Running in circles trying to figure out grading C-log footage, and would much appreciate your help! Thanks in advance!
Camera: Canon C100 mk ii
Computer: Mac Pro
Software: LUT Buddy, Premiere CS6
I have been shooting in Cinema mode to get that super flat video that I can fine tune in post. My understanding is that I need to start by applying a LUT, but all the C-log LUTS I have tried make the video look atrocious and totally unusable even after lots of color correction. Sometimes I can get the whites and blacks to look pretty good, but the tradeoff is distracting posterization. I have tried applying filters above and below the LUT.
I tried LUT Buddy for Premiere CS6 (mac), and imported these LUTs:
http://blog.abelcine.com/2013/12/04/canon-luts-for-the-c100-c300-and-c500/
So far, the best results have been SpeedGrade with the "QuickTime_Gamma.ilut" LUT. But I would much rather not have to go through SpeedGrade.
Thanks again!!