Free V-Log Conversion LUT for GH5 to Improve Panasonic's

Today we look at a few of the options to convert GH5's V-Log L to Rec 709, including a free one you can download here using code FREEGIFT: www.shotbymyles.co.uk/shop you might be asked to provide an email address and set a password- be assured I have no interest in sharing email addresses with anyone else.
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[@kimvogt]

Thank you, I just did a half-and-half video comparison and whilst the change is not too big, it definetely helps with the reds. Left a SUB, to not miss more of your content!

[@ShotByMyles]

Thanks Kim! I agree it’s not massive (especially after you match them for saturation and exposure!) but hopefully it’s a slightly better starting point :)

[@CountSorinsRealm]

Bruh you're the best between this and your course, I've gained a lot more expertise with my GH5's. Thank you!

[@ShotByMyles]

Awesome to hear, thank you!

[@viktorsz]

Good stuff Miles,good timing, I just received the vlog upgrade for my GH5..not to mention bought your practical course too :)

[@ShotByMyles]

Thanks a lot Viktor, hope you enjoy v-Log and the course!

[@JuliusSDeLaCruz]

Beautiful LUT Myles, I agree the others were too warm and had too much red/magenta

[@DeliciousBrain12]

Simply the best conversion LUT for the GH5 V-Log in my opinion. Thanks a lot for that Myles!!

[@ShotByMyles]

Kind words, thank you! Glad it’s working for you 👍🏻

[@lei2]

you make my day my friend, thanks a lot from Cape Verde

[@ShotByMyles]

Great to hear it, thank you!

[@sutv6754]

Thanks Miles that's great. By the way I really did well with your Gh5 course. I learned some important key things there. Bravo on that.

[@ShotByMyles]

Amazing to hear, thanks for sharing!

[@pablogranados5380]

Thanks dude!, this conversion lut works a lot better than the full V-log direccly from Panasonic, great work.

[@ShotByMyles]

Great to hear it, thanks Pablo!

[@ShauntProductions]

Myles. Consistently just blown away by your EXCELLENT GH5 videos (and I've seen a lot so, safe to say few really blow me away), thorough investigation on every issue, fantastic hints and tips, amazingly clear walkthroughs and generous time and assets given to the GH5 community man to get the most out of this camera. Your reveal of the 6K All-I feature on the camera just blew my mind...the image is SO sharp and extremely clear using Cine-D, even in low-light, runs circles around V-Log in the dark. Game changer on how I've been shooting recently. No words to say it other than you deserve more views. Keep up the fantastic work. Truly....Thank You!!!

[@ShotByMyles]

That’s amazing to hear, thank you! Really appreciate you taking the time to give me the feedback and glad you’re getting something from it, cheers!

[@officialtimcruz3077]

Hi @@ShotByMyles . I bought your training video last week...and working my way through it :-). Is the 6k All-I feature reveal shown in the training vids?

[@ShotByMyles]

Official TimCruz hey Tim, yes that video is part of the course in the bonus section! Let me know if you have any questions

[@officialtimcruz3077]

@@ShotByMyles awesome. Thanks a lot for the quick response mate. Well appreciated. Really looking forward to the training even more now. Ps- I came close to selling my GH5 and 18-35 combo, but after watching your lowlight video... 👏🏽👏🏽😮😎👌🏽... Really made me want to master my camera instead, and buy your course. Keep up the good work😎.

[@ShotByMyles]

Official TimCruz I know what you mean, I’ve been tempted by Sony but I force myself to remember it’s the person and not the gear that makes something good! There are some incredible videos out there done with our combo :)

[@ArdhoKalis]

Thank you so much, this is very helpful and the best conversion lut for the GH5 V-Log

[@ShotByMyles]

You’re welcome, glad to hear you’ve got some use out of it!

[@Steveoaudioandstuff]

Just downloaded this for my new GH5S. Side by side with the Panasonic one, and Natural profile shows this to give me the better look and feel of the three. Even on an 8bit Vlog-l recording. So impressed I've just signed up for your course Myles. Cheers 👍👍👍

[@ShotByMyles]

Fantastic Steve, glad you liked it- all the best!

