Category: How-Tos

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What camera settings should I use with FilmConvert?

We get a lot of questions from users about what camera settings you should use to get the best look out of your footage. To help you out, we’ve put together the following set of guidelines: Check our list of camera profile packs FilmConvert is constantly working on new camera profiles for the most popular… Continue reading What camera settings should I use with FilmConvert?

Creating a real film look with FilmConvert – Jonny Elwyn

Jonny Elwyn discusses how to create a real film look in the FilmConvert plugin for Adobe Premiere for his blog. Jonny Elwyn is a freelance film editor and writer, living and working in London, UK. As a freelance film editor he works for a diverse range of clients handling everything from on-set rushes and offline… Continue reading Creating a real film look with FilmConvert – Jonny Elwyn

How to get the best footage from your camera

In my previous post, I discussed how camera sensors capture light and how the processor then compresses this information, before writing it to your digital media. Now it’s time to talk about the simple steps you can take to make sure these processes don’t negatively impact on your final output. Log Isn’t Always the Answer… Continue reading How to get the best footage from your camera

How camera codecs work

The richness and clarity that modern-day camera sensors can produce is just astounding. But while sensor technology has come on in leaps and bounds, codecs and their myriad compression techniques have remained mostly unchanged. Of course it’s exciting to see so many cameras on the market with ultra high resolution, jaw dropping latitude or super… Continue reading How camera codecs work

Premiere Gal FilmConvert review

Kelsey Brannan, aka Premiere Gal, produces bi-weekly tutorials on Adobe Premiere Pro. In her latest video, she delves into FilmConvert, taking a look at the basic controls and showing how quickly you can apply a film look to your footage. Using the promo code “PREMIEREGAL” you can get 10% off of FilmConvert. This promo is… Continue reading Premiere Gal FilmConvert review

How to nail your skin tones in FilmConvert

Dan McComb is a veteran colorist and editor, based in Seattle, WA. Dan has been a long-time FilmConvert user, and when we contacted him to discuss some new features and product enhancements, he jumped at the chance to try it out. Use FilmConvert Pro to nail your skin tones Dan has some great things to say… Continue reading How to nail your skin tones in FilmConvert

Philip Bloom – FilmConvert video tutorial

Philip Bloom put together this video review with footage of a recent shoot in London. He compares ungraded footage to footage graded with FilmConvert, and explains his process for creating a look, saving a preset and then applying this across footage from a range of cameras and picture styles. One of the special properties of… Continue reading Philip Bloom – FilmConvert video tutorial

The Art of Color Grading by Simon Cade

Simon Cade of DSLRGuide produced a video on the color of grading, entirely graded in FilmConvert. In this episode you’ll learn a little about how to use FilmConvert to create the look that’s right for your film. Those October Sunsets, a candle-lit meal; what do these colors really feel like, and how can you evoke that… Continue reading The Art of Color Grading by Simon Cade