GH5 Color Profile Settings // GH5 Settings and IRE Levels for V-Log L, Cine-D and Natural Profiles

A quick guide to the GH5 Color Profile Settings. The Lumix GH5 has some great picture profiles like Cine-D, V-LOG L and Natural Color Profile. I know there's a bunch of different GH5 color profile settings out there, but these picture profile settings and IRE levels in this video have been working pretty well for me. But as always, play around with the different color profile settings to get the look that is best for you.
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[@theguitaristas]

Hey Caleb, I use a GH5 for my B Roll shooting guitars and your 'one of the best' video literally just saved me hundreds of dollars on both a slider and a gimbal stabiliser I'd been planning to buy. It's only a small token of my appreciation but I know it helps so thanks mate! Colin.

[@CalebHoover]

i know this late but thanks so much!

[@EugeneMaynard]

When I first bought the GH5 three years ago, I used Cine D until I bought the Vlog L upgrade a few months later. I then did an extensive test in outdoor daylight conditions and under indoor studio lighting conditions with all the profiles, my conclusion was that Natural easily gave me the look I preferred the best if for some reason I was not going to use V log L such as extreme low light shooting or if I was not going to grade because of time restrictions or going out live! My go to profile is Vlog L every day of the week!🙏🏾

[@CalebHoover]

awesome! thanks for sharing!

[@iSpike]

Friggin AWESOME! I have just purchased my second GH5 and it came with the V-Log installed so now I am researching how best to use this V-Log prfile. You are such an awesome camera dude and love it every time I check into you videos. Cheers from Western Australia

[@biskitbodyboarding]

just changed from using Sonys for 7 years to a gh5 ( the gh6 dropped the price of the gh5 by £350 :) ) .. I shoot surfing so the 2x crop is a god send for getting the reach I need ..I have binge watched a lot of your videos to get on top of settings / set up and picture profiles ...thank you so much for your content it has saved me so much frustration learning a new camera and interface .... keep pushing the videos you explain things so well 🎉

[@IanFrancoAlani]

Man thank you so much for all the info that you bring about this camera! I'm gonna be honest I always wanted to get into filmmaking and shoot B roll and I've been watching your videos for the last month and felt really inspired to go for it so I bought my first camera GH5! and I'm so happy with it! I did my first b roll video last week, its not perfect but I was really encouraged by it, but most important I really enjoyed it! Thanks for all the help with the settings , man makes a huge difference! Keep up the good work!

[@CalebHoover]

i just went and checked it out! great work!

[@IanFrancoAlani]

@@CalebHoover WOO THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@geemaree3456]

Very helpful! Thanks for the great video Caleb! GH5 crew represent!

[@CalebHoover]

Thanks for watching!

[@RylandRussell]

Natural straight up. No color grade necessary. Are you using a viltrox adapter? Mine adds green tint. Especially compared with my metabones.

[@charliedont]

Thanks this made me realize there is built in LUT for using vlog on the S5 and it’s helping!

[@officialhardnox]

Hey Caleb what profile would you recommend for shooting green screen? We tried NATURAL and liked it. Wanted ur opinion, We just got a GH6

[@OriOnTheIguanaHunter]

Caleb, really nice video! I'm using the Natural profile since I saw your video about it long time ago and I have to say I'm pretty happy with it, to the point that I haven't got the VLog upgrade yet, really don't know if I need that. Can you share what is the tripod head you were using in this video? Thanks!!

[@CalebHoover]

love it! natural is definitely my go to profile for sure. here's the tripod head amzn.to/2KA5zGz

[@diegocandido]

Hello, in the other video the color settings are different. Which one do you recommend using now?

[@CalebHoover]

I found these settings work really well but the other video you commented on, those settings work really great as well.

[@ElWumbus]

What monitor do you use man? I have an atomos Shinobi but it displays more contrasty than the actual footage. Shopping around and thought I’d ask you. Great vid by the way, v-log man myself

[@stevelooong]

Hey Caleb, thanks for the vid :) Question. How can I get rid of that white box on the top middle of the display telling you wich LUT you put on the Monitor and the HDMI. Is there a way that it disappears? :)

[@BlueKoastrecords]

Hi. It's about your monitor not the gh5.. maybe can you look at the instructions of that monitor, sure that is an easy problem to fix. 🤙

[@voltvisuals]

Helps alot for people not knowing alot about this stuff.

[@CalebHoover]

glad it was helpful

[@9jatechie]

Great video. I was hoping to find the link to the geared focus system you have installed on your camera. Please point me to a link on Amazon or any other store. Cheers.

[@CalebHoover]

Here's a couple great options - Fotga - amzn.to/2O55bPd or SmallRig - amzn.to/3A1gfCR i'll be talking about this Small Rig one in a few weeks in a vid. thanks for watching!

