FilmConvert announced the addition of new camera pack updates for the FUJIFILM X-T3 and Canon 5D Mark IV, enabling total compatibility with the latest HLG from the X-T3 and Canon Log support for the 5D Mark IV. If you are a FilmConvert Pro or FilmConvert Nitrate user, you can download the new profiles for free. Let’s take a closer look. FilmConvert Camera Pack Updates for FUJIFILM XT-3 and Canon 5D Mark IV FilmConvert just released a new camera pack update for the FUJIFILM XT-3 and Canon 5D Mark IV. This new camera pack is compatible with FilmConvert Pro, and the new FilmConvert Nitrate plugin that is now available. For more information about FilmConvert Nitrate, you can take a look at our article here and even get a 10% discount when purchasing the plugin. All FilmConvert products are effortless to use and straightforward. Indeed, all you have to do is download the plugin, select the camera profiles that you want to download on the website, install it, and voila! The software uses this profile as a base to build an authentic look of the type of film emulation you desire. Camera packs were already available for the FUJIFILM XT-3 and Canon 5D Mark IV. These camera packages update adds support for HLG mode if you are working with the XT-3, and Canon Log if you are shooting with the 5D Mark IV. If you are in the middle of a project, don’t worry; installing these camera packs will not interfere with any grades in your current projects. You’ll see additional profiles available in the drop-down menu the next time you reboot your NLE. Pricing and Availability FilmConvert camera packs are always free. You can download the new camera packs along with support for a wide selection of other cameras from the FilmConvert website. The team is continuously updating their camera packs, and new ones should come out pretty soon for the Z CAM E2, Sony VENICE, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and more. What do you think of this FilmConvert update? Do you already use FilmConvert Pro or FilmConvert Nitrate? Let us know in the comments!

The new version of the popular color grading plugin, FilmConvert Nitrate, has been released for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects on both Windows and Mac OS. Nitrate includes new features like Cineon Log film emulations of FilmConvert film stocks, advanced grain controls, camera-specific exposure, white balance, and tint controls, and support for Metal GPU acceleration. FilmConvert will add support for Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve by the end of this year. FilmConvert Nitrate is now available. Source: FilmConvert FilmConvert has been available for us filmmakers for a while and it got fairly popular by offering a relatively simple way to apply “film look” to the footage from any supported camera. FilmConvert functions as a plugin for today’s main editing programs. During NAB 2019, FilmConvert first teased the new Nitrate – check our article with the video interview if you haven’t seen it yet. FilmConvert Nitrate has finally been released, so let’s take a look at what’s new. FilmConvert Nitrate FilmConvert Nitrate works in a similar fashion to the classic FilmConvert. It applies all corrections based on the used camera. Users select the source camera, select the target film stock, and then tweak the image from there. Nitrate brings a couple of new useful features, which provide users with more flexibility. The biggest difference is that it’s really made to exactly match the image from different cameras, on a sensor level, because it “knows” exactly how each of these cameras behaves. New features in FilmConvert Nitrate. Source: FilmConvert Cineon Log Film Emulation enables to dial back the contrast or saturation of FilmConvert original film stock emulations while preserving the film stock colors. In Nitrate, Log footage (SLog, CLog, V-Log, etc) or RAW will be converted to the Cineon Log film stock, which will result in the film stock colors with a film gamma curve. FilmConvert added a Cineon to Print Film slider, which allows users to blend between the Cineon Log and print film look. Another new feature is the full custom curve control. For each of the FilmConvert film stocks, users can now modify highlight and shadow roll-offs or even design their own film stock from scratch. Nitrate now uses a full Log image processing pipeline, so the full dynamic range of the footage is retained through the grading process. Advanced film grain controls enable users to adjust the appearance of the grain individually in the highlights, mid-tones, and shadows. The default curve is native to the film stock, but users can drag points on the curve to get exactly the grain they want in the image. Grain Saturation slider helps with further tweaking of the grain. Other new features include Camera-specific exposure and white balance controls (which now work on the camera’s native response curve to get more natural results when making adjustments), new Tint slider, and support for Metal GPU acceleration. Price and Availability The FilmConvert Nitrate upgrade is currently available for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects on Mac OS and Windows. FilmConvert is planning to launch Nitrate for additional platforms (Final Cut Pro X, DaVinci Resolve, HitFIlm, Magix Vegas, etc) later this year. The FilmConvert Desktop App and Photoshop plugin will not be updated. The whole FilmConvert Bundle including Nitrate and all plugins costs $199, plugins for specific software of your choice retail for $139. There is an upgrade fee of $69 for FilmConvert owners to get the new features available in Nitrate. When purchasing FilmConvert bundle including Nitrate, you will get a 10% discount when using our buy link. Do you use FilmConvert for your editing workflow? Are you planning to try out the Nitrate? Let us know in the comments below the article.

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!