MY CUSTOM PICTURE PROFILE // SONY CINE4

[@eduardo_gama]

This man, saved my life. I struggled for months with Slog2 in my A6300, doing heavy color grading and the result was always shitty. I moved to getting the result that I want straight from camera, starting with the profile PP5 and James settings. Oh my god, I dont have words. Just thank you.

[@Jamesmatthews]

Yesss You Lot. I've literally been hounded for this profile for months so I had to break it down for ya. Let me know if you like it or if you think its pants. Its subjective afterall. Hope everyones looking after themselves in this weird ass time with the Lurgy flying about. Should I make a video about how to make money as a freelancer even if there's an ep*demic like the one going on at the moment? Boooshhhh

[@bleach_meds599]

Bro DO IT!

[@DustinHarrelson]

James Matthews that could be sick fr!

[@baimakhan]

let’s goo

[@dna8269]

Yes!!

[@croppixelmedia]

James Matthews Make the freelancer video!

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

It's always a good day when James uploads.

[@Jamesmatthews]

My man 👊🏻

[@maltymedia_au]

The elastic analogy was unbelievably helpful. Cheers legend!

[@anthonyfesce4073]

For people who just need to refer to the actual data Profile & Picture Profile Adjustments Picture Profile: Use PP5 for customization. Black Level: Set to 0 to maintain natural shadows. Gamma: Cine4 for balanced dynamic range. Shadow & Contrast Controls Black Gamma: Range: Wide Level: +6 to enhance shadow contrast without crushing detail. Color & Saturation Settings Color Mode: S-Gamut3.Cine for flexibility in post-processing. Saturation: Increase to +4 for vibrant but controlled color depth. Color Phase: Set to +6 for warmer, natural skin tones. Detail Settings Detail: 0 (adjust between -5 and -7 as needed). Reduces in-camera sharpening for a natural look. Exposure & ISO ISO: Set minimum to 200 with Cine4 for bright conditions. Exposure Compensation: Overexpose by +0.5 to +0.7 stops to preserve detail in shadows and highlights.

[@PeterLindgren1]

All right, this might make me to switch over from SLog2... I gotta have to give this a go for my vlogs for sure. Might reduce the work I spend on Color Grading my vids! Thanks man, appreciate it!

[@Vagrant1PSN]

You have A7iii series, I would just use HLG3

[@PeterLindgren1]

@@Vagrant1PSN too much power required from my computer 😑!

[@dathofilms]

@@PeterLindgren1 every time I see someone using SLOG on A7 Series I feel bad. Its just mathematics, 14 stops over 8 Bit is way too stretched. Unless you are going for desaturated look..

[@PeterLindgren1]

@@dathofilms I think I manage to pull off a good look with it though!

[@dathofilms]

​@@PeterLindgren1 Sure, "Good" is subjective, I would not argue on that, if you are happy with it :)

[@Liricohub]

you're the best man. Your charisma just makes your videos so watchable aswell

[@unitedbrothersfilmmaker]

I don’t know how to thank you for that, I have now refrained from an ouff result thanks to your settings my look has really changed thank you again and it’s in a few clicks to be able to find the look we want.

[@lukebohemian]

2 years old and still better than other tutorials on here. You said it best at the beginning mate

[@marvoski547]

Would be great to see what profile settings you’d do for an HLG

[@loupstormk5423]

Oh YEahhh really !! can we have the setting u would use for HLG3 if its far better ? :)

[@edenconnell4322]

Keen as for some HLG settings James if you know them buddy. Keep up the great work. Loving your channel bruv.

[@alexelisetrujillo6425]

DUDE! I found you today and are now MY. FAVORITE. KZbinR. INSTANTLY. Keep up the great work and a million thanks for all you do.

[@Jamesmatthews]

Haha amazing! Thanks for checking in Alex, I hope you enjoy the ride :)

[@ArturoJReal]

I've been on the "Yessss m8, this is sick" camp for years now. It's been inspiring watching your color grades transform as time goes on, and this recent picture profile you've landed on is no exception!

[@Jamesmatthews]

Myyyyy Guy. Arturo Is a legend

[@AtillaAtesOfficial]

Hey! Great video! Can you tell us what picture profile settings you would use with HLG? Thanks! :)

[@Cade_Media]

love your presenting style, what a geezer!

[@PetrosofSparta]

So, James, it's been over a year since I started using a variation on this setting for myself, and I can quite confidently say it's one of the best picture profiles I've used. I usually use it on my a6500, as I have different settings for the A7Siii I use. The adjustments I made was reducing the Colour Phase to +2 (because I prefer a redder/orange tone to my skin tones) and reducing the black level to -1 because I feel it just gives a deeper black tone to my low light shoots.

[@koalaofdeath2045]

subscribed because you gave me the answer immediately instead of having to wait. Much appreciated and of course still watched the rest of the video. Big thumbs up!

[@CANNOTDIEFILMS]

Been shooting on the A7SII for awhile now and have been using a custom Still Gamma/Pro Color picture profile lately for all my shooting-typically in moderate low light conditions. After doing a new round of research and consideration, I’m thinking of setting up a 3 picture profile system: Josh Yeo’s extreme low light Still profile, a Cine4 profile based off of Matt Johnson’s for moderate lighting situations, and a slightly tweaked Slog2 profile for bright outdoor shooting. We’ll see how it works!

[@bakhromvorisov9533]

Thanks mate, for making this more fun this tutorial. I'll definitely try it.

[@nawdik]

Brilliant work as always James! Maybe a video on exposing your image right in a variety of conditions, say some low light ones or when your subject isnt perfectly lit? Would love to see how you adapt to those situations mate!

[@albertso7108]

Thank for sharing. Will it also work exactly as in a6400 6600?

[@croppixelmedia]

I’m comfortable with my photography at this point and I’m transitioning into shooting more video. I have an A7ii and this video helped SOO much. I can’t wait to go out & shoot to try this picture profile. Thanks James! 🔥🔥🔥

[@tupac1971ful]

I'm also having a7ii but it doesn't have s-gamut cine3. How did you go around it ?

[@GX700]

I have probably tried them all in the short period of time in have my A7III... and this one actually works for me, especially in post. Saved to memory recall 1 and 2. Thanks James 👍

[@stevenleflar5152]

Can we see what these settings would be on HLG?

[@loupstormk5423]

yes please !!

[@BENJAMIN_NL]

1 minute of video , and im already subscribed. you got something different my bro , keep it!

[@lucien-media]

Literally prayed for this video last night and here it is. You're a godsend.

[@hermeslimonphotocinema]

05:53 What adjusts did you use in post production to get this results???

[@hamzabensouda8909]

Did youfind out bro?

[@lamar_studios]

I was searching for a picture profile setup to use for professional work and I didn't know what to use. I tried hlg3 n it gives so much problems in editing. I tried yours since night n I can say this is what I will use 💪💪💪 however I use Cine2 instead of Cine4 to get better dynamic range. Thanks bro

[@Okzander]

This came out at the perfect time 🔥🔥🔥

[@