How to Expose & Color Grade SLOG 3 - Sony A6700 FX30 FX3 A7IV A7SIII A1 A7RV

[@YongCyrus]

Finally someone on KZbin who has a great tutorial

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thank you for the kind words. Glad you found this useful.

[@dwrex100]

Josh, as a new content creator, new FX 30 owner, interested in S-LOG 3, but equally intimidated shooter, AND a final cut user - I can't possibly thank you enough! This might very well be the most valuable piece of educational content specific to my needs I've EVER seen. Trust me, I've watched countless hours in the pursuit! Greater still, you provide such in-depth information for both in door/controlled and outdoor variances in shooting. As I'm sure you're aware, a lack of confidence in using gear can stifle creativity. Your video has given me the knowledge and confidence to start creating, rather than the perpetual state of consuming. Keep up the great work! 🤘🏻

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thank you for such a great comment. I am so glad to hear that this video was helpful for you. Slog 3 shouldn't be scary, it is actually pretty simple and can get you such great images. Good luck with the shooting/grading and thanks for watching!

[@Macho_Beats]

I agree ☝🏽.

[@egnogra]

I agree

[@AJMac1]

My guy, you killed this video. Thank you. If you want to know how to nail exposure, watch this whole video.

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@liubovgorosko4665]

Thank you very much for the video. You helped me a lot. Already started practicing. Perfect tutorial for people who just starts shooting Slog3

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Glad the video was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!

[@GS0CK6]

What an amazing video! Thank you so much. Doesn’t get simpler and more detailed than this.

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@JackSather]

Thanks Josh! Just got my FX30 and this was ridiculously helpful! Can’t wait to see what this baby can do!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Glad the video was helpful and thanks for watching!

[@robknopperstudio]

Wow, this is seriously an education. I have already watched this video twice, taken notes, and worked through each step to get the best footage I've ever created. Thank you so much for putting time into this. I FINALLY feel like I trust myself to produce videos with S-Log.

[@robknopperstudio]

By the way, I would love to see your version of this for dealing with audio.

[@Josh_Sattin]

That is awesome! So glad to hear this was helpful for you. Unfortunately I don't have the skills with audio to make something like this for audio.

[@matthewwallin9384]

best SLOG-3 video out of about 50 I have watched. Easy to follow. Thanks so much!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

[@VideoJTS]

My feelings of gratitude clearly aren't occupying this comment section alone. You are an awesome teacher. As someone who recently graduated with a digital media degree and instantly became the sole videographer for a company, I'm pretty overwhelmed at the ridiculous amount of minute detail that goes into the craft. I'm super meticulous and don't like leaving stones unturned. Thanks so much for your content. It's incredibly useful. I just got an FX30 and have bee super stressed about learning all of the functions. This content is Golden :)

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thank you so much for the kind words. If you haven't seen this video yet, this is a full user guide for the FX3 (very similar to the FX30): kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHOxgKqLlrR4bpY

[@chadswinford]

This was a great tutorial. Just picked up a FX3 and after watching multiple videos to better understand how to shoot and grade SLOG3, I finally found this one. Now I can move onto the next topic.

[@Josh_Sattin]

Glad it was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!

[@stevenerixon33]

It's just so much easier to get the proper exposure with the histogram. I just did some test shooting with it and I nailed all of my shots 100%. Can't believe I've been using the exposure meter for this many years. Thanks!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. I'm glad to to hear that this was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!

[@gregorykportraits]

Very helpful for photographers like me who are slowly moving into adding video into their arsenal, thanks!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Glad to hear it was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!

[@yoursureshotphotographypra8961]

Very true

[@hellopsp180]

Wow the way you showed how to correct LOG to be useable was really cool

[@stephanserfontein1214]

Thank you, Josh. You're a great teacher and to the point. Finally, I overcame my hesitation to use Slog3 on my Sony Camera!

[@ginol5975]

I’ve watched hundreds of hours of videos and I love your style. The demonstration and everything is put together so well you’re a great teacher thanks so much

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thank you for the kind words!

[@egnogra]

Straight to the point bro! Found your tutorial best one for slog 3 understanding. Photographer here shifting to cinema so there is a lot to catch up

[@Josh_Sattin]

Glad the video was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!

