White Clip - Sony PMW-F5 Quick Reference Manual

PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 Quick Reference Guide.
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BLACK GAMMA
KNEE

WHITE CLIP

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A frequency based edge sharpening
effect that makes the image look
sharper. Tends to be less aggressive
and more natural looking than detail
correction but again I recommend you
turn Detail OFF as you can always
sharpen in post and excessive in
camera sharpening can restrict how
much you can grade your footage.
(Paint – Aperture).
Can be used to adjust the slope of
the darker part of the standard
gamma curves. This lowers or
increases the contrast in the darker
parts of the image. (Paint – Black
Gamma).
Adjusts the point where the knee
starts to compress and the
compression ratio of highlights in the
standard gammas. Done to increase
dynamic range. (Paint – Knee). Best
left alone unless you have a
waveform monitor to get the settings
just right. If shooting a scene with a
very low dynamic range you can turn
the knee off to eliminate electronic
looking highlights, but highlight range
will be dramatically decreased.
Sets the clipping point of the camera.
Normally OFF. If going direct to air for
broadcast you may want to turn this
ON and lower this to 104% for digital
or 100% for analog broadcasters.
Note that doing this will have an
impact on the optimum knee settings.
(Paint – White Clip).
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