[@Skasparoff]

looks like you just saved my butt. I've got crazy with all the V-log LUTs : ))

[@ShotByMyles]

Haha well I hope this one works out for you!

[@lepetitclip8657]

Great Thanks, very useful as usual :) What's exactly that Kodak Lut you use at 100% THX

[@shouldigetit]

Thank you for this

[@perhaar]

Thanks a lot! 👍

[@owen_poffenroth]

Thanks so much Myles this is a game changer, was so sick of that super magenta preview

[@ShotByMyles]

Cheers, hope it works out ok!

[@dmabson]

You are the best. No doubt

[@ShotByMyles]

Cheers Derek!

[@diskomiks]

Really cool.a holy Grail would be something that would convert v log to c log or Ursa tones.

[@FRANKRICECOLD209]

Nice Man Thanks

[@markfriday]

Thanks a lot for this!

[@ShotByMyles]

Thanks Mark, hope it works out for you!

[@markfriday]

@@ShotByMyleslove it! By the way, this is supposed to go first and then a lut like the GHAlex lut, right?

[@EduardoBerth]

Thanks a lot pal!

[@ShotByMyles]

No worries!

[@TANZANIAFILMMAKINGTV]

Very good stuff

[@InGiRo]

Thanks

[@StudioBonn]

I was searching for a V-log-Lut for my GH5, GH5s and GX9... your Lut have the better music so I will go with it... seriously - Antos and Joo are to personal with no attitude to go neutral as yours. And some FX-Luts on top will be the cream on my coffee...so thank you for your unflashy work. 👍

[@ShotByMyles]

Thanks a lot! It should work nicely with some added sauce on top, hope it works out 👊🏻

[@DarshanGajjarFilms]

Bloody legend mate

[@ShotByMyles]

Haha cheers!

[@hzubovi1]

Thank You for the LUT. Have You tried Leeming LUT?

[@ShotByMyles]

No worries! I haven't actually, honestly after I tested the CineD LUT of his I wasn't inspired to try the v-log one, but I have heard good things.

[@FernandoMongeIbiza]

Hi Myles, Yes, definitely Panasonic's official Vlog to rec 709 conversion LUT is too magenta on the skin tones. I deal with it using 3D LUT creator. Lowering the red on the channel window and tweaking the dynamic range on the A/B window. I can send you a LUT for the G9 and the GH5s if you wish. I would like to hear your opinion.

[@ShotByMyles]

Thanks Fernando! Appreciate the offer to test but I don’t yet have the G9 footage to use it with and I probably couldn’t commit to doing your work justice!

[@theinstagrapher]

Hi Miles, What's the Kodak LUT you're using with your LUT? I didn't quite get that. Thanks.

[@ShotByMyles]

Hi, I think it’s one I got from Premiere Pro! That comes with some LUTs built in

[@reantixxmangata7302]

thanks

[@brianwynn10]

your out vs the Alexa gha lut plz I think yours might be better

[@hoodaffairstv]

Can your v-log lut be used on footage from the G9 as well or is it more geared towards Gh5 looks

[@ShotByMyles]

I don't actually have the v-log unlocked on my G9 but otherwise I think the colours are identical. Would you have any G9 v-log footage you could share with me by any chance for my own testing? Obviously I wouldn't share it or post it anywhere if you could, if that sounds doable you could send to me via Wetransfer or something at [e-mail]

[@hoodaffairstv]

@@ShotByMyles i was in the process of ordering it that's why i was looking around to see if i needed any tools to add to it

[@ShotByMyles]

@@hoodaffairstv Ah ok fair enough, well I think it would work fine but I need to test to confirm :)

[@officialtimcruz3077]

Hey Myles. Hope you're well? I bought your course and working my way through the modules-awesome content btw. I just wanted to see what your thoughts were on the gh5 to gh5s upgrade? I have been thinking about switching to one for a while as I mostly shoot lowlight content. Previously I have been shooting at 1600iso with the gh5/18-35 combo, but still get a lot of noise. I know your training video says to try and not go beyond 800iso for lowlight, which I will experiment with beforehand. However, the gh5s dual native iso seems to suit my needs. I have a basic rig and an old zhiyun crane v2, so lack of IBIS doesn't worry me too much. So just to summarise, is the gh5s switch worth it, or just stick with the gh5 and figure out a lighting solution🤷🏽‍♂️. Thanks a lot for any input.

