PDW-700 and F800 scene files from Sony at DVinfo.net

Alister Chapman · July 7th, 2009, 02:14 AM

Hi all.

I have been given a set of scene files from sony for the PDW-700 and F800 along with a PDF describing each file. These are modifications of the files originally created for the PDW-F3** XDCAM cameras.

Bob Willis · July 7th, 2009, 09:31 AM

Thanks Alister,
These should come in handy.

Alister Chapman · July 7th, 2009, 11:33 AM

Having had a look at these, they are indeed handy and good starting points. One thing I did notice was that they all have detail set to OFF and Aperture at +19. I'm still looking at aperture and detail settings, trying to work out what I like. I would suggest that users of these profiles asses the detail and aperture settings on a profile by profile basis. Some of the very high contrast looks will need less detail addition compared to the lower contrast looks which will may want more detail.

Simon Wyndham · July 8th, 2009, 10:39 AM

Might well be better to adjust detail settings based only off the aperture adjustment. After all the aperture setting is affecting the detail frequency area that is most useful AFAIK.

Have these settings been set up with scopes? I noticed that the scene files that Panasonic released recently for the 300 were way out over legal levels.

Alister Chapman · July 8th, 2009, 11:54 AM

At the moment I'm leaning towards detail -10 aperture +42 and frequency +90.
I find detail off just too soft on big screens. Big difference between detail 0 and -10, also frequency at +90 greatly reduces the visibility of the detail edges, while aperture gives a boost to high frequency detail. I'm still playing but quite like where I am at the moment.

July 7th, 2009, 11:33 AM	#3
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	Having had a look at these, they are indeed handy and good starting points. One thing I did notice was that they all have detail set to OFF and Aperture at +19. I'm still looking at aperture and detail settings, trying to work out what I like. I would suggest that users of these profiles asses the detail and aperture settings on a profile by profile basis. Some of the very high contrast looks will need less detail addition compared to the lower contrast looks which will may want more detail. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

July 8th, 2009, 11:54 AM	#5
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	At the moment I'm leaning towards detail -10 aperture +42 and frequency +90. I find detail off just too soft on big screens. Big difference between detail 0 and -10, also frequency at +90 greatly reduces the visibility of the detail edges, while aperture gives a boost to high frequency detail. I'm still playing but quite like where I am at the moment. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

July 7th, 2009, 09:31 AM	#2
Bob Willis Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 292	Thanks Alister, These should come in handy.

July 8th, 2009, 10:39 AM	#4
Simon Wyndham Trustee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Malvern UK Posts: 1,931	Might well be better to adjust detail settings based only off the aperture adjustment. After all the aperture setting is affecting the detail frequency area that is most useful AFAIK. Have these settings been set up with scopes? I noticed that the scene files that Panasonic released recently for the 300 were way out over legal levels.