[@Tonikelocators]

I have been looking for videos on youtube that provide quality content, this is the best one I have come across! Thank you!

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@RandumbTech]

Super helpful! I find shooting with the LUT on (loaded by me) in the FX3 allows me to nail my exposure every time. Then in post, I just apply the LUT and I’m essentially done. Like you said, there are a million different ways to do it, just have to find the right one for your workflow.

[@mikefeatherston4078]

Thank you for keeping this simple. I've been a professional photographer for a very long time but am new to video. I've watched quite a bit of color grading training and it has been pretty overwhelming. This is the first time I've seen it applied in a quick and simple manner. Thanks again.

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Glad the video was helpful for you and thanks for watching!

[@kenloyd]

Nice job Josh, great pace, no fluffy excess info - you do a great job of staying on point and I'm looking forward to more.

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thank you for the kind words and for watching!

[@Opinion-Matters]

Thank you for this super helpful and super clear explanation on slog3, actually im also starting to switch from PP11 to slog3 and this is a huge help for me, please dont stop sending knowledge to others i hope your channel grows more coz it deserves it, thank

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@WatermelonSaurus]

quick delivery with detailed explanation. Really enjoyed your tutorial video!

[@Josh_Sattin]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

[@turyboy]

Thank you so much, I wish we had more people like you explaining

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@MERTCEYLAN]

Most understandable video about S Log , I've ever watched...Thanks m8 ...

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. I'm glad it was helpful for you . Thanks for watching!

[@StefanZivkovicMedia]

Thank you for taking the time to explain these important topics in such a concise and useful manner. After upgrading to the zv-e1, I wanted to take advantage of SLOG and you really made things clear. I appreciate it, I’ll be keeping an eye on your future videos!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Glad the video was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!

[@rcgoooo]

like the way you talk, basically, detail, easy to understand. thank you!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@Ebeneezergoode909]

One of the best tutorial if not The Best on the matter for Sony shooter, thank you so much for this, super useful !

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome! Thank you for the kind words and for watching!

[@mervynmccracken]

XLNT: Never knew why to use zebras for indoor vs histogram for natural outdoor before. Very specific. Thank you 🙂

[@Josh_Sattin]

You'e welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@dhananjayrsapkal]

After watching 100s of videos I think my confusion was gone... Thanks I will apply your techniques tomorrow and I face any problem I will ask you 😊

[@TannerMcCartney]

you explain things in such a digestible way. easy sub! thanks for your knowledge!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Glad you liked the video and thanks for watching!

[@LaurnDakat]

I’m a content creator who uses Final Cut Pro. I just got a FX30 and have found your videos super helpful through this learning curve. Thank you. Rachel, LDK

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. I'm glad to hear that my videos have been helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@kouleeofficial]

I just watched this and you explained everything very well! I watched many videos and they didnt explain as good as you. Thank you so much!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Glad this was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!

[@bikelifewithalex120]

Very useful info and great content. I like how simple and clear you explain things not boring experience users and new ones as well.

[@Josh_Sattin]

I'm glad to hear the video was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!

[@VedunianCraft]

Perfectly explained! I've watched heaps of other videos regarding proper exposure in SLOG3. Most explanations circulated around the exposure multimeter and zebras around 94. My highlights were blown out most of the times...this was driving me crazy! Your explanations for in and outside made the most sense for me. I don't own an nd filter (yet), but my results were consistent. Had to change the ISO though. Thanks a lot 💪!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@reaganpieter]

Very..very good info here and exactly what I need for a job today, interview inside and b-roll outside. Thanks!

[@Josh_Sattin]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@DancedZikrNZ]

Thanks Josh, that was really simple, easy to follow and helpful.

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Glad it was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!

[@KristianPage]

Josh, another outstanding edit. Thank you for your time and effort. It's appreciated!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@McSweeneyDan]

Josh, this was great. Thank you. You managed to demystify the whole SLOG shooting and color correction/grading process in a short and engaging piece. I've watched a lot of videos on this topic and am slowly beginning to get it, but you brought it home. I hope. Haha. Again, thanks.