[@markhyena]

so ive watched all of your videos learned alot, I have a question. what SD card do you use to record 10bit ALL IN ? mine dont seem to work .... thanks

[@edjerle]

Thanks man very helpful!! These are the only profiles I shoot in.

[@CalebHoover]

awesome!

[@johnpaulalquisola4240]

Exposure: GH5 VLog - 55% zebra 1(skin tone) and - 75 %zebra2 (overall exposure) GH5 Natural - 70% zebra 1 (skin tone) - 95 % zebra 2 (overall exposure) GH5 Cine-D - 70% zebra 1 (skin tone) - 95 % zebra 2 (overall exposure)

[@scamp_media]

Thanks for this. Its such a murky world trying to lock these off this is handy.

[@MikeJaySingerandEntertainer]

I've just started filming in vlog.. do you think it would be easy to colour match to Sony a7siii? Great videos btw

[@cepwin]

If you’re doing KZbin tutorials do you benefit from getting vlog from Panasonic ?

[@CalebHoover]

no i don't think you have to have v-log. you'd be fine with natural or cine-d

[@BlueKoastrecords]

80% of the time i shot natural the best in my opinion especially in the dark situation the black stay black without noise..

[@CalebHoover]

yeah i totally agree!

[@bulltivation7846]

Am I the only one in this world who think, that the CineV is the best low light profile.... I've tested it in different iso in very dark conditions next to every other profile and the CineV looks like best in terms of colors straight out of the camera and least noise

[@BlueKoastrecords]

@@bulltivation7846 hi. If it is okay for you keep that cinelikev for lowlight but i swear try exact same shots on natural and see.. it is a personnal taste but lot of people think that the best low light profil is natural..

[@SamirYasif1]

Correct. Safe to shot natural at night

[@beng4797]

You should definitely consider making this same video with the S series cameras. Very useful info

[@jakefelzien]

Good stuff as always Caleb! I definitely bounce between these three all the time depending on the situation 😂

[@CalebHoover]

thanks for watching! yeah i'm definitely in natural most of the time but sometimes that dynamic range is nice. have a good christmas man!

[@tarantulacollective]

I primarily use the Natural Profile myself, but I have the GH5s and it came with the Vlog, but I havent really messed with it or Cine-D much. I really should learn more about it. Thanks for this helpful video...I look forward to trying out your LUTS.

[@CalebHoover]

awesome man! hope those LUTS work for you!

[@nunaus1]

Thanks for video from Portugal

[@prabhakarrao4922]

Thank you very informative. Now I've got the G9. Am I right in assuming that the settings should be pretty much identical for the G9? Thank you

[@avsvisual6786]

CineD and the GHAlex/Emotive Color Alex LUT for me. I need to check out VLOG and the Natural profile more though!

[@CalebHoover]

sounds like you have a great setup! fun to play around with other profiles too.

[@sutv6754]

I was big on CINED for a while but at the end of the day it did not seem worth it. Using now pretty much the Natural. I am going to try tomorrow the -2, -5, 0, 01, 0. Looking forward.

[@CalebHoover]

hope it works for you!

[@Jeff123Cali]

Just discovered your series of videos, which are all fantastic like this one! Thanks for the help!

[@d4fredffw]

for giving me such a good color profile you just got a subscriptionThank you!!!

[@ShinTenshi]

Hi Caleb just want to say merry christmas and and happy new years! thank for you video! thank to make us better! enjoy moments with your fam time goes fast and keep making memories. Joyeux Noel Bisous i will support you by buying all your Lut next week with the code thank :)

[@CalebHoover]

Merry Christmas!! Thanks for your support!

[@MariusAT]

Super helpful! What SD card would you recommend for dealing with a 10bit profile?

[@BlueKoastrecords]

Angelbird !

[@vladiografie4376]

Lexar 😍

[@MariusAT]

Thanks for specifying which brand. I was more curious if you need a V90 or not :)

[@CalebHoover]

something with fast write speeds like 150mb/s or higher. sony tough card is good.

[@msppDOTcom]

Hello Caleb, when you are shooting with "Natural" are you using 10bit or 8bit?

[@CalebHoover]

i'll shoot both 8 and 10 but for youtube i mostly shoot 8bit for client work, depending on the case i'll shoot 10bit or 8bit

[@SHINE88]

I have been using cine-v but no one else seems to use that. I've been happy with it but I will give natural a try.

[@CalebHoover]

yeah i don't use cine-v but i could see where it would be beneficial in some scenarios!

