BlackMagic Cinema Camera + Pomfort LiveGrade + HDLink Pro for Live Color Correction

Here is a basic overview of the BlackMagic Cinema Camera being used with Pomfort Livegrade to affect the signal for client viewing of a Log Image.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go6kK_-tRac

For some reason the upload flickers on youtube sometimes, but it doesn't flicker on the original file... might have to reupload later.

Link to the ProRes Film Gamut File that I recorded simultaneously:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7MFaN1VTm4ma1NXOVR0VUthUG8

Link to a Davinci Resolve .DAT lut that was created in Livegrade. Based on Default Alexa Log to rec709 transform for 800ASA.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7MFaN1VTm4mY3R5bFhadlNDX3M

Link to Free Pomfort Livegrade Demo:

http://pomfort.com/livegrade/

Best,

Dan

Today I was privileged enough to attend one of the few open Committee meetings of the ASC - the technical committee. I was surrounded by many people who have made many amazing films and amazing technical advances in our craft. It was really neat to see so many people who share my love of art and technology, and many were drawn to investigate the BMCC and I talked at length with several members who were curious about this cool new tool. Fun was had by all. Enjoy my snaps here - all taken with the Tokina 11-16. Mostly at f2.8.

Need I remind you that all of the DNG's coming out of the camera in a "normal" non-DP-lit environment look pretty heinous. Open them in the editor of your choice and enjoy tweaking them! In situations like this I like to use a lot of recovery in the highlights (like bare bulbs) bring up the fill, find a point that just touches black to your taste, and oh yeah - the first and most important thing - find a white balance point that gives you "white" where white should be.

Best!

Dan

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7MFaN1VTm4mVlZ0X0tJMG9PTTA

More DNG's uploaded including walking Eddie in Daylight with my Wife, and a basic field of view post showing focal lengths on the 11-16mm f2.8 Tokina.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7MFaN1VTm4mdUhxeEEwb0VMQTg

Please keep in mind that these are straight out of the camera. There is no Green/Magenta Tint Adjustment in Camera at this time, and I have tried opening the overexposed images in photoshop and Resolve and it's crazy how much you can pull back with the exposure, fill, and recovery sliders. Wow! Cool!

Eddie DNG Zip File Thanks to Google Drive:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7MFaN1VTm4mSG5NajhuRkhBSnM

Youtube Unboxing By Yours Truly. I also shot one with myself on camera and decided it was too lame for the internet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m14NPkYp4Ms

These are the Results of Pointing the BMCC at my Dog Eddie. He's a brindle Boston Terrier and my ThunderBuddy for Life. The darker ones were shot on a 24mm f1.4 Rokinon at 800asa, F2.0 The Brighter Ones were shot at 1600asa, F2.0

Updated with Google Drive Sharing of Zip File:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7MFaN1VTm4mSG5NajhuRkhBSnM