Cineon Converter Effect - Adobe PREMIERE PRO 2 Manual

Cineon Converter effect

The Cineon Converter effect provides a high degree of control over color conversions of Cineon frames. In Adobe
Premiere Pro, you can convert the color in a Cineon file using controls using the Cineon Converter effect. To use the
Cineon Converter effect, import a Cineon file and add the clip to a sequence. You can then apply the Cineon
Converter effect to the clip and precisely adjust the colors while interactively viewing the results in the Program
monitor. Set keyframes to adjust for changes in tone over time—use keyframe interpolation and ease handles to
precisely match the most irregular lighting changes, or leave the file in its default state and use the converter.
The 10 bits of data available in each Cineon channel make it easier to enhance an important range of tones while
preserving overall tonal balance. By carefully specifying the range, you can create a version of the image that faith-
fully resembles the original.
Adjust the following controls for the Cineon Converter effect:
Specifies how the Cineon file is converted:
Conversion Type
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Converts an 8-bit logarithmic non-Cineon clip that you plan to render as a Cineon clip.
Log To Linear
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Converts a clip containing an 8-bit linear proxy of a Cineon file into an 8-bit logarithmic clip so that
Linear To Log
its display characteristics are consistent with the original Cineon file.
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Detects an 8- or 10-bit logarithmic Cineon file when you plan to render it as an 8-bit logarithmic
Log To Log
proxy.
Specifies the black point (minimum density) for converting a 10-bit logarithmic Cineon clip.
10 Bit Black Point
Specifies the black point used for the clip in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Internal Black Point
Specifies the white point (maximum density) for converting a 10-bit logarithmic Cineon clip.
10 Bit White Point
Specifies the white point used for the layer in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Internal White Point
Specifies the value of midtones.
Gamma
Specifies the rolloff value used to correct bright highlights.
Highlight Rolloff
To control the tonal balance of a Cineon file
Import the Cineon file into your project and then add it to a sequence.
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Select the Cineon file clip in the Timeline panel.
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3 From the Channel bin in the Effects panel, drag the Cineon Converter effect to the Video Effects area of the Effect
Controls panel or to Cineon clip in the Timeline panel.
4 Choose an option from the Conversion Type menu.
5 Adjust the black point by dragging the 10 Bit Black Point slider right or left.
Adjust the white point by dragging the 10 Bit White Point slider left or right. (If adjusting the brightest areas makes
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the rest of the image appear too dark, use the Highlight Rolloff slider to adjust these bright highlights.)
Adjust midtones by dragging the Gamma slider to the left to darken midtones, or to the right to lighten midtones.
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If highlights appear as white blotches, drag the Highlight Rolloff slider to the right until details are visible. An
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image with high contrast may require a high rolloff value.
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