Blackmagic Cinema Camera & Resolve
August/23/12 12:47 Filed in: Video Cameras
You can download some footage from the Camera, and grade it with free Resolve
I looked at the stuff and downloaded one of the clips into (my free copy of) Resolve*. The file has a lot of latitude, which is good. It sort of affirmed my initial feeling about the camera, though. It is definitely a high-value unit considering all you get with it - BUT:
• it has a small sensor compared to most stuff these days - it has a cheaper look than some. Though, that needs to be taken with a grain of salt given the results of the Shootout. Depends what you do with it.
• the lens used in these shots costs $4k (plus matte box, plus, etc.)
• to really take advantage of much of the unit's capabilities, you would need MANY thousands of dollars worth of hardware and software - unless you already own it. One of the big things with DSLR-video popularity is that still photographers with thousands invested in lenses, but who would never spend thousands on a video camera, could now be 'HD videographers' by upgrading their still camera body, which they would do anyway.
* If you want to find out for free how complex and how much of a potential pain in the ass REAL color grading is, download Resolve and set it up. If you get that far, grade some stuff in it (if you import from FCP, etc. - make sure you have no effects on your clips and all the clips are in one video track).
It is a massively powerful program, exciting and awesome, no doubt about it. But for most practical purposes, it's too much work (takes too much time, as did Color). Also really works best with a bunch of high-end computer and controller hardware.
- Blackmagic and John Brawley Release RAW Cinema Camera Files for Download
I looked at the stuff and downloaded one of the clips into (my free copy of) Resolve*. The file has a lot of latitude, which is good. It sort of affirmed my initial feeling about the camera, though. It is definitely a high-value unit considering all you get with it - BUT:
• it has a small sensor compared to most stuff these days - it has a cheaper look than some. Though, that needs to be taken with a grain of salt given the results of the Shootout. Depends what you do with it.
• the lens used in these shots costs $4k (plus matte box, plus, etc.)
• to really take advantage of much of the unit's capabilities, you would need MANY thousands of dollars worth of hardware and software - unless you already own it. One of the big things with DSLR-video popularity is that still photographers with thousands invested in lenses, but who would never spend thousands on a video camera, could now be 'HD videographers' by upgrading their still camera body, which they would do anyway.
* If you want to find out for free how complex and how much of a potential pain in the ass REAL color grading is, download Resolve and set it up. If you get that far, grade some stuff in it (if you import from FCP, etc. - make sure you have no effects on your clips and all the clips are in one video track).
It is a massively powerful program, exciting and awesome, no doubt about it. But for most practical purposes, it's too much work (takes too much time, as did Color). Also really works best with a bunch of high-end computer and controller hardware.
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