With the release of the new X-H2S camera, FujiFilm has also introduced a new log curve: F-Log2. The Middle Gray value (18% reflectance) for F-Log2 sits at 38.4% IRE as opposed to 46.3% IRE for the older F-Log curve. This new curve provides over 8 stops of latitude over middle gray compared to the roughly 5 stops provided for the standard F-Log curve.
Continue reading “F-Log Transform update with F-Log2”Where in the world is Middle Gray?
It appears that in the digital world, nothing confounds people more than the concept of Middle Gray – second only to actually finding Carmen Sandiego. Where exactly is Middle Gray? Why are there so many different quoted values for Middle Gray and which value is actually correct? In this write-up, we will explore Middle Gray in a little more detail.
Continue reading “Where in the world is Middle Gray?”HLG Normalized LUT Pack V3 Released
The HLG Normalized LUT Pack has just been updated to V3 with some major enhancements.
Continue reading “HLG Normalized LUT Pack V3 Released”Introducing the Exposure Correction LUT Pack
The Exposure Correction LUT Pack has just been released! The LUT Pack includes a total of 240 (yes – two hundred forty) LUTs, consisting of 120 One Dimensional LUTs (1D LUTs) and 120 Three-Dimensional LUTs (3D LUTs) for use across Photo Editing, Video Editing and VFX applications – especially where the Exposure Correction Plugin is not supported.
Continue reading “Introducing the Exposure Correction LUT Pack”Recording & Editing with Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) – Part 2
In the first part of this article series, we covered off the Recording aspects of Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) with a heavy focus on correct exposure settings and correct metering. In this second portion, we will cover off normalizing imported HLG media.
Continue reading “Recording & Editing with Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) – Part 2”New HLG Normalized LUT Pack
Whilst I have generally avoided developing Look-up Tables (LUTs) due to the the inherent lack of precision, there are scenarios where a LUT may be required, whether for monitoring purposes or in Video Editing applications such as Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro which have lower precision requirements. With this in mind, I have now released the HLG Normalized LUT Pack.
Continue reading “New HLG Normalized LUT Pack”Sony and Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG)
Sony has been implementing Hybrid Log Gamma across a number of their cameras over the past few years. In their infinite wisdom, they also decided to hack the HLG specification in order to produce the anomalies that are HLG1, HLG2 and HLG3. In this write-up we will cover off Hybrid Log Gamma on Sony cameras – warts and all.
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There have been a number of updates made to the HLG Normalized OFX Plugin, the HLG Normalized Transform, the Exposure Correction OFX Plugin and Exposure Correction Transform! The newest enhancement is the addition of the Gamma 2.6 setting across all Plugins and Transforms.
Continue reading “HLG Normalized & Exposure Correction Updates”HLG Normalized Plugin released
The HLG Normalized OFX Plugin has just been released with support for multiple applications including DaVinci Resolve Free, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Assimilate Scratch and many others that use the OpenFX standard! The HLG Normalized plugin is the ONLY one of its kind that can accurately normalize various Hybrid Log Gamma media (including Sony HLG) in Video Editing and Visual Effects Applications!
Continue reading “HLG Normalized Plugin released”HLG Normalized Transform 2.0 released
The HLG Normalized Transform has been updated to v2.0 with some major changes! This release now has support for Sony HLG profiles and includes additional Gamma and Color settings.
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