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Apparently it's not a great experience

I've seen and tried many of those other plugins and they're fantastic, which is why I wanted to take a different approach (and more affordable) with Lumap. I've found a lot of workflows in Resolve involve complex node trees meaning you're jumping across multipe nodes for basic adjustments. For instance, Mononodes has around 5 DCTLs for colour adjustments. Contour has 8 parameters for contrast. I've seen another that had over 10. What I like about Capture One/ Lightroom is that the contrast adjustment is built to just look naturally good. Paired with highlight/ shadow/ brightness sliders it gives you a lot of control, very quickly. The great thing is that for people who do want to go really deep those tools are already there.

I'm actually doing saturation in LAB. There's a couple of difference colour/ gamma spaces being used to get better results than you'd get from Resolve's basic tools. And great point on the UI with DCTL's as a side panel. I find resolve's ui to be designed around control panels, which most people don't have. I think adding an vignette adjustment could definitely be possible. But other power window/ brush masks might be be off using Resolve's tools on the node. You definitely should be able to use it with power windows though. I do like the idea of having those retouching tools in Resolve, but I think it might have to be done in openfx as DCTLs have limitations. Also I originally want to add something like Capture One's colour editor or a hue control, but then Resolve added the colour slice tool. And while there are better possible implementations it did feel mostly redundant.

Hey everyone! I wanted to share something I've been working on for the past while - Lumap, a DCTL for Resolve that consolidates all your basic grading adjustments into one intuitive panel. The Problem I Was Trying to Solve I got tired of using complex node structures just to do basic exposure, contrast, and saturation adjustments that would look natural. Coming from a photography background using Capture One and Lightroom, I missed having simple sliders in one place that just worked without having to think about CSTs, colour spaces, and multiple different nodes. What Lumap Does Instead of wrestling with lift/gamma/gain wheels, Lumap gives you: Photometric exposure - Linear stops like changing exposure in-camera Temperature and Tint - For white balance Intelligent contrast - References your source’s format's middle grey without overcooking the toe/shoulder Brightness - Targets midtones while preserving highlights and shadows Organic highlight/shadow recovery - create organic, film-like roll-offs that seamlessly blend into your midtones Smart saturation - Preserves luminance and prevents skin tone oversaturation Film-style density - Control the intensity and depth of colours you get from subtractive saturation techniques Why Sliders Instead of Wheels? Most of us aren't using professional grading panels - we're using mice and trackpads. Sliders are just faster and more responsive for cursor input. Plus, if you're coming from photo editing, this interface will feel immediately familiar. There's a free demo version so you can test if it fits your workflow. https://www.dhyanverco.com/lumap Would love to hear your thoughts if you give it a try! And happy to answer any questions.

Maybe. What's the z6iii overheating like?

also on the photo I posted the viltrox logo is on the left, but on the product photos of the adapter the logo's on the top?

Honestly Nikon really needs a better log profile. If they adopt Log3G10 or something that brings more dynamic range, that'll be a great thing. But you're right, if that's the only Red tech it's going to be very lacklustre. They might add things like traffic lights for exposure monitoring but that's not a huge thing. And it'd be wild if they still didn't have open gate. Nikon's been talking about the importance of video in interviews for years, they've lost customers who need an ecosystem that includes video bodies. And now they own Red. I think people are expecting a camera that can be used for video work in the fx3/ fx6 C50/ C80 category. So if all they bring is a low end model, people are going to be pissed.

Apparently this is the new Nikon camera. It looks incredibly thin, which now with the microsd leak makes me thing it's an entry level camera. which is very disapointing for me personally.

unless you're doing selfies, the Z8 has a better screen mechanism. Also it won't overheat.

Can you clarify this - so it works well on PAL inputs, but not NTSC?

I'm surprised at andrew's positivity at the fx2. I will say some positive things: I like the viewfinder (detachable would be better). I like the 2 screw holes at the bottom. and I like the exposed ports. But yeah.. Nikon won't have to do much with the ZR to become top option. Open gate, and Red's colour would be enough.

Where are these from? Nikonrumors didn't post these? I'd like to see 14bit readout too though. This is also a comment from Phil Holland, which isn't too different: "If I was a guessing man, I think the efforts of RED and Nikon could lead to a smaller sized FX3-ish sort of Komodo, probably a model with in body stabilization to appease the crowd. But perhaps sticking to a more useful Komodo-X body type with a focus on trimming some length and weight. Maybe getting it down to 2lbs again. Perhaps with a flip up top LCD that folds down and rotates for protection with a decent latch so you can still use it for things Komodo really does well." Personally I'd really like to see open gate, and ND's.

Except they made a sensor https://petapixel.com/2024/03/11/panasonics-organic-sensor-may-be-complete-but-likely-wont-be-used/

Love a hot take like this. I kinda agree it's not going to get people to switch for the price. but it does offer a lot of features. 50/60p open gate is pretty cool.

Damn, nice. I've been saying cameras should be doing this. considering you can get like an hour on those batteries, it's a no brainer. But it doesn't have xlr built into the camera??