Slog2 To Rec709
Sony Slog3 To Rec 709 Luther Vandross

So with the FS7 now shipping and the first units landing in peoples hands I have put together a comprehensive guide to using S-Log3 and CineEI on the PXW-FS7. Please follow this link to read or download the guide to CineEI on the PXW-FS7.

If you had to choose one commercial LUT pack as a basis of you work, which one would it be? There are literally hundreds of sites offering ”professional grade LUTs”. I’d like to buy one but I have no idea which one to go for. I use Sony A7sIII and slog3.

Add this to your Sony S-Log 3 footage to help make your colors beautiful! This gives you a really good starting point for your color grades. TAKE YOUR S-LOG 3 GRADES UP A NOTCH WITH A PRO LUT PACK! Spectre LUTs for S-Log 3 Spectre is a color grading LUT pack designed to add beautiful style to footage shot in S-L. The 709(800) LUT is different to the custom mode 709 gamma curve. The 709(800) LUT has a greatly expanded dynamic range (800%, about 12 stops) compared to 709 with no knee. The extra range is gained through the use of a highlight roll off curve not unlike a hypergamma highlight roll off. This roll off is squeezed into the 90 to 109 IRE range.

It’s important to note that S-Log3 has a peak recording level of 92IRE so never goes above this. Don’t be surprised to find that your overall levels are going to be much lower than you would normally use for conventional 709 shooting. In addition I can’t stress enough how important it is to learn how to use LUT’s (look up tables) in camera and in post production with this camera. It will make your life so much simpler and easier. LUT’s may sound complicated and difficult, but they are not. If you want to create your own LUT’s take a look at this guide here.

The FS7 is an incredibly powerful camera. But if you really want to get the most from the Cine-EI mode and S-Log then you need to adjust the way you shoot. You can’t just apply normal Rec-709 exposure levels to S-Log3, it’s not designed to work that way. However by using the 709(800) LUT on the viewfinder output you can expose based on the viewfinder image as you would normally, while the S-Log3 recordings will be at the correct levels. So do learn how to implement LUT’s correctly, it will make your life so much easier. Take a look at this video for an idea of how it works. The video features an F5 but the FS7 is the same.

While you’re at it you might also want to take a look at this article on the S-log3 gamma curve. Many people will look at the S-log and think that it looks noisy and be worried by this. You shouldn’t be. The shape of the log curve means that before grading and application of a LUT it can emphasise noise. However once you use a LUT to convert from S-log3 to 709 you will find that most of the noise will go away. Again, please use a LUT as simply trying to grade S-log3 in to 709 space is often not as effective as adding the right LUT. If you really know what you are doing, by using S-Curves and log grading tools it is possible to grade the native S-log3 in a 709 environment, but LUT’s do make it simpler. Another useful way to get from S-log3 to 709 is to use the new color chart tool in Resolve which recognises and corrects either a Macbeth chart or DSC One Shot chart to the correct levels automatically. When you set up this process in Resolve you will select the source gamma as S-Log3 so the correction compensates for the gamma curve as well as adding color correction. I’lll write this up in more depth in the next couple of weeks.

So enjoy your FS7 if you have one. As soon as mine arrives I will write up the correct way (or at least the designed way) to use the Cine-EI mode, in the mean time the F5/F55 Cine-EI guide can be used, the process is exactly the same on the FS7.

• Amira look for slog3 sgamut3.cine Made by Dennis Hingsberg (Amira look for slog3 sgamut3.cine)
• -1 and -2 Exposure compensated 3D LUTs Made by Dennis Hingsberg for LC709 and LC709A
• Alexa_LogC_2_Rec709 From BMD Davinci Resolve
• Bleach_bypass – (deliver us from Evil) LUT for slog2
• RosolveCubeFiles.zip – issued by Sony and contains: slog2-sgamut-to LC-709, LC709TypeA, Slog2-709, Cine+709
• SLog3SG3toSG3Cine.zip – converts sgamut3 to sgamut3.cine color space for easier grading
• SonyLookProfiles Slog3 Sgamut3Cine – issued by Sony and contains: slog3-sgamut3.cine to LC-709, LC709TypeA, Slog2-709, Cine+709
• f35-slog-to-lc709A – modified LC709A LUT using Ben’s calculator
• july282015-birthday-3DLUT.zip – Made by Dennis Hingsberg for slog3/sgamut3
• kodak_Fuji LUTs.zip – Kodak 2383/2393 and Fuji 3510/3513 film emulation LUTs
• legal-to-dataLevels.zip – Made by Dennis Hingsberg converts legal signal to data levels
• slog2_cross_process_01 – Made by Dennis Hingsberg. base is slog2-to-ACES emulation
• slog2_to_cineon.cube – MacGregor’s slog to cineon cube
• slog2sg_to_rec709_STARCentral.001 – LOW CON 01 LUT Made by Dennis Hingsberg. March 2013
• slog2sg_to_rec709_STARCentral.002 – GOLDEN TEXAS LUT Made by Dennis Hingsberg. March 2013
• slog2 to slog3 – Converts slog2 to slog3 Made by Dennis Hingsberg
• Sony Venice 3D LUT Sony’s Venice-like REC709 LUT for slog3/s-gamut3.cine footage

Slog2 To Rec709

Sony Slog3 To Rec 709 Luther Vandross

You can also purchase the Super Magenta Killer 3D LUT Pack by visiting this link!

Sony Slog3 To Rec709 Lut