After the recent announcement of CineMatch – a plugin that makes camera color matching easy – the team at FilmConvert revealed FilmConvert Nitrate. This new version is an upgrade of the original FilmConvert plugin. Let’s take a look at what’s new! FilmConvert Nitrate New Features FilmConvert has been out since 2012, and the company is continuously adding new camera-specific packages. Otherwise, the plugin by itself is pretty much the same since the beginning. This new FilmConvert Nitrate version is a much welcome upgrade of a fantastic film simulation plugin that we’ve been using since the very beginning. The first thing you will notice with Nitrate is the overall UI redesign: more colors in the plugins for more fun. Also, there are new tools for more fine control over the final image. In the Nitrate update, there are now Log versions of the original film stock emulations. It means that you can now control the amount of contrast and saturation that you apply to the film stock you choose with more precision. Finally, FilmConvert Nitrate now uses a full Log image processing pipeline – like DaVinci Resolve – so the entire dynamic range of your footage is preserved throughout the grading process. FilmConvert Nitrate Log Mode. Image credit: FilmConvert To achieve that, there is now a new custom curve control tool. The three color wheels for Shadows/Mid-tones/Highlights adjustments can sometimes be fiddly. This new custom curve controls will let you adjust the footage’s highlight/shadow roll-offs easily for example. If you don’t want the film grain to be too strong or applied to all parts of your footage, there is a new film grain control. It lets you adjust where in the Shadows/Mid-tones/Highlights the grain is applied. Pricing and Availability At the moment, there is no final information about FilmConvert Nitrate’s pricing and availability. However, if you already own the “old” FilmConvert plugin, there will be an upgrade fee to get the new Nitrate plugin. If you purchase FilmConvert from now on – $159 for the complete bundle – you will receive a free upgrade to Nitrate. The Nitrate upgrade will first be available for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects on Mac OS and Windows. Additional platforms will be upgraded during 2019. Discount Code – 10% off for cinema5D Readers! The team from FilmConvert was also kind enough to give cinema5D readers an exclusive DISCOUNT CODE to get 10% off all purchases from the FilmConvert website. Simply add the discount code “CINEMA5D” on checkout or click this link to apply the discount. Do you already own and use FilmConvert? What do you think of the Nitrate upgrade? Let us know in the comments below!  

CineMatch, a FilmConvert company, is an Adobe Premiere Pro plugin that will save you time when trying to match color between different cameras. The idea is to select your main camera, choose the manufacturer/model, same goes for your B camera, and let the plugin magically convert the colors. CineMatch Makes Technical LUTs a Thing of the Past CineMatch is a one-click plugin solution to match different camera in post-production, easily. The first version has been launched at NAB 2019, and it is pretty impressive. The plugin will first be available for Adobe Premiere Pro, with future support for FCPX, DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer and more on the way. CineMatch is not merely a set of LUTs; it contains dedicated profiles for each camera based on it sensor and not by comparing the light situation of the scene.  Currently, the list of supported cameras includes the Sony a7 III, the Panasonic GH5, the FUJIFILM X-T3, the Nikon Z 6, and the BMPCC 4K. I do not doubt that the list will quickly expand. Who is CineMatch for? If you are an editor, colorist, DIT technician, DP, or independent filmmaker, it can save you time. The first sample footages are impressive. It doesn’t matter if you shoot on one camera in LOG and the other in a Rec.709 profile. So, choose the picture profile that suits your scene and let the plugin do the magic for you. Also, no need to rent the same camera multiple times, shoot with what you have at your disposal and apply it in post-production. There is no information from CineMatch about pricing and availability at the moment. We can’t wait to get our hands on it and make a review – stay tuned for more info. Do you think CineMatch can save you time in post-production? Which camera do you wish was implemented in the plugin? Let us know in the comments down below!

