
Also, in the lumetri view you have clamp signal, so you cannot tell if there are additional details in the actual stream There is clipping in the hair, but that is likely from the jpg conversion. The range is undetermined, because you provided a jpg, not the native ninja stream. You provided lossy jpg's which add additional artifacts, but if you look closely you can tell the ninja retains the most details, and the most noise (esp. On the other hand, if you use a dedicated denoiser workflow and lossless intermediates - you might be able to target the noise better and retain more details If the noise is limiting your ability to grade, then denoising might be beneficial for your specific workflow. People convert to Prores because it's easier to edit. Depending on which model you used in Topaz, that might apply some denoising as well. You're denoising it by using prores, but losing some signal detail as a trade off. The 4.2.0 8bit color codec that, when I try to color grade, starts to fall apart.ĭid you mean in terms of artifacts ? What is "falling apart" ?

Original MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 24 Mbps LPCM VBR (4:2:0)ĭxnHD 422 8bit files recorded on a external Ninja Inferno monitor Here are some samples for your appreaciation: I understand that there is no magical way to improve footage, but should I always convert the compressed 4.2.0 p MTS files to 4.2.2 10bit PRORES 4k to grade?Įven if I use avisynth instead of Topaz? Or is it just jibberish? I have converted my recorded AVCHD to PRORES 422 4k and I think the results are better than simply grading the original MTS file. Then I researched online about AI resizing and I found Topaz Video Enhance AI (I swear I haven't read the topic about it back then )
#MAGIC LANTERN CANON 50D 10BIT 1080P#
It is a 4k sensor downsampling a beautiful 1080p c-logged on a MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 24 Mbps LPCM VBR (4:2:0)

I have acquired a Canon C100 last year and I'm amazed by the image quality.

I'm not an engineer, though I love video and have some technical experience thanks to this amazing forum. Just wanted to share my experience on this forum and check your thoughts about it.
