Lumix GH5 HLG Color Profile Settings for Cinematic Video using the Leeming LUT

[@Bertwinters]

Leeming LUT was a G-D life saver! There is always a lot of red in what I shoot for a living and reds tend to look like orange in HLG. Leeming LUT is a like magic wand that just makes it look so good.

[@diesel1113]

Doing some research right now, as in the near future we wana implement using LUTs to our event jobs and ultimately to our wedding videos. This is the third video from you today that i found trough google looking for answers, and really noone else answering these specific things you covering here, so thanks a lot. I'm really thinking about using GHalex instead of Leeming LUT, but everything you say is gold.

[@CalebHoover]

glad to help! ive heard great things about the GHalex LUT so I'm sure you'll be totally happy with it!

[@dylanthompson9983]

You're almost at 8k man! Glad to see you're doing well 😎

[@CalebHoover]

thanks man! we need to shoot together sometime!

[@hakimbenchabane]

You’re the best ! You show mes directly how to setup the GH5 to use the keeling LUT that’s what I was looking for.

[@ViciousMandy32]

Thanks for this video, i'm still working out how to get the best out of HLG and will try this.

[@CalebHoover]

I've been pretty happy with what i've been getting from HLG.

[@frankinblackpool]

There really are only a very few channels out there promoting HLG, such as your channel. I started using HLG about eight months ago and the Content Creators I watched had misconceived superiority impression that HLG was an inferior LOG version to vLog or similar. However it took me a long time to join the dots together to learn how to work with HLG. My biggest mistake was jacking up the saturation in post. I found this to be a schoolboy error and made my end results look garish. With HLG, less is definitely more. 😃 The only tip that I could offer is to shoot in 400mbps rather than 150mbps. This has nothing to do with better image quality because they are both exactly the same. Its just that shooting in All-Intra at 400mbps is far more forgiving when editing in DaVinci Resolve. Once you start cutting up your footage that is shot in All-Intra, Resolve, or any other NLE software does not have to spend so much CPU power trying to recreate in the missing frames because of the high compression of H.265 codec. Trying to edit H.265 files in Resolve will really make your computer cry out in pain trying to edit such compressed codecs. You take a hit on eating up your SD cards storage capacity by shooting in H.265 All-Intra, or even H.264 but it really speeds up your editing and rendering times. I don't have deadlines, but this has to be worth more in your production time than the cost a few extra 128Gb or larger SD cards? But then your Ninja V with its ProRes codecs, solves all those problems. I've only been using ProRes for a couple of months but I have really found that it makes editing more of a pleasure on my computer, which is no slow-coach either. Saying all that, I've switched to vLog after eight months and the steep learning curve of HLG.

[@CalebHoover]

awesome! Thanks for the input!

[@PhilippeOrlando]

The only tip I could really offer is to NOT shoot in the 400Mbps 10 bit 4K, way too weak. Instead use the cam as a FHD cam and go for the 10 bit 4:2:2 200Mbps mode. Do the math, 10 bit 4:2:2 200Mbps vs 10 Bit 4:2:2 400Mbps 4 K is 4 times bigger than 1080, so to deliver the same quality, as far as color content, it should have 800 Mbps. Unfortunately the 4 K modes on the GH5 only give you 400Mbps, which is half of what it should be. Evidently it wouldn't be very practical to have a bit rate of 800Mbps. But that leaves you with the fact that for grading any 4K mode on the GH5 is vastly inferior to the FHD 10 bit 4:2:2 200Mbps. Anybody who hasn't gotten this doesn't understand his cam and hasn't done the test himself.

[@frankinblackpool]

@@PhilippeOrlando We are doing content for KZbin not Hollywood movies. GH5 4k 10bit 4:2:2 400mbps all intra is roughly the same quality as ProRes LT codec. That's more than enough for KZbin for people to edit with. Many prosumer cameras are 8bit anyway and with good colour grading not many would spot the difference. No need to do the math. As I said shooting 400mbps all intra is mainly for editing as it is less resource intensive on a computer. That is simple maths.

[@jonatanjimenez3819]

And what about using FLAT vs HLG profile? FLAT is noiser? Thanks a lot.

[@abcaldwell]

Nice video. It would be interesting to see this profile (HLG) vs Natural in some tests.

[@CalebHoover]

Love it! Totally on the way soon!