FilmConvert has released a new camera profile for DJI’s latest drone, the Mavic 2 Pro. This camera profile takes advantage of the new 10-bit HDR and LOG video capabilities of the aircraft. Let’s take a look. With the Mavic 2 Pro, DJI completely re-engineered the – already excellent – Mavic Pro. The Mavic 2 Pro features a brand-new camera module which DJI co-engineered with Hasselblad. Featuring a 1″ CMOS sensor, the Mavic 2 Pro can shoot stunning footages in 4K UHD (up to 30fps), recorded in an H.265 codec with a 100Mbps bitrate, and up to 10-bit HDR and LOG video. All in all, the footages are amazing. The built-in lens is 28mm (full frame equivalent) focal length with an adjustable aperture of f/2.8-f/11. DJI Mavic 2 Pro. Source: DJI If you are not familiar with FilmConvert, it’s a grading solution that works both a stand-alone application and a plugin supported by most NLEs. It is designed to help with and speed up the color grading process. It’s designed for filmmakers who don’t have either the skills or time to grade their footage “from scratch.” With LOG footages, FilmConvert is especially useful for quick turnarounds, or matching cameras quickly and easily. FilmConvert camera profiles are data packs that increase the color accuracy for your footage. Please note that the camera packs need the latest version of FilmConvert plugin for full compatibility. The team at FilmConvert is consistently pushing new camera profiles like the recent FUJIFILM X-T3 but also the BMPCC 4K. The Mavic 2 Pro camera profile is now available, and you can download it for free at FilmConvert. Do you use FilmConvert to grade your footages? Let us know in the comments down below!

The FilmConvert GH5S camera profile is out now. It can help with color grading the footage from Panasonic’s new mirrorless camera as well as matching the footage with other cameras. FilmConvert GH5S camera profile released Panasonic GH5S (check out our hands-on here) is the new “low light brother” of the popular Panasonic GH5 (here’s our low-light shoot-out video between the two). It does not have In-body image stabilization (IBIS), but it solves one of the weak spots of the GH5: low light sensitivity. It has Dual ISO and much bigger pixels as the image sensor resolution dropped roughly 2x. It is a bit more expensive than the GH5, but it already has the VLog-L logarithmic gamma curve color profile included with the price. FilmConvert just released the camera profile for the Panasonic GH5S, and is designed to help with color grading all types of picture profiles with the Panasonic GH5S including the VLog-L. The profile is now ready to be downloaded for free from their website. FilmConvert camera profiles are dedicated data packs that increase the color accuracy for your footage. The data packs work in both the FilmConvert plugins and the standalone grading software. They cannot be loaded directly into the camera, although the software allows export of LUTs with the color settings to use in-camera. Please note that the camera packs need the latest version of FilmConvert plugin for full compatibility. FilmConvert can either be used as a stand-alone application or as a plugin which is supported by most NLEs. It is designed to help with and speed up the color grading process, and is mainly useful for creatives who don’t have either the skills or time to grade their footage “from scratch”. To get the FilmConvert GH5S camera profile visit this website, choose the camera model, operating system and localization and click download. Do you already shoot with the GH5S? Are FilmConvert camera profiles something you use? Let us know in the comments below.

Color correction and grading software Filmconvert has added the profile for the Panasonic DVX200 to its list of available free downloads. Filmconvert is an NLE plugin and standalone software that allows you to quickly and easily grade footage thanks to the various profiles that map the characteristics of different camera model‚ to improve color accuracy and better match film stock profiles. It also allows you to set a common reference if you are trying to match footage from multiple cameras. The most recent addition is the profile for the Panasonic DVX200, a camera aimed towards documentary and ENG productions. Announced at NAB 2015, the Panasonic DVX200 is quite an interesting camera in that it offers the functionality of a fixed-lens, ENG-style camcorder, but with the added benefit of a larger Micro Four-Thirds sensor. This allows you to combine the ease of use and long-reach zoom of these kinds of cameras with the more filmic quality of a larger sensor and the Panasonic V-log picture profile. You can download this profile from HERE. Are you a Panasonic DVX200 user? Let us know how this latest Filmconvert profile will improve your work.

At NAB 2017, FilmConvert have shown off their upcoming camera matching software, CineMatch. Whilst still only a proof of concept, FilmConvert are hoping CineMatch will become a must-have tool for filmmakers in the future. The colour variations that result from how different cameras post-process raw image data are sometimes stark. Shooting with a mix of cameras will more often than not lead to a large chunk of time being dedicated to colour matching in post. What FilmConvert are working on is software that will take a lot of that work away, making camera matching as easy as just a few clicks of your mouse. FilmConvert say they have taken all the knowledge they have built up from profiling cameras for their film stock emulation software and applied it to CineMatch. This allows the software to intelligently correct for each camera’s subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) differences, and harmonise colours across your rushes. By simply selecting the make and model of cameras from a few drop down menus, CineMatch will get your multiple cameras in the right ball park in a matter of seconds. Users are then given bespoke controls to make final tweaks, which are tuned to respond in different ways, depending on which cameras you’re matching. The version they showed us during NAB had only a basic UI, but beta testing with real-world users will be beginning shortly. FilmConvert hope to have a final shipping version at the tail end of 2017, although there is no word on pricing yet. Watch this space for updates and more information. How much could you see investing in a product like CineMatch? Let us know in the comments below!