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. I'm glad this video was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!

[@glenblaven]

Best video I’ve seen on this topic. Thanks Josh! Subscribed!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching and for the support!

[@JamesBellLandscapePhotography]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills. Very helpful. I'm grateful for you making this. Thanks.

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@uptown3636]

Thank you for taking the time to make and share such a useful tutorial. I especially appreciate your guidance not to make every shot look the same in terms of exposure. I learned this the hard way with photo editing. The world is beautiful because of its variability--embracing that imperfection is part of the joy of post-production.

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@gillesemmenegger7731]

Thanks for this simple explanation!!! I was searching for a video like this

[@amstation]

ty josh. i am still confusing with zebra. you showed zebra on grey card. but i don't have it. so how to apply zebra on face?

[@Josh_Sattin]

I don't use zebras on skin because everyone has different color skin. Gray cards are consistent. They are currently $8.09 on Amazon: geni.us/7M2nA

[@justalittledaf]

Really like your teaching style

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thank you so much!

[@markus_knoedel]

Thank you. So many helpful tips. Even after this long time I have the camera now.

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@arfmf]

What a great video! You've show concepts in practice in a very intuitive way. Indeed you're correcting/grading. I prefer to use a CST to a wide gamut intermediate color space and gama curve that will take care of the color correction in a mathematically sound way. Then I'll take care of the grading if needed.

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thanks! I wish FCPX had CST.

[@gabhoule]

I appreciate the Star Wars scene transition.

[@OnlyIn876]

When I go to select “set” for custom white balance it is greyed out and it says this operation or setting is not available as follows. Shoot mode- memory recall. I am shooting in cini ei

[@Josh_Sattin]

Unfortunately you can’t be in a memory recall mode to use custom white balance. It’s a weird limitation of the Sony cameras.

[@OnlyIn876]

@@Josh_Sattin that is weird! Any solutions besides using the preset WB (what Ive been doing)? If I shoot on manual would I have to dial in my settings each time my camera is on?

[@Josh_Sattin]

It is a weird limitation from Sony. If you shoot in manual mode and set one of the custom white balance settings, it should save it in the that custom white balance selection.

[@kajanagel4241]

best tutorial ever

[@Josh_Sattin]

Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@AvenueImaging]

A lot of gems in this video 🔥📸🔥

[@Josh_Sattin]

Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@sam78882]

Josh I am learning a lot of new things wished you lived in Henderson ,NV I’ve would pay you to take private lessons . Really I am loving all your videos thx

[@Josh_Sattin]

Glad the videos have been helpful for you. I do offer coaching calls if you are interested: superpeer.com/joshsattin

[@mitchellliam]

This was amazing! Perfectly explained for a rookie like me, thank you! Subscribed for sure!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are welcome. Glad the video was helpful for you. Thanks for watching and for the support!

[@FrankieAdams-FGV]

Best information on KZbin

[@Josh_Sattin]

I appreciate that! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@eyemaxmax7419]

You make this look so easy bro dammmmm good 👍🏾 job

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@NLMENTERTAINMENT]

O ok I was gonna ask if we can do most those settings all the camera. I live stream on the road so I gotta dail it in before it hits the computer.

[@426Studios]

Thankfully, a proper guide on how to expose properly Slog3. Many youtubers are giving advise to overexpose your footage 1 stop higher by raising the ISO, without realizing that its actually not advisable to raise ISO (unless the camera has dual native ISO and you are using the 2nd native ISO) to overexpose as the higher you raise the ISO, the lower the dynamic range will become and will also raise up the noise floor. As for the grading part, if you are not using Davinci Resolve for its color management (the most accurate way to transform your footage), its better to use Sony's official Slog3 to REC 709 LUT because it will accurately transform your footage to how you really shot it. The problem with manually transforming it is that you really are just guessing on how the scene really looked like when you shot it vs using the official LUT wherein it has the right equation on properly transforming your footage to Rec 709 with the proper middle grey as the basis. Put it at the end of your workflow , basically as an Output Device Transform or ODT then color correct or grade upstream. Saves so much time vs manually mapping out Slog3 to Rec709

[@KristianRoald]

You are a GREAT teacher!!! :) Thank you.

