Sage

Great work man!
Can't wait to try out the Cine D conversion. Was avoiding 60p for many reasons until now (1080p60 10 bit is oversharpened, UHD60p 8 bit in V-Log is almost as messy as GH4 8 Bit V-log was...)

"I am pleased to announce GHa V2, the reference grade update. For the last six months (since original release), I have been building a new version of the conversion from the ground up, to achieve a new standard of precision and smoothness (silk gradients).
The changes in V2:
- 25x the Number of Color Samples (25k Per Camera)
- Custom Coded C++ Color Engine (Smooth Interpolation)
- Alexa On Hand (For Repeated Iteration)
- Corrected Lens Distortion of Original Conversion
- Smarter Handling of of Exposure Placement to Maximize DR (both Emotive Color and LogC)
- Cine-D Support (and Improved [PRE]s)
- Premiere Pro Specific [PRE]s (for VLog & Others)
- Improved Documentation"
Here is the new PDF
Emotion II (Updated to V2)
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@tihon84 Using a gray card is ideal. You'll want the gray card to reflect the key light
Lenses with non-neutral grayscales will essentially 'shift' balance slightly throughout the grayscale. This is to be expected; its part of the 'character' of the lens
A gray card will avoid complications of a white paper (tint/transparency). When it comes to minor adjustments of white balance, using the post WB tools (eyedropper/tint/temp) works very well (Its ideal to make sure that white balance is generally correct on set)

Something imminent this way comes!
You can get the new PDF here
Edge/Explorer or Safari recommended for accurate color; Avoid Firefox!

Something imminent this way comes!
You can get the new PDF here
Edge/Explorer or Safari recommended for accurate color; Avoid Firefox!

Something imminent this way comes!
You can get the new PDF here
Edge/Explorer or Safari recommended for accurate color; Avoid Firefox!

Something imminent this way comes!
You can get the new PDF here
Edge/Explorer or Safari recommended for accurate color; Avoid Firefox!

Something imminent this way comes!
You can get the new PDF here
Edge/Explorer or Safari recommended for accurate color; Avoid Firefox!

Something imminent this way comes!
You can get the new PDF here
Edge/Explorer or Safari recommended for accurate color; Avoid Firefox!

Something imminent this way comes!
You can get the new PDF here
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Looking good Oliver

Possibly; is there a way to get 10 bit from the camera?
This unusual comparison will be relevant to the discussion; an image with two different color sciences (matched brightness and saturation):
GH5 VLog + Varicam 35

GH5 VLog + Alexa LogC & Emotive

 

"GH5 V-Log and Hybid Log-Gamma are transformed to precisely match the color science of the Alexa, without compromise."
"The GH Alex conversion completely transforms the GH5 image, addressing every nuance of color reproduction (from shadows to highlights, low saturation to high saturation, for every possible hue). This includes an organic rolloff which fully eliminates channel clipping."
EmotiveColor.com
PDF

YouTube

I'll look into it.. The number one priority is 10 bit cameras; but if things align, possibly

Robert, a few years ago, I felt similarly. Over the last year though, I've really come to appreciate color science, specifically what is beyond the scope of the usual color grading tools.

Robert, a few years ago, I felt similarly. Over the last year though, I've really come to appreciate color science, specifically what is beyond the scope of the usual color grading tools.

Awesome!
Got a release date yet? 

As always, its a free update. My way of saying thanks  ; )

Wow! Now i see.
Thank you. Great work! 

@tihon84 V1, especially Daylight, is not bad. V1 Day with VLog in Resolve is quite good. Notably, the Emotive Color component is quite different in exposure handling (which is apart from LogC accuracy). Emotion II is especially egregious, because it features pre-release GHa (pre-Blue and other updates), and the original 8bit PRE, with a hasty midnight grade. I knew (and noted then) that it was a poor technical showcase, but something that I wanted to make for some time
That being said, V1 did have an important flaw (apart from the limitations of that process). That flaw was related to the fact that I did not own the Alexa, and had a single window to get the measurements right. I opted to use different lenses, which I thought would be sufficiently neutral. I didn't get a PL adapter for the GH5, and only realized that this would be a problem upon reviewing the results of the shoot. It turned out that Zeiss CP.2s are quite poor in color rendition, but my Sigma 18-35 was excellent. So, I neutralized the grayscale white balance... a kind of continuous white balance shift throughout the grayscale, to accommodate the difference
Subsequently, I bought an Alexa (really), to make it perfect. This has proved vital, because I have redone the measurements countless times now, tweaking and tweaking again (same lenses all the way). V2 is approaching the theoretical 'perfect conversion' because of this, and because of the new process, which features 25 times the number of samples, and the code I wrote to handle that unwieldy sample count to a new standard of accuracy and smoothness (previously out of reach with the given degree of intricate transform)

The path recommended for utmost fidelity is:
VLog in Resolve
Those using HLG in Premiere (for example) will not be at a major loss - the difference from that optimal condition is slightly less rolloff accuracy and slightly less smooth. 
For 4k 60p Vlog in Resolve, no PRE will be needed (likewise 10 bit VLog, except ProRes). Subsequent paths in order of fidelity:
VLog (10bit) in Premiere
VLog (8bit) in Premiere
HLG in Resolve
*** in Resolve
HLG in Premiere
*** in Premiere
In Premiere, avoid the Luma curve of Lumetri. Rather use the lift/gamma/gain wheels, or RGB curves (in Obsolete)

The path recommended for utmost fidelity is:
VLog in Resolve
Those using HLG in Premiere (for example) will not be at a major loss - the difference from that optimal condition is slightly less rolloff accuracy and slightly less smooth. 
For 4k 60p Vlog in Resolve, no PRE will be needed (likewise 10 bit VLog, except ProRes). Subsequent paths in order of fidelity:
VLog (10bit) in Premiere
VLog (8bit) in Premiere
HLG in Resolve
*** in Resolve
HLG in Premiere
*** in Premiere
In Premiere, avoid the Luma curve of Lumetri. Rather use the lift/gamma/gain wheels, or RGB curves (in Obsolete)

It looks fantastic - I can't wait for the official release!
I'm looking forward to knowing the recommend shooting format(s).  Is it best to record in HLG or V-Log or Natural or other?  With an emphasis on getting the best 4k 60p internal recording quality for color grading in Resolve.  And also for 6k anamorphic.
Thanks!

@dxotic One neat thing that I geek out over, is that it is so smooth -
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And the PREs are so much more accurate (8 bit/Premiere/photo styles) -
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- 8 bit Premiere PRE at work