[@edoardomarchese]

Hey mate! Once I set a video mode with hlg available I can't find the hlg color profile

[@jonkeau5155]

So, is there a difference other than file size and codec between shooting HLG on h.264 vs. h.265 visually and editing wise?

[@Flicklix]

I'm new to your channel Caleb...I love your vids buddy!

[@ElmarHarbecke]

Thanks for those input. What are the differences between V-Log and HLG, when do you prefer shooting in V-Log or HLG? Are you switching the two profiles or relying on one of them? Keep up your good work - stay creative.

[@CalebHoover]

honestly i don't use vlog L very much. i just feel like the image breaks down too easily even in 10bit. but with hlg, i've been much happier and still get some great dynamic range. at this point, i'd use hlg over vlog L any day.

[@ElmarHarbecke]

@@CalebHoover thanks for your advice. I will do some comparison shots - and look for the breakdowns you mentioned. Stay creative

[@ElmarHarbecke]

I have found out, that HLG needs a lower ISO. For example, shooting in low light conditions with my GH5 and the 12-35 f2.8 Lumix G lens, I can use an 1600 ISO on HLG against 3200 ISO on V-LOG. But, HLG looks a little bit more greenish. HLG seems to have a wider dynamic range.

[@marcorossi2182]

Great video. I have found these information for correctly exposing Panasonic GH5s VLOG-L: Black (clip) = 7.3 IRE Grey18% = 42 IRE White = 61 IRE Highlights (clip) = 80 IRE Skin = 55-60 IRE Which IRE levels to be used for HLG?

[@SergeGolikov]

Hi Mate, enjoy your content and have Subscribed 👍 I have only had my GH5 for a few weeks and have the 2.6 Firmware installed. I don't get any of the Cine 4K options come up in my menu options, I'm running PAL Down under, any clues why I might not have those options? Thanks in advance.

[@CalebHoover]

are you shooting in mov or mp4 lcpm? i'm not sure if that would have anything to do with it if you're not in one of those.

[@ohshowproductionsllc]

Hi Caleb, appreciate the video, what lens are shooting with on the GH5 in this video?

[@CalebHoover]

for the HLG it was the Tamron 24-70 with Metabones and for the talking parts it's the Lumix 12-35

[@ohshowproductionsllc]

@@CalebHoover Good to know, I like to know the lenses because I like your footage, always looks great!

[@RayShunFilms]

My HLG is greyed out, any wat to correct?

[@johnathanrobles9754]

Good stuff. For a beginner like me, I still focus on learning the techniques and getting out there to shoot. Any thoughts on the rumors of gh6 for Sept? I see a lot of people jumping ship to other brands because of the af and low light performance. Personally have not had issues with my Gh5 in low light and by the time they fix af I'll be ready to focus pull in Hollywood lol

[@CalebHoover]

😂 'focus pull in hollywood' i love it! i wish i had insider info about a GH6 but I don't. at this point the GH6 better knock it out of the park to gain any traction.

[@NeilFarrimond]

Great video. Just a quick comment. Your dialogue audio is slightly left panned.

[@CalebHoover]

Yeah I noticed after that the receiver was on Stereo 😂

[@KevinMullarkey]

How does the mode 'Like 2100 HLG' on the Panasonic S5 differ from 'HLG' on the GH5? Is it rec2020 as opposed to rec709?

[@vaidasmiskunas2331]

Are you filming in 24 fps?

[@scsl6797]

Great video and GH5 for ever !

[@CalebHoover]

Absolutely!

[@sabatinisfilm7247]

Thank you for your advices... appreciate :-)

[@CalebHoover]

thanks!

[@nhatnamdao2916]

for gh5 I like to convert to rec709 in davinci. very easy. just use a color space transform node

[@jarnohere]

Great video Caleb! If you shoot HLG on the Ninja V based on the Leeming LUT; do you have the LUT applied and active in the Ninja V or don't you use the LUT while recording? Thanks!

[@CalebHoover]

i view it with the Leeming LUT but the actual file is HLG

[@PhilippeOrlando]

So basically your C4K recording mode is not even delivering the date rate of the FHD 10 bit 4:2:2 200Mbps available on this cam? So you're a resolution guy, uh? You don't understand that FHD is plenty as far as resolution and once you have it what should matter to you is to work in the best color space available to you in the cam you're holding?

[@CalebHoover]

😂

[@markus8282]

Late but fair.

[@CalebHoover]

🤷‍♂️

[@evpeiris5727]

2 minute introduction was a bit too much 😣