[@ShotByMyles]

Hi Tim, for me it would come down to your budget and whether you’re able to light these scenes or not. If you’re trying to save money then obviously it’s a tougher decision, and I’d consider how much of an impact the noise is having on the work. Are clients / viewers noticing the noise? Have you tried noise reduction? If your output is KZbin or Facebook, does the compression there take care of it or is it still an issue? If you absolutely need cleaner footage then it makes sense to look at the GH5S especially with the stabilisation gear you have. I’d just say that people have reported a noise issue in VFR mode on the GH5S that isn’t apparent on the GH5, so if you use VFR a lot you might still have an issue. I didn’t test that before I returned my GH5S. If you haven’t already got lights and you think they could help, I’d strongly consider starting there. Good lighting of a scene is more important than the camera, and if you’re shooting in the dark then even if there’s no noise you might see improvements with lighting, adding more contrast, character and making the colours pop. It also feels like a GH6 might be around the corner so I’d be thinking extra hard before upgrading at the moment! In the meantime 1600 ISO is fine, even 3200 if you’re able to do noise reduction. There’s a big hit in dynamic range at that point, but that’s less of an issue in low light :)

[@officialtimcruz3077]

@@ShotByMyles Thanks a lot for the quick and informative response mate :) I don't really get the budget to light the scenes, as the majority of my clients want low budget shoots. So currently I only have an aputure m9 key light that I use for run and gun and to light most of my scenes. It works at times, but its not always ideal. All of my content so far has just been for youtube/facebook so the compression helps slightly, but I'm my own worst critic and do notice the noise although my clients don't lol. If you have a minute to check out my most recent upload, the noise is pretty bad imo...and I didn't go past 1600 iso? I don't have noise reduction to the max, but I guess its something I could try. I also thought about maybe buying neat video? I read the rumors about the GH6, so again that's food for thought really, as it could be a bad time to upgrade. I'm going to head out to shoot later in the week, with some of the settings and techniques you suggested in the training vids....fingers crossed they work for me :)

[@officialtimcruz3077]

@@ShotByMyles Thanks for the kind words. Really appreciate it. The skin tones look ok imo, but as you said the noise in the sky and other places were really bad. However as you said, maybe I just need to look more into improving my exposure techniques and colour correction :). Agreed, on Neat video being demanding. I work in proxy media on a mac, so unsure as to how much NV would slow my work flow down. All valid points Myles. Buying a new camera as opposed to improving my technique is an expensive fix really....well at least until I see what the GH6 brings to That would be great if I could send you a small clip? I try and get it over to you in the next few days. Thanks once again for taking the time out to share your experience and expertise on this. Much appreciated!

[@ShotByMyles]

@@officialtimcruz3077 No prob!

[@PunishedSeeker]

Is this optimized for only the GH5, or will it work for the S1H and S5? Those are different sensors, so a tweaked LUT may be better to maximize information during conversion. Have you made one available for download?

[@ShotByMyles]

This was tested on the GH5 but should also work on full v-log. It is free with the code on the site so I’d encourage you to try if you’re interested :)

[@antiphonylife5044]

Wow, I have recently discovered your page, and you have SO much amazing information. I am new to the GH5 world, and I'm in love. Your channel has been a beautiful compliment to it, and I will be joining your course as well! I am grateful that you've put in so much work to share this incredible information. I've been curious.. It seems that I've narrowed down that Natural, CineD, and Vlog seem to be the best options for video. I am curious as to what you might suggest as far as when to use what, and what the benefits of one or the other may be. My understanding is that Natural is a great baked in look that's ready to go. CineD is a good Natural/Vlog in-between having a bit more "flexibility. And Vlog being able to take advantage of a wider dynamic range, yet more vulnerable to noise, and not recommended for night time shooting. What do you find yourself using the most? I really coloring, but I'm kind of a slap on a LUT, and adjust exposure/contrast/saturation to taste kind of guy. Therefore, the Emotive Color is likely a bit more work than I want to do. I am looking forward to trying out the Luts you created. Any insights would be so helpful. Thank you!

