iam thinking of getting a d5200 for video and have been looking in to custom picture profiles to make a cinestyle/flaat look that would work better in post processing.
using view nx2 and the picture control utility you can make custom picture styles which include curves.this to me seems like a great idea/tool. better then post process for alot of reasons. i havnt got the camera so cant test or save the profiles ive made,it tries to locate camera.
using the custom curve you can really alter the style/look of the video and then theres the sharpening,contrast,saturation and hue,,everything you need for a custom look.
with the video been compressed when saved to memory card iam thinking its better to get the looks you want in camera then doing it after compression. and only do basic small general tweaks in post.
you can make many custom styles easy so could make a base{ie flaat} then other ones tweaked from that for certain shots,close up,wide angle,anything you want.
many of the locations i will be filming in i can revisit so will have pics of the locations /scenes that i can create styles for.
curves:
the curve adjuster is amazing i hope.and is hopefully a great way of getting percieved dynamic range/stronger image. i think limiting/custom curve will increase quality of a compressed video file.the curve is so much better then just brightness and contrast,
iam a audio mix engineer and to me is alot of similarties on how things work , the same argument is happening about dynamic range loss due to compression.one of the ways modern music has got louder is by limiting frequencies/output and also using low,high cut filters to remove the extreme low and high frequencies .the end result presents a smaller package to your ears/brain so is clear and loud in comparison.remove the mud and enhance the good bits.the same thing is done in post processing with video using curves and the other tools.
in music you have mix engineers and mastering engineers just like films have director and colourists. very seperate roles.by doing as much in camera as you can your able to use it in creative ways while filming .
picture control utility::curve is done like would for audio :] it has peaks at fundamental frequencies. in music/audio a good sound will resonate /peak as harmonics ,like a piano chord. so visually with light our eyes should work the same as our ears is the same "brain" processor afterall.:]
anyway iam thinking the custom curves could be used alot for every type of filming situation. once you learn how it effects the video you can use it as a creative tool to enhance your art.
pic tweaked is default one that comes with nxview2.my crazy random curve hasnt killed the image and you can go very extreme if you wanted.any style you want and i think by chopping out the extreme blacks/whites it will give you a more compact,cleaner file when compressed. depending what the total dynamic range of the camera is you can work within that range. if you cut out lows and boost highs it can add up to 0 therefore not effecting dynamic range. is a balancing act to get audio/images good across the spectrum.
does this feature /function work like i think?
thanks:}
