$19 Canon DSLR Picture Style 'CINEMA' Debuts
In addition to the free official Technicolor CineStyle picture style, there is now a paid picture style for trying to get a narrative film look with Canon DSLRs. The CINEMA picture style is priced at $19 and promises to retain highlight detail while providing a more “analog” aesthetic than the default settings. Here are its selling points:
- Great perceived latitude, but with a nice contrasty image
– Keeps details on shadows and highlights while remaining quite contrasted.
– Vivid colors on low saturated areas, no greyish or monochromatic casts
– Analog like colors on high saturated areas
– Sharp image,
– Film colorimetry
– Doesn’t need color correction, but feel free to grade it
That’s all well and good, but the proof is in the pudding. So here are a couple tests from CINEMA creator John Hope:
There are a couple more tests from @MikeSpins at planet5D. At first glance, it looks good to me. Seems like a more contrasty, “no grading necessary” version of the Technicolor picture style. Then again, there is no such thing as “no grading necessary.” I haven’t used it myself — anyone out there have hands-on experience?
UPDATE: Chris Marino at Wide Open Camera compares the plugin to CineStyle in a screencast.
Link: CINEMA Picture Style
[via planet5D]
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Will this work with any Canon DSLR? I have a T2i, and I’m considering ‘donating’.
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I am still pretty noobish at DSLR video, so keep that in mind. But I tested the Cinema PS out on two different types of shoots this week, and have been impressed with the results. Straight out of the camera with no color grading, a little exposure tweaking, and I am happy with the look of the project. I think once I become more adept and confident in my color grading I will move back to a flat picturestyle, but for now I will be using Cinema a lot.
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James on 09.24.11 @ 7:23PM
If you have a t2i or 60D, you will not be able to alter the white balance shift in video mode, which is a requirement for the overall look. Skin tones may look odd.
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Partially correct. I have Magic Lantern for the T2i and I’m able to alter the white balance. I used the Cinema profile for a recent project, and I couldn’t be happier. It looks great.
There is a little weird noise on blue hues, though… but I was able to remove it when I de-noised the footage.
After using it for my project, I can say I really like this profile, and I feel my $19 were well spent. :)
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If you want something more vivid:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37533131/Cinema1L.pf2