can't activate film grain effect at DVinfo.net

David Koeppel · April 8th, 2009, 02:25 PM

Is the dual-purpose button designated for color bars and film grain functions suppose to bring up each with successive presses? I can turn the color bars selection on and off, but I see no indication for the grain effect in the viewfinder. Must I go into another menu to switch to this function or do I have a possible malfunction? (The adjacent button simply turns the color bars on or shuts them off once I've selected them).

Terry Shaw · April 8th, 2009, 03:02 PM

Hi Dave,

The film grain effect was removed from the XL2, the thinking being, that it's
better to add it in post.

Terry

David Koeppel · April 8th, 2009, 06:59 PM

Thanks for the heads-up. I gathered they did away with it (a wise move), and noticed they've even removed any reference to it from the more recent cameras.

While my XL2 and the owner's manual that came with it do refer to it, curiously, the function itself appears to be nonexistent. The result of a transitional phase-out period, perhaps?

What set me to wonder if the feature had been activated was my last shoot, which was unusually grainy. I'm not sure what other explanation there could have been, as I'm quite sure my gain control was set low. Any thoughts?

Marco Leavitt · April 8th, 2009, 08:25 PM

I've noticed grain is much less noticeable when using the cinema settings. If your used to that, and switched it off for some reason, you'd probably notice the extra grain.

Peer Landa · April 28th, 2009, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terry Shaw

The film grain effect was removed from the XL2, the thinking being, that it's better to add it in post.

Yes, it's gone. And, as Terry points out, this is just one of the features that you would rather apply in post.

-- peer

April 8th, 2009, 02:25 PM	#1
David Koeppel New Boot Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 14	can't activate film grain effect Is the dual-purpose button designated for color bars and film grain functions suppose to bring up each with successive presses? I can turn the color bars selection on and off, but I see no indication for the grain effect in the viewfinder. Must I go into another menu to switch to this function or do I have a possible malfunction? (The adjacent button simply turns the color bars on or shuts them off once I've selected them).

April 8th, 2009, 03:02 PM	#2
Terry Shaw Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 42	Hi Dave, The film grain effect was removed from the XL2, the thinking being, that it's better to add it in post. Terry

April 8th, 2009, 06:59 PM	#3
David Koeppel New Boot Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 14	Thanks for the heads-up. I gathered they did away with it (a wise move), and noticed they've even removed any reference to it from the more recent cameras. While my XL2 and the owner's manual that came with it do refer to it, curiously, the function itself appears to be nonexistent. The result of a transitional phase-out period, perhaps? What set me to wonder if the feature had been activated was my last shoot, which was unusually grainy. I'm not sure what other explanation there could have been, as I'm quite sure my gain control was set low. Any thoughts?

April 8th, 2009, 08:25 PM	#4
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	I've noticed grain is much less noticeable when using the cinema settings. If your used to that, and switched it off for some reason, you'd probably notice the extra grain.