be exactly the same, you just end up with a better range of information to work with once you get to the color correction stage.

 

[CamVader]

Not exactly sure how this would change your workflow? This is just an alternate picture style that you would use instead of the Neutral setting - several people have posted comparisons of the two showing greater detail retained in the shadows & highlights with technicolor vs. neutral. Other than selecting it when you start shooting everything else in your workflow would be exactly the same, you just end up with a better range of information to work with once you get to the color correction stage.

Well, I finally have my cameras matched pretty good and that's the reason, to be honest, and that was a major project. Too bad Technicolor is just for the EOS's.

I might install it for single camera projects as it's just another preset, though.

 

[ItDonnedOnMe]

Got it, didn't think about mixing different cameras - that makes sense.