What is a good preset for a concert? at DVinfo.net

Michael Padilla · July 31st, 2007, 07:16 PM

What is a good preset for a concert?

Mike Teutsch · July 31st, 2007, 07:33 PM

Michael,

It all depends on what "LOOK" you are going for! I tend to find that that is #10 on my camera. I got that from our preset library, but can't tell you what the settings are off the top of my head. It is more saturated and more film like than the normal setting. Tell us what you are looking for and we can help you better.

Mike

Joe Batt · August 18th, 2007, 11:01 PM

with shots that are dark i like to keep the gain at -3 and open up the iris. it keeps the blacks black and the noise at a minimum.

Jon Bickford · August 21st, 2007, 12:33 AM

crush the knee and stretch the blacks as a start, concert stages tend to be painted black and have a lof of high key lighting

Benjamin Richardson · August 21st, 2007, 11:43 AM

Michael,

I shoot alot of live shows, and they are always dark, even with all the stage lighting. I usually calibrate my camera to the situation, but in general, I would use gamma 1 and low knee to keep the brighter areas under control, then I would stretch the blacks, as well as raise the master pedestal and setup levels all the way up, and turn down the sharpness a bit to help hide the grain in the darkest areas, as well as turning down the coring. Then when editing, correct the gamma curves slightly to get the sharpest contrast.

Tony Tibbetts · August 22nd, 2007, 02:45 AM

Also, I notice that a lot of stage lighting for concerts tends towards the warmer hues. All video tends to handle reds poorly. I would take the saturation levels down a bit and diminish the red channels quite a bit.

July 31st, 2007, 07:33 PM	#2
Mike Teutsch Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida Posts: 2,614	Michael, It all depends on what "LOOK" you are going for! I tend to find that that is #10 on my camera. I got that from our preset library, but can't tell you what the settings are off the top of my head. It is more saturated and more film like than the normal setting. Tell us what you are looking for and we can help you better. Mike __________________ Chapter one, line one. The BH.

August 21st, 2007, 12:33 AM	#4
Jon Bickford Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV., Los Angeles, CA, Posts: 220	crush the knee and stretch the blacks as a start, concert stages tend to be painted black and have a lof of high key lighting __________________ Jon Bickford, Trepany Films San Pedro, CA Trephine001@aol.com

July 31st, 2007, 07:16 PM	#1
Michael Padilla Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: O.C., CA United States Posts: 337	What is a good preset for a concert? What is a good preset for a concert? __________________ -M www.visualmasterpiece.com

August 18th, 2007, 11:01 PM	#3
Joe Batt Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Ranch, CA Posts: 106	with shots that are dark i like to keep the gain at -3 and open up the iris. it keeps the blacks black and the noise at a minimum.

August 21st, 2007, 11:43 AM	#5
Benjamin Richardson Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 143	Michael, I shoot alot of live shows, and they are always dark, even with all the stage lighting. I usually calibrate my camera to the situation, but in general, I would use gamma 1 and low knee to keep the brighter areas under control, then I would stretch the blacks, as well as raise the master pedestal and setup levels all the way up, and turn down the sharpness a bit to help hide the grain in the darkest areas, as well as turning down the coring. Then when editing, correct the gamma curves slightly to get the sharpest contrast.

August 22nd, 2007, 02:45 AM	#6
Tony Tibbetts Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 385	Also, I notice that a lot of stage lighting for concerts tends towards the warmer hues. All video tends to handle reds poorly. I would take the saturation levels down a bit and diminish the red channels quite a bit.