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thank you for the kind words and for watching the video!

[@JakeThesnake-k1n]

This is the most informative channel that I’ve come across in a very long time! Thanks dude!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome and thank you for the kind words!

[@TheOneMonk]

Fab tutorial, well explained. Liked and subbed!

[@Josh_Sattin]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for the support and for watching!

[@WarangalDiaries]

thankyou so much!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@EMILIO-zh8dp]

Very well explained with killer examples.One of the best on this topic on KZbin.

[@nine96six]

Thank you very much for watching the video. I have a question. Is there anything I should check if I assume that the color space is set to HDR or PQ and edit it instead of rec. 709? I think it comes out much brighter when editing it with the color space of rec. 709

[@AJCoReTV]

Very helpful. I’m finally going to give this a shot. Base iSO on A7S3 for slog3 is 640. That was the only thing diff from the video. I’ll check my A74 next, which per this video showed 800. Thanks for this info! Subbed

[@ClarissaRankin]

Thank you so much for this. I’m still learns log3 and s cinetone i was told for a log 3 set my zebras to 94 plus. On my Sony a7iv. I also don’t have any luts.

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@TLOverlander]

You don't apply the slog/cine or rec709 lut before grading? For me this gets my image close to where I want it and from here I just adjust highlights and shadows 🤷

[@JM-xl3ij]

Thank you - very thorough Josh

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@positiveproductions-3smile224]

This was awesome! Thank you Josh!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@boelay798]

Can you do cinematic settings too?

[@agenericaccount3935]

Pretty dang useful. I hope this one gets some traction.

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thanks! I'm glad to hear this was useful for you!

[@crawl207]

Great video! Finally was able to purchase an FX3, after dealing with Canon R6 and R5 overheating........

[@camilolatorre7622]

Just what I needed! Thank you

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@clevelandsfinestentertainment]

Do you have a video for setting up thr a6700 for photo?

[@kurokid2441]

refreshed what I used to do...great job, thx

[@munishkumar82]

Fantastic video bro…I’ve just subscribed

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thank you so much!

[@rocus80m]

Fantastic video, but what if I dont have the grey card always with me? How much percent should be the zebra be in that case?

[@jamesprecious1035]

Very helpful as usual Josh. I'm really enjoying all of these last episodes. Thanks.

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@BrandonColePhotography]

I like your outside example. I do alot of on location shooting. My question is what about when you move from scene to scene. This seems good if your just standing in one place. What if your moving around? Light will be less or more entering the lens if your moving around so how do you setup if your moving not static

[@Josh_Sattin]

Same approach. Set your aperture based on desired depth of field and then adjust the variable ND filter. The light is always changing outside, even when in one location.

[@alexpittsley]

so i edit on premier. i currently vlog but want my videos to stand out with the cinematic look. i think i’ll start shooting on s log. how should i color grade in davinci then edit in premier the fastest way?

[@Josh_Sattin]

You can do this type of color grading in most editing software.

[@dspoet1]

What Zebra percentage did you use?

[@Josh_Sattin]

I mention this a few times in the video.

[@GarryPatricio]

Thanks so much! It finally made sense to me!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. That's awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@KaoAsoni]

OMG!!!! You make it look sooooo easy!

[@videoroland6879]

Hello Josh, thank you for your detailed explanations, which I will gladly apply. You do a manual white balance (7IV?), which I can't do on my 7IV in video mode. What am I doing wrong??? Thanks🙏

[@Josh_Sattin]

Are you in a custom memory mode by any chance?

[@videoroland6879]

yes, ok I understand. So I have to set the parameters and the WB in manual mode first, then I can save the setups?@@Josh_Sattin

[@thesalvationword205]

Hi Josh When I do your steps in door I a lot of noise. I don’t why?

[@playmatee1]

sony can u make a grey/color card with qr code to detection on camera with 1 button ?

[@Glorfindel95]

Thank you Josh, I watch this video at least once a month! It’s absolutely priceless! One question: at 11.45 when you’re changing the light on the grey card, what would be the best way change exposure if I have no more light to work with indoors?

