[Main Color] Setting; [Grading Sel] Setting; [Proxy Color] Setting - Panasonic VariCam LT Operating Manual

[MAIN COLOR] setting

Sets the video (color of entire camera system) that is recorded in the main slot.
[MAIN COLOR] setting is displayed in the status display area at the center of the COLOR screen.
[MAIN COLOR] is the item to be set as the master color space for that project only once before the production is started.
To ensure the [MAIN COLOR] setting is not changed unintentionally, move to the selection screen (Fig. 2) after the change confirmation screen (Fig. 1)
is displayed.
f The grading function is enabled when [MAIN COLOR] is set to [V-Log].
The V-Log (master video) can be recorded to the main recorder and the grading video can be recorded to the proxy recorder simultaneously.
The graded video is output from the <SDI OUT 1>/<SDI OUT 2>/<VF SDI> terminal, and it can be monitored.
f In addition to [V-Log], [SCENE1]/[SCENE2]/[SCENE3]/[SCENE4]/[SCENE5]/[SHADING] scene files can be selected for [MAIN COLOR].
The [SCENE FILE SETTINGS] menu is enabled when the scene file is selected, allowing the adjustment of image with various parameters.
The proxy recorder and the output video from the <SDI OUT 1>/<SDI OUT 2>/<VF SDI> terminal will be the video from the selected scene file.
f [MAIN COLOR] is fixed to [V-Log] when [SDI RAW] is set to anything other than [OFF].

[Grading SEL] setting

Selects the grading function.
The grading function is enabled when [MAIN COLOR] is set to [V-Log].
f [Internal]: Upload of the 3D LUT and CDL files can also be performed from the SD memory card. Controlling of the CDL parameter can be performed
in real time from the [CDL] screen.
f [External App]: By connecting to an external device with LAN or WiFi and using the color grading application, upload of the 3D LUT file or parameter
control of the CDL file can be performed in real time.
f [SHADING]: This is suitable for live operation since the image quality of the video output can be adjusted finely.
Upload of the 3D LUT file can be performed from the SD memory card. Also, following items can be adjusted in [MENU] → [SYSTEM SETTINGS] →
[COLOR SETTINGS].
[R GAIN], [G GAIN], [B GAIN], [M.PED], [R PED], [G PED], [B PED], [MASTER GAMMA], [R GAMMA], [B GAMMA], [CHROMA LEVEL]
f [OFF]: Disables the grading function.

[PROXY COLOR] setting

Sets the color of video recorded as proxy.
f The item that can be selected is switched every time the control panel operation button is pressed.
For the item that can be selected, refer to "Control combinations through settings" (page 62).
f [PROXY COLOR] setting is displayed in the status display area in the COLOR screen.
Chapter 4 Video Recording and Color Grading — Color setting
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