[@ShotByMyles]

Thanks a lot! I think you've nailed it on the benefits of those profiles, and I only use Natural, Cine-D or v-log personally. I use Natural for quick turnaround jobs including some corporate work where I don't think the viewer will notice the reduced dynamic range. I use Cine-D for more creative shoots where I want slightly more dynamic range and will grade the footage including for all my slow motion and low light stuff. Then I'll use v-log if I'm shooting a really high dynamic range scene (sometimes real estate) and I want to hold on to as much range as possible, and I'll only shoot 10 bit in that case. Hope that helps!

[@antiphonylife5044]

@@ShotByMyles Super helpful. Thank you!!

[@gurkhaliproduction9799]

Iam trying to use Ghalex lut in my gh5s,but the read lut file didn’t readout my lut which I have in my sdcard?it works in my gh5 but not in gh5s wired.any tips how to enable the read lut file?would be huge appreciate.looking forward.

[@ShotByMyles]

I’m not sure about that one to be honest, sorry! If you email the makers directly they’re quite responsive I found :)

[@gurkhaliproduction9799]

Shot by Myles thank you 🙏 I figured out the issue thank you for your response.

[@ILIVE4HOLIDAYS]

It's probably a stupid question but I'm new to Panasonic cameras and wondering how can I install FULL V-LOG color profile to my current LUMIX GH5M2 camera - if I can of course. Also where can I get it from? Many thanks

[@ShotByMyles]

Honestly I thought the GH5 mark ii came with v-log installed already! We had to buy it from Panasonic as an upgrade for the original GH5 and they sent a code in the post, but I thought the Mk2 came with it… Definitely one to check out with a manual but if you cycle through the picture profiles I’d expect to see it!

[@ILIVE4HOLIDAYS]

Yes, it came with V-Log L (V-Log Lite) pre-installed which isn’t the Full V-Log if I not mistaken. Firstly I thought Panasonic full frame cameras have full V-Log and M43 cameras get V-Log L but since GH6 has full V-Log I’m completely confused…

[@ShotByMyles]

@@ILIVE4HOLIDAYS ah yes I see what you mean, I’m pretty sure there is no way to get full V-log on the GH5 m2, they’ve kept that as a feature of the GH6 (and full frame cameras). It’s probably a limitation of the sensor in the GH5/mk ii that they can’t capture enough dynamic range to benefit from full v-log.

[@JonInLondon]

Thanks, that was interesting and I'll give your LUT a try, including the display LUT is a very nice touch.. BTW have you compared with with other free ones such as Logarist (usually involves two LUTS): www.logarist.com/ Or the main (??) paid ones of Leeming and EmotiveColor? (Ah, scratch the latter, I see you have a video...) Plus there's also the non-LUT approach of using the Open FX Colour Space Converter in Resolve?

[@ShotByMyles]

Hi Jon, I've only compared the ones shown in this video (Tom Antos, Joo Works, official Panasonic one) plus I've explored Emotive Color as you mention. I know in Resolve people might defer to the ACES workflow which is fair enough but I only look at the CineD version of Leeming, which is also in a separate video. I've never heard of Logarist but to be honest I think I'm personally done testing free ones now that I've made my own and have so many options already!

[@JonInLondon]

​@@ShotByMyles I know the feeling about testing LUTs, I have played with too many. I will try your LUT though. I find ACES in Resolve doesn't work at all well with the GH5, IMHO getting the Reds wrong. I tried really hard talking to people I know at Panasonic UK to see if I could persuade them to do a GH5 IDT but it doesn't seem to have worked. Here's my initial discussion on the subject: forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=81522&p=469208#p469208 If you use Resolve much and haven't tried the OFX Colour space converter (I think you need the Studio version) I'd suggest having a play: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnukXqWgeZ6VnK8 Thanks again for the video...