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome! Open up the lens to the maximum aperture, get a faster lens or figure out a way to add more light. The last option is to raise the ISO.

[@Glorfindel95]

@@Josh_Sattin fantastic, thank you Josh :)

[@Josh_Sattin]

@@Glorfindel95 You're welcome!

[@takeshiasano7337]

Nice tutorial and easy to understand. Would like to ask why you did not set the white balance previously when you were in outdoor scenario?

[@Josh_Sattin]

I had it set to the sunny setting since it was sunny and I was outside.

[@takeshiasano7337]

@@Josh_Sattin Thank you for confirming that. I was kinda not sure if you do have that custom.

[@dragonizumi_bsl]

super educational. Thanks again for this video!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome!

[@america-latino3318]

Hello @josh, could you please tell me which white balance setting you use to shoot outside? i mean where you at now?

[@Josh_Sattin]

I usually set it to the "sunny" setting.

[@chadswinford]

Question... when I open Vectorscopes in Final Cut Pro, I don't see that "skin tone" line you're referring to.

[@chadswinford]

I'm going to answer my own question here for folks that are missing this line as well. In the scopes menu, there is an option to "Show skin tone indicator". This apparently defaults to being off.

[@JarosawKovacs]

Hi that's means I need to set zebras at 41%? And it need to be ok for skin colour?

[@AlefHeykhal]

For skintone, set the Zebra value to 52%

[@brianhenderson456]

Zebras are your friends! I've been shooting video for over 20 years. Most of the time, I don't have time to use a grey card or a white card. I use the zebras based on skin tones. If I'm shooting log with the 709 LUT, I'll set them for 70, or actually 68 or 65 (use the custom settings). If I'm using dynamic range assist or just looking at LOG, I'll set them for 50 because the zebras correlate to the LOG, not the DRA LUT. If I'm shooting S-Cinetone, on my FX9, I've been setting then for ~62. This lets you meeter off of skin, or concrete, or light colored tree trunks, or all kinds of things that are in that approximate luminance range. Caucasian or asian faces I let the zebras cover about 30% of a face. For darker skin tones I might do ~15 % or just the highlights. Darker skin tones can be 10+ IRE less than lighter ones. If you expose them at 70, you can actually over expose them. Kofi Yeboah did an excellent video called 4 Easy Exposure Tips to Perfect Dark Skin Tones with S-Log 3 which I highly recommend.

[@redsoulmedia]

please Brian explaine me. I set 41 Zebra and did everything like Josh did but with all these settings Zebra is everywhere in my screen(( I think that 41 of Zebra is too much for S-Gamut3.Cine/S-Log3

[@TLOverlander]

Just bought a A6700! What a beast of a hybrid! THIS is the best crop sensor Sony exposure video on the WWW 👍 I just gotta know... What ND filter setup are you using? Is it built into the FX?

[@Josh_Sattin]

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[@iammourad]

Great video, it is very useful. Thx Josh… Can you try with lut ? Thx

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. I generally don't use LUTs. I'm just sharing my process.

[@kennguyen222]

*good, can i use this lut for my a6400 camera*

[@withronit]

when I turn on the log shooting mode to Flexible Iso, I can no longer edit the picture profile. Why's that?

[@joshuafcenters]

Do I need to have me mm read 0.0 by upping the iso and then set the white balane after its at 0

[@novacombatarts]

If I'm running a 35 mm and 20 mm I can't seem to find nd filters for these . ?

[@Hail_Sagan]

Awesome video, thank you!

[@mrmeza78]

Question. If i try to set White balance and it pops up green and says "White Balance Fail". Can i adjust the ISO till the meter stops blinking. Redo the White Balance, then bring it back down to 800 iso? Sorry for the long question.

[@TheMe1960]

Hey Josh. Just coming across your video. Great job! Thanks. Question - I'm shooting outdoor with the A7IV. When setting my exposure, why wouldn't I use the zebras?

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. There are a few ways to do all of this stuff. Some people prefer to use zebras and set them at a high level to show highlights peaking. I just use the histogram. Each camera and log profile has different values, so its easy for me to just use the histogram. Personal preference.