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In the CST node, choose Apple Log for the Input Gamma, but choose Rec. The log curve is Apple’s own, which they’ve documented, and it’s already available in DaVinci Resolve. But it’s important to note that Apple Log does not match any pre-existing ACES format.

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It’s a terrific app with a gorgeous UI and pro features like a live histogram, display LUTs, HDMI out via USB-C, and choices of different ProRes formats.Īpple’s log format being known is all it takes for compatibility with ACES, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences color management system. It’s a free download, presumably meant as a gateway drug to Blackmagic’s paid products and services.

Because all the control you could want is found in the wonderful new Blackmagic Camera app.

3D LUT CREATOR 1.42 MANUAL

The other way Apple doesn’t quite live up to the “pro” promise of log is by not offering much manual control in their camera app - and that’s totally fine. It’s still an iPhone with a tiny sensor, so don’t expect the dynamic range of an Arri Alexa or a Sony Venice. It’s also important to note that log does not mean you’ll never overexpose. Even though Apple has turned their sharpening and tone mapping way down for Apple Log, there’s still some of that telltale overdriving of super-bright, super-saturated colors. You can see this big time if you shoot bright, colorful lights. But Apple Log is not raw, and not even “straight off the sensor.” It’s still heavily processed - denoised, tone-mapped, and color adjusted. With its high bit depth and dynamic range, log footage has many of the benefits of raw.

And this workflow matches what you’re doing with your digital cinema camera already, so you can color-manage this footage right into a timeline with your Canon, Sony, Arri, or whatever else you’ve got.So you can adjust the color of the footage in a natural and organic way. With log you can pick the look that works for you, and even more importantly. Sure, you can apply LUTs or color grading to regular iPhone footage, but the problem is it already has its own very punchy look baked in. You pick the LUT! So log footage can look however you want.The power log gives us lies within that extra step, because: If all we’re going to do with log footage is apply a LUT to make it look normal, what’s the big deal? Why add this extra step? Some LUTs add creative looks, others are more utilitarian, converting images from one color space to another - like from log to video. To make log footage look right, you have to color manage it in some way, often with a Look-Up Table, or “LUT.”Ī LUT is just a color adjustment baked into a single file. All the dynamic range and detail are there, but gone is that candy-coated punch.

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