Grading application.

bigrock wrote on 11/13/2012, 9:15 PM

I was wondering what everyones favorite grading application is: Magic Bullet Looks, Abobe Speedgrade, DaVinci?

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videoITguy wrote on 11/13/2012, 9:44 PM

Cineform Studio Professional -non destructive grading

Jr. Pascual wrote on 11/14/2012, 1:21 AM

Red Giant's Magic Bullet Looks 2.

Jr. Pascual
49 Productions

Grazie wrote on 11/14/2012, 2:15 AM

GenArts Sapphire Edge Film Looks.
Since installed I've not used MBLs.

I've signed up for GenArts FX Central. I get monthly Sapphie Edge Looks for free to download. These are created by designers with deep arts training and have wide experience in the digital and analogue graphics industry.

Grazie

megabit wrote on 11/14/2012, 4:23 AM

"Cineform Studio Professional -non destructive grading"
Pardon my ignorance, but in which way is Cineform SP grading more "nondestructive" than any other tool?

Piotr

NickHope wrote on 11/14/2012, 5:07 AM

The corrections are stored in metadata in the video files, as opposed to re-rendering the files. Search "Active Metadata" and "First Light".

megabit wrote on 11/14/2012, 5:12 AM

Thanks. I'm just used to a more "classic" definition of the "non-destructive" term; according to which all modern NLE/grading operations are non-destructive to the original footage. Once rendered out, those operations are non-reversible of course - but I believe it's the same with Cinferom SP :)

The original footage still remains intact though...

Piotr

Marco. wrote on 11/14/2012, 5:15 AM

Sapphire Edge

megabit wrote on 11/14/2012, 5:20 AM

I tried daVinci Resolve lite, but found it an overkill for what I do mostly (classical music live "coverage"). Should I work with other forms (drama, features), I guess the tools VP offers would probably not be enough for my creativeness, but with those music productions they are more than enough.

Piotr