Post Production Workflow
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VIDEO DATA
RAW FILM DATA
RAW wide dynamic range - a wide dynamic range
is captured with all details preserved.
Final color graded shot - The details are enhanced and the
highlights are managed so your shots look cinematic!
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Editing your Clips
To edit your clips using your favorite editing software, you can copy your clips to an internal/external
drive or RAID and then import your clips into the software. Or import your clips directly from your CFast
card using a CFast 2.0 reader/writer or CFast drive.
Using RAW files with DaVinci Resolve
CinemaDNG RAW clips may appear washed out or over exposed due to the high levels of information
within them. To edit your RAW clips, they first need to be converted with a look that emulates standard
video, or you can perform a full grade, then edit your fully graded clips. You can perform a basic conversion
by importing your RAW clips into DaVinci Resolve and applying a look up table (LUT). The LUT will apply
a basic color grade to emulate a standard video appearance.
The graded clips are typically exported using ProRes settings and used as proxies until the final color
grade, which will occur after the edit.
To convert your RAW clips using DaVinci Resolve:
Step 1. Create a new project and set your video resolution and frame rate to match your RAW video
clips, or your intended delivery. In this example we'll use the 2160p format with a frame rate of 25.
Step 2. Import your CinemaDNG RAW clips into the Media Pool.
Step 3. Go to Project Settings and set your Input Settings to Scale Entire Image to Fit.
Step 4. Go to Project Settings/Camera Raw and select CinemaDNG from the dropdown menu.
Set the Decode Using setting to Project.
Step 5. Select the White Balance setting most suitable for your material.
Step 6. Set Color Space to BMD Film and set Gamma to BMD Film, or BMD Film 4K.
To apply the LUT, go to Project Settings/Look Up Tables, and set 3D Output Look Up Table to Blackmagic
Production Camera 4K Film to Rec709.
This will apply the LUT to every shot in the timeline. Click on the Color tab and check the results.
The images should exhibit improved color and contrast.