pkfilms: Canon 1dc graded footage

When I saw on Twitter that Planet5d and Philip Bloom were both offering test footage to be downloaded to work with I knew I had to give it a try. A big thanks to both of you. :) I wanted to see how the 1dc footage looked and how well my computer could handle the 4k footage.

When opening the files, you'll notice the screen is covered from end to end with the massive 4k files. Next cause both files were shot in C-log its a very dull looking image with hardly any color. But that's a good thing. More on that later.

I was a little hesitate to press play, fearing my machine wouldn't have real time playback. After all, I'm still in the process of upgrading most of the parts. But, I press play and watched as my little i7 played the 4k footage in real time. :)
Even with all the problems I've had with Vegas 11, I wanted to see how Vegas would handle the 1DC. I know with this call I was just asking myself to throw the keyboard across the room. Haha! I also have Adobe CS6, and it had no problem with real time play back

Opening Vegas and importing the clips, I knew there would be no Cuda Cores helping with the 4k load. Vegas doesn't support the new GTX cards. I pressed play and there were a few skipped frames but nothing too bad. Using Looks 2 to grade the footage, I applied just a curves adjust, added contrast and color grading. With the curves adjustment the C-log started to really come to life. The colors were brought from a very dull looking image to a very stunning image. C-log holds so much detail and is by far the nicest profile I've graded. Skintones are very natural looking and the rest of the colors can be manipulate to your liking without falling apart. It would be great if C-log was Canon standard profile for everything from Cinema line all the way down to their Dslr's.

I'm really liking the 1DC image and the other choices you'll have with it. In 1080p mode, you have the option of shooting either full frame or s35. After playing with these clips, I'm really starting to look at the Canon Cinema line of Cameras. Hopefully I'll be renting one to fully test out myself, unless Canon has a loaner for a few days. ;) Doesn't hurt to dream right?
Links to Philip Bloom or planet5d footage can be found on Twitter or in the links to the
videos below.