Comments on: TrueColor for Canon XH A1

By: pciccone

pciccone — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:35:02 +0000

Hi Rohan. At this time I’m working on 3D rendering software (http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d-models/-/reality-1-0?item=11203&_m=d) that is taking all my available time so I will not be able to assist you with this calibration. Sorry.

By: Rohan Williams

Rohan Williams — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:09 +0000

If I send you a NX5U can you calibrate it for Truecolor? May be useful for others to see your results too. I also have an XH-A1 that is currently use with your Truecolor preset.

By: pciccone

pciccone — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:58:58 +0000

What you are asking goes against the spirit of Truecolor, namely to give you the most neutral image possible with your camera. But your request is in line with what a lot of cinematographers do with camera calibration: get look in the camera. I'm personally against the technique because it "bakes" a look in pot your bits with not way of changing it and it will forever discard data that is otherwise acquired by the camera. Nevertheless, the way of doing that is to buy a DSC chart, start with the Truecolor for neutrality and then use the chart with a Vectorscope monitor to change the colors tot the direction that you want. Then switch to the waveform monitor to accurately set the levels of blacks so that you can crush them a little bit. The waveform will give you an accurate way of evaluating how much data you are removing.

Hope this helps.

By: laurentiu

laurentiu — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:01:48 +0000

How can I tweak the TRUECOLOR so that my image would not need any color correction in post? I need the blacks to be blacks, colors a little bit oversaturated, highlights enough and a little cinematic look. I use 30f and outside I need more contrast and adjusting levels to give more black( but I don’t like to chamge that in post- I would prefer doing it in the camera). Another thing , what setting I woud use in low light restaurants (i shoot weddings), when I use 1/30, 30F , f1.6, and gain +12db? (the noise in more than present and the colors washed out).

By: muhamadou

muhamadou — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:38:13 +0000

The true colors presets of pciccone is great, you just have to know where to use it or what kind of look you want to archieve, especially indoors with good lighting or outdoors when it is nice and bright not when it is cloudy or on a snow day, because snow is white and true colors has different color tones. The true colors works well with people or weddings and that is just one example. especially at an event were everyone has put on colorful cloths.

By: muhamadou

muhamadou — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:49:55 +0000

Hi everyone i am a photographer and a videographer too. The true color is a very good preset! Sometimes it is very important to know what kind of scene you are about to shoot or the kind of event you are about shoot, becouse that will help you choose preset that is suitable for that project or scene. It is just like the movies, they will choose the right colors depending on the story and the mood of the movie. I guess what i am trying to say is that not all presets are suitable to use in the case of shooting scenes in the snow for example, naw you understand.

By: pciccone

pciccone — Mon, 31 May 2010 06:06:53 +0000

Hey Philby, comments like yours are what make my day! I’m glad… Ok let me re-phrase that, I’m bloody happy that the TrueColor works for you. Thanks again for the feedback and great humor

By: Philby

Philby — Mon, 31 May 2010 01:24:16 +0000

In Australian terms mate, ” Youre a bloddy ledgend” I am 86% colour blind and have been dicken around with colours in post for so long! I stumbled on this thread and immediately made the changes and tested it! Absolutely brilliant for amatuers like me… Only wish I had found yonks ago. Thanks for the info and keep up the great work, people like us love it!

By: pciccone

pciccone — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:25:53 +0000

Hi Tim. Currently I'm swamped with other jobs so I don't have bandwidth for anything else. I also don't have the cameras thar you mentioned so, without them, I could not perform the task, unless you would be able to provide them. You can perform the calibration by following the steps that I have described in my guides and by purchasing one of the DSC charts.

Good luck.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:04:56 +0000

Hi: Can you help me match the color of an XHA1 with a Canon 5DMk11 set to neutral color and then adjusted further according to Philip Bloom recommendations. In reading the posts it seems that your True Color comes the closest to the 5D when the color on the 5D is back off and the sharpness reduced. I also want to match everything up with a Canon XHL1.