A FilmConvert GH5 profile has just been released for the popular color grading and film emulation plugin.   FilmConvert have just announced that the profile for the popular Panasonic GH5 is already available. According to their official communique, they have had the camera for a few days now, and have already put out the new profile so its ready to go by the time you get your hands on that new camera. As usual, it is available to download for free. This new FilmConvert GH5 profile comes with settings for all the different picture profiles that the GH5 has to offer, and even includes a setting for VLog-L – the optional picture profile available for $100 from Panasonic that allows you to capture an extended dynamic range with a logarithmic gamma curve. In case you are not familiar with FilmConvert, it is a plugin compatible with most popular NLEs in the market as well as a standalone software that allows you to easily match the characteristics of various picture profiles from different camera manufacturers to different film stock emulations. In addition to speeding up the grading process, FilmConvert also allows you to match different cameras more easily by allowing you to bring footage from different sources to the same film stock, giving you a ballpark starting point from where to tweak further with the included controls. Although using dedicated tools will always be more flexible, giving your footage that “cinematic look” can take a lot of time and knowledge of colour correction and grading. There are many editors out there who don’t have that level of skill or the time required to achieve it. A tool like FilmConvert can prove to be the perfect middle ground for achieving decent-looking results, with the added benefit of offering a certain level of control over just slapping on a LUT. To download the FilmConvert GH5 Profile, head over HERE, and choose the right camera and operating system from the drop-down menus. Looking forward to FilmConverting your GH5 V-Log footage? Let us know in the comments below!

Filmconvert has just announced their latest camera profile, this time for the DJI Osmo X3 camera. As it is the same piece of hardware internally, the Phantom 4  and Inspire 1 are also included in this free update. Get the Filmconvert Treatment for the Osmo X3 Not so long ago, a log gamma curve for in-camera aquisition was something you could only find in really high end cinema cameras. As time goes by, nearly every decent camera in the market is capable of capturing footage with a higher dynamic range than plain Rec709. At that point, a handy piece of software called Filmconvert comes into play. It not only converts log footage back into good looking imagery, but also adds film grain and certain looks of actual film stocks. Now, even the tiny DJI Osmo X3 camera gets its own Filmconvert profile. For such a small sensor as the Sony 1/2.3″ model, it’s even more important to treat the resulting footage in a way that takes away the digital harshness which is typical for sensors of this type. Oftentimes it comes with a strong video-esque look due to the very deep DOF and other things like ugly moiré patterns. The Osmo X3, just as the Phantom 4 on-board camera, is capable of shooting in D-Log, which is a custom gamma curve created by the engineers at DJI. With it you’ll get a flat looking image, but it has a much higher dynamic range in return. In order to revert that washed out footage back to normal in post, Filmconvert is here to help with its now released profile for that very camera. How to Filmconvert Your Footage Step one: You need to apply the Filmconvert effect from within your favorite NLE such as Premiere Pro CC or, if you’ve already finished editing your piece, it’s available for DaVinci Resolve, too. There’s even a standalone version, but for me it’s much easier to stay in my application of choice and work from there. (Tip: add an adjustment layer on top of your footage and drag the filmConvert effect there to avoid individual FilmConvert clip corrections. Then do minor needed changed on the video clip itself). Step two: Choose the correct profile, in this example the DJI Osmo X3 profile. This will transform the log footage back into the realm of Rec709. Step three: Now you can choose your favorite film stock, such as Kodak 5207 Vision 3, and tweak the settings to your likings. Usually, the amount of film grain is a bit too high, at least to my liking. There you go: after that, your footage will suffer less from that harsh video look. These steps are valid for every available camera profile, of course. Conclusion I really appreciate the progress in which Filmconvert develops new profiles for different cameras. The DJI Osmo X3 is certainly not the best camera in the world, but with the help of its D-Log profile and the Filmconvert treatment it actually looks kind of nice! One more thing to have in mind: you should get a variable ND filter for that camera! Since it lacks a variable aperture, the X3 has to increase the shutter rate like crazy, which results in ugly jittering. It’s a good idea to tackle the problem in the first place by setting the camera to manual (1/50 shutter and ISO 100 for example) and controlling the exposure with the variND only. Filmconvert is $149 for one host application or $219 for the complete bundle, check out their site for more information. Download the new profile on the Filmconvert.com website