User Manual

Post Production Workflow
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Editing your Clips
To edit your clips using your favorite editing software, you can copy your clips to an internal/external
drive or RAID and then import your clips into the software. Or import your clips directly from your SD
card, or from your SSD using an external SATA adaptor, SSD Dock or docking cable.
Using RAW Files with DaVinci Resolve
CinemaDNG RAW clips may appear washed out or over exposed due to the high levels of information
within them. To edit your RAW clips, they first need to be converted with a look that emulates standard
video, or you can perform a proper grade and edit your graded clips. You can perform a basic
conversion by importing your RAW clips into DaVinci Resolve and applying a look up table (LUT).
The LUT will apply a basic color grade to emulate a standard video appearance. The graded clips are
typically exported using ProRes settings and used as proxies until the final color grade, which will occur
after the edit.
To convert your RAW clips using DaVinci Resolve:
Step 1. Create a new project and set your video resolution and frame rate to match your RAW video
clips. In this example we’ll use the 1080p format with a frame rate of 25.
Step 2. Import your CinemaDNG RAW clips into the Media Pool.
Step 3. Go to Project Settings and set your Input Settings to Scale Entire Image to Fit.
Step 4. Go to Project Settings/Camera Raw and select CinemaDNG from the dropdown menu. Select
Decode Using to Project.
Step 5. Select the White Balance setting most suitable for your material.
Step 6. Set Color Space to BMD Film and likewise set Gamma to BMD Film.
To apply the LUT, go to Project Settings/Look Up Tables, and set 3D Output Look Up Table to Blackmagic
Cinema Camera Film to Rec709.
This will apply the LUT to every shot in the timeline. Click on the Color tab and check the results.
The images should exhibit improved color and contrast.
RAW Wide Dynamic Range - With Blackmagic Cinema Camera,
a wide dynamic range is captured with all details preserved
Final Color Graded Shot - The details are enhanced and the
highlights are managed so your shots look cinematic!
RAW FILM DATA
VIDEO DATA