[@DavidAdonisxxx]

hey bro is this still available? cant seem to find it on your site

[@ShotByMyles]

Yes they are mate, I’ll check the link out in case it’s broken but should be here: www.shotbymyles.co.uk/shop

[@DavidAdonisxxx]

@@ShotByMyles thanks I see Cine D, Natural and gh5 vlog L lut but no rec709

[@ShotByMyles]

David Adonis It is only those 3- the idea was to get those profiles closer to Rec709 with colour / contrast tweaks 👍🏻

[@DavidAdonisxxx]

@@ShotByMyles got you

[@nafun123]

Hey great stuff! I subscribed! Also, I appreciate Tom Antos and his contribution to the community - But I gotta say, I have never liked the way he color corrects / color grades at all. Whether its for style or neutrality, its pretty weird. I'll be using your LUT and watching more of your stuff thanks

[@ShotByMyles]

Much appreciated! Tom’s got a great channel and I’ve been a subscriber for a while but I agree with you!

[@nafun123]

@@ShotByMylesword, I bought your LUT today and will be using it on my next project. Keep up the good work!

[@ShotByMyles]

nafun123 hope it works out for you man thanks!

[@InLightVFX]

Some advice for viewers (and perhaps it's obvious): you should film V-Log with 10-bit not 8-bit recording modes. I found that with 8-bit recordings using this LUT I was getting a decent amount of color artifacts. At least I assume this is an 8-bit issue and not an issue with the LUT. It makes sense, too. V-Log is so flat that it needs those full 10-bits to be post-processed as much as is necessary to get a good look. Can you confirm this Myles? And thanks for your hard work on this video and the GH5 luts!

[@ShotByMyles]

Absolutely, thanks for mentioning! I always recommend shooting 10 bit where possible, and if that’s not possible I would avoid VLog entirely :) That’s where I use either Natural or Cine-D. I’d be interested to hear if you see the same issues with Panasonic’s LUT, I definitely saw some in 8 bit VLog, especially on skin and in shadows

[@InLightVFX]

@@ShotByMyles Ok, thanks for confirming! I just checked the official Panasonic LUT and yes, I was am seeing the same artifact issues. And yes, I too notice it first in skin tones, reds, and shadows. 10-bit it is! In all your GH5 experience you wouldn't happen to know the best way to prepare v-log footage for vfx? For vfx we always convert footage to a linear, "scene referred" gamma before doing vfx. So a LUT that would do this might be named something like "V-Log > Linear" ... it's a confusing rabbit hole of color management unique to vfx. Just asking in case you have any ideas for a solution. Right now I'm thinking LUTCalc might be my best bet but I'm not sure how much I can trust the gh5 vlog luts created there.

[@ShotByMyles]

@@InLightVFX sorry, I’m severely under-qualified to give advice for VFX work I’m afraid! Apologies, best of luck with it though!

[@InLightVFX]

@@ShotByMyles No worries! Thanks!

[@skyactivemedia4483]

Will these LUTS work with the GH4 and if so....having problems downloading them???

[@ShotByMyles]

I haven’t personally tested it, but at the same time I think it should work. To my knowledge Panasonic offer the same LUT for both, so it should be close. Sorry about the download trouble, I just changed web site today so I’ll have to re-rest!

[@ShotByMyles]

Site should now be fixed :)

[@skyactivemedia4483]

@@ShotByMyles Cool cheers Myles

[@fabiofermi9617]

Scusate ho acquistato questo GH5 V-log L LUT ho messo il log sulla sd ma sulla camera non mi dice nulla non saprei come installarlo qualcuno può aiutarmi grazie!!!

[@ShotByMyles]

I would format the card and try again... check out a tutorial as well if you haven't already kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmrJgY2XlpaGgrM

[@fabiofermi9617]

hello yes I have formatted the SD but from the camera I do not see any installation of the log

[@pravinp7560]

Can u plz make a lut for vlog l

[@ShotByMyles]

This is for v-log L!