Dramatic Difference at DVinfo.net

Bill Weaver · January 29th, 2012, 03:02 PM

I've been giving the FS100 a evaluation this weekend... Playing AVCHD video back on my monitor through the camera's HDMI, I was bowled over by how good it looked in low light, even with the kit lens.

But once I ingested it into FC 7, and looked at it on both the computer display and on the same monitor, everything looked much darker and less impressive.

Any idea what I'm dealing with????

Dermot Shane · January 30th, 2012, 10:55 AM

my guess is a 709 Input LUT applied by FCP, i'm not sure how to get around it's color managment tho, i don't use FCP

I have choices in my system of input LUT's, with the FS i find LIN to be the best choice.

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Mikko Topponen · February 2nd, 2012, 06:57 AM

Gamma issues have been abundant with FCP and those can appear on import. How are you importing? Also check that FCP is not deinterlacing the images by making sure the fields are set to none in the files and also in the sequence.

Jem Moore · February 18th, 2012, 04:37 PM

I guess I didn't know FCP was tweaking my files when importing, what can you do to prevent this?

John Mastrogiacomo · February 18th, 2012, 06:36 PM

Try PP CS5.5. It works like a charm - no transcoding, no loss of quality, no gamma shifts, etc.

You can download a free 30 day trial.

Kyle McConaghy · February 19th, 2012, 02:56 PM

Definitely the gamma issue in FCP7. I was very happy to find FCPX doesn't have this issue.

Steve Connor · February 19th, 2012, 02:57 PM

Or try FCPX which works very well with our FS100, also a 30 day trial available

January 29th, 2012, 03:02 PM	#1
Bill Weaver Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Victoria,BC Posts: 124	Dramatic Difference I've been giving the FS100 a evaluation this weekend... Playing AVCHD video back on my monitor through the camera's HDMI, I was bowled over by how good it looked in low light, even with the kit lens. But once I ingested it into FC 7, and looked at it on both the computer display and on the same monitor, everything looked much darker and less impressive. Any idea what I'm dealing with???? __________________ Bill Weaver Across Borders Media / Media that Matters

January 30th, 2012, 10:55 AM	#2
Dermot Shane New Boot Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 14	Re: Dramatic Difference my guess is a 709 Input LUT applied by FCP, i'm not sure how to get around it's color managment tho, i don't use FCP I have choices in my system of input LUT's, with the FS i find LIN to be the best choice. d

February 2nd, 2012, 06:57 AM	#3
Mikko Topponen Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: helsinki Posts: 104	Re: Dramatic Difference Gamma issues have been abundant with FCP and those can appear on import. How are you importing? Also check that FCP is not deinterlacing the images by making sure the fields are set to none in the files and also in the sequence.

February 18th, 2012, 04:37 PM	#4
Jem Moore Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Carbondale, CO Posts: 134	Re: Dramatic Difference I guess I didn't know FCP was tweaking my files when importing, what can you do to prevent this? __________________ descantproductions.com cloudgate.tv Sony and Zeiss, FS700, FS100, A7s, A7rii, RX100MkII

February 18th, 2012, 06:36 PM	#5
John Mastrogiacomo Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 85	Re: Dramatic Difference Try PP CS5.5. It works like a charm - no transcoding, no loss of quality, no gamma shifts, etc. You can download a free 30 day trial.

February 19th, 2012, 02:56 PM	#6
Kyle McConaghy Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: St. Louis Posts: 42	Re: Dramatic Difference Definitely the gamma issue in FCP7. I was very happy to find FCPX doesn't have this issue.

February 19th, 2012, 02:57 PM	#7
Steve Connor Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 383	Re: Dramatic Difference Or try FCPX which works very well with our FS100, also a 30 day trial available