[@redbandmedia79]

Hello Caleb. I’ve got a question that’s not related to this video if you don’t mind me asking? What’s the difference between filming in 60fps versus filming in 24fps and using the variable frame rate option on the GH5? Is one way better than the other in terms of a more cinematic look? Thanks mate and really appreciate your videos 👍🏼

[@CalebHoover]

great questions! I actually have a vid coming out this week talking about VFR. It's such a great feature. One main difference is the audio. no audio with variable frame rate. no auto focus as well. having that processed slo mo is great tho!

[@redbandmedia79]

@@CalebHoover great cheers Caleb. I look forward to seeing it. Thanks for taking the time to answer my question 👍🏼

[@thegroove2000]

This has helped even for my lumix fz300 as a lot of the features here are inherent within the device. Now off shooting. Thanks.

[@adventurejoevideo3745]

I like VLog at -5,-5 with a monitor lut I built that adds sat and sharpness

[@WoobiTheCat]

Hi Caleb, Thanks for all your hard work on those Gh5 videos!! I love them :) I got the Gh5s and I want to know if the natural profil setting you're using is the same for Gh5s? Thank you so much!!

[@CalebHoover]

yeah they should work the same as far as i know!

[@josephasghar]

I got the GH5 with V-log installed, but I daren’t risk using it when the natural profile works just fine for me. It just feels like one more variable to potentially get wrong.

[@CalebHoover]

Absolutely!!

[@KNAPVIDS]

Amazing videos man. You help alot. You got yourself a sub !

[@CalebHoover]

awesome! thanks so much!

[@andersistbesser]

Why do you turn the sharpness down? To me the original setting looks very good

[@fennecfilmsprod576]

Hi, i'am film maker for the most in wedding and in low light ! Will it be the naturel profile best for me ?

[@Flicklix]

Hey Caleb, great video! I'm leaning toward the Natural profile now. Question: I have limited monitor and computer resources...can I get away with color correction/grading with proxies? I'm seeing some comments online saying that you shouldn't....thoughts?

[@Jelinnichele]

I think as long as your proxy has the same color depth as your original footage your fine. i can also recommend using Apple ProRes (or i think DNxHR on Windows) Codecs for proxy files because those or much less tasking for your computer then the files from the camera

[@Flicklix]

@@Jelinnichele Thanks so much!

[@randislusher148]

Thank you for this video!

[@alexandraboadu]

Great! Super informative! And helpful! Especially having the LUMIX gh5, in my recent video I have used natural profile it’s better at the moment especially if you plan to use custom luts or colour grading, I used cinematic before but I thought to give the natural a go, you can do more with it

[@CalebHoover]

Thanks for sharing!

[@symba-ibn-2pac782]

my man, i bought a gh5 and a used sigma 18 35 for 400€. im so excited i watched all your videos and i fear that i made a mistake because of the manual focus or maybe the weight of this lense... could you maybe do a manual focus gh5 settings video? or how you manual focus in general especially with the sigma. ill probably copy your handheld rig aswell :D i watched almost all of your videos man but the more i get into it the more im confused which lense to buy or whatever. anohter question: in your rig video u have the lense adapter, is it also usable if i use it with the viltrox adapter? love you man

[@CalebHoover]

thanks for watching! yeah the viltrox works great. i personally use the metabones but the viltrox, from what i've heard and i have a couple friends that use it, works just as well as the metabones. i think a manual focus vid is a great idea!

[@KS622]

Hey Caleb, I experience these colour breakdowns on v-log as well, it's some weird blue colour islands on my dogs fur for example; do you experience these kind of breakdowns as well on the other profiles when shooting 8 bit?

[@leopolddelassence5224]

clear and really helpfull man. thanks

[@wangmedia]

First to comment! Great video again. What is your thoughts on not using VLog L for low light situations but when the subject is well lit?

[@CalebHoover]

if things are well lit you should be fine but i wouldn't use v-log if light is a struggle

[@Freddd95]

I'm not an expert regarding this subject, but is there a reason you don't turn the contrast all the way down when adjusting the natural profile? Wouldn't that give you more dynamic range? It still won't be as flat as V-log of course, which I understand can be a little too flat.

[@robjamesewing]

Do you ever shoot with HLG? I've been a natural shooter for a long time, but recently started HLG because I heard it handled noise in the shadows better than VLOG and I love the added dynamic range.

[@CalebHoover]

I actually haven't shot in HLG. I do want to try it and shoot more in it cuz I've heard the same things.

[@robjamesewing]

@@CalebHoover I've really liked using it recently (I use the Leeming LUT for converting it from HLG to rec709) and it feels like shooting in Natural but with just an added stop of DR. that said, I'm not super comfortable grading VLOG either, so I'm not the best to judge the profiles.

[@jacobrobidou7765]

What profile would you recommend for shooting real estate interiors to expose for windows and still keep interiors lit? Do you have a LUT you would recommend for that situation?

[@CalebHoover]

i think cine-d or vlog will give you the best dynamic range probably.

[@Random-yz8gb]

I don't understand this. Is all of this supposed to be graded afterwards or what?

[@hohhoijjaa]

Great informative video! How about HLG? And workflow with it?

[@CalebHoover]

i honestly can't speak on HLG cuz i don't use it much but i want to spend some time with it

[@beng4797]

Do these Zebra settings work with S series cameras?

[@AlexArrigoni71]

Hi, great video, thanks. I use normally Ryan Harris’ Cinelike D settings (with Zebra 1 at 100%), good for low lights situations and when I shoot 8-bit (for example with VFR). When I shoot 10-Bit I use Vlog. It could work for you?

[@CalebHoover]

yeah ryan's settings for cine d work really well. i like those too!

[@AlexArrigoni71]

@@CalebHoover :)

[@ruff1draft]

Caleb would these Luts work on both the Panasonic gh5s and Panasonic S5

[@CalebHoover]

yeah they should! they're .cube files so they should work with anything.

Could you recomend how to use FN and C Buttons? Please. I got a GH4 and i'm a little lost.

[@giansjam5907]

Hey Caleb, great vid man. I have a question about skin tones exposure with VLOG and Zebra's. I see filmmakers speak about setting Z's at 55% with VLOG, as well as exposing one stopover. However, when I set Z's at 55% and then expose 1 stop over - the skins are blown out. What are your thoughts on this?

[@skepsys]

Caleb, why do you use in-camera contrast at "-2" in natural? it seems to me that, by lowering contrast, when filming for example in full daylight, nd can be rotated less, and so the shadows get better exposed, whereas if contrast is high, nd must be rotated more, so shadows are less exposed (or was it the other way around). but, if that is how it is, then what sense does it make to not turn contrast all the way down to "-5"? i mean, if you do it for better room in grading, then i dont see the logic in going with only "-2" vs the full "-5". and if it is not true (it's not better in grading), then why not keep it at zero, as it originally is? i mean, why did you pick the intermediary solution? and, if you did it because sometimes you dont grade and it's easier to have it straight out of camera with a contrast that looks good to you, then still, could you tell what your thoughts are on this incamera contrast (if, for better grading, it is or is not better to use "-5")?

[@ScottGerke]

I love the natural profile and going to give your specs a try today. I was shooting in vlog all week, first time trying to grade, and really like how you can manipulate the scene's mood, but man that's just another added step to the editing process...whew! I don't even shoot in manual mode (yet) as it's hard enough for me to just keep up with the story I'm trying to tell!

[@dark-well]

Hi Caleb, good video! I shoot on G9 which is kinda similar to GH5 after the last year firmware update. Been playing a lot with profiles, mostly Vlog, but lately switched to natural and cine d for shoots that don´t need too much color grading. I´m gonna try the hue settings you mentioned, maybe it fix the magenta tint on skintones I´m getting everywhere :D

[@CalebHoover]

yeah it definitely leans magenta. 😂 thanks for sharing!

[@hanifbudisatrio9772]

what is cinelike d color space??? is it srgb or something else...

[@sememedia1905]

Been using cine D

[@CalebHoover]

nice!

[@zionpark0803]

Whenever I shoot with Natural profile the result looks like it slightly has magenta tint on it which is not a case for Cine D or V-log. Do you have any idea why it happens?

[@dutch4motion662]

For my cine d... color profile. All day long. But i gonna want for a new camera... i hope the sigma fp will be cheaper around 1200 euro or lower

[@41vids]

Question, I am using zebras and the waveform to help balance my exposure and that’s helping, but now once that’s done, my question is what do I prioritize to lighten my exposure - aperture, shutterspeed or iso? Like should I keep aperture at a minimum (2.8 on my lens) and then use shutter speed and/or iso to adjust the exposure? Which one should I keep low and which should I be adjusting to move the waveform ? I obviously want to stay away from noise as much as possible, Someone please help I am dying trying to figure this out and I can’t!!!!

[@arthura777]

Please make a HLG settings and capabilities video!

[@CalebHoover]

sounds great! I need to play with it and learn it.

[@vivianvaldi7871]

Specially appreciate u have no garden elves store, like some.

[@okikiconsulting]

How do set custom white balance in Vlog?

[@arkishpromusic3395]

great

Hi, This applies to the GH4 too?

[@CalebHoover]

Absolutely !

[@tonyzinjiba5851]

I can't see link

[@mproviser]

I shoot Cine D

[@oneeyedphotographer]

4 mintes in ... Yo assume a lot of knowledge I do not have. Why those 5%, 75% limits? WHat happens if I go higher? Those are examples.

[@CalebHoover]

that's where your highlights will be blown out

[@bekturfilms]

bro are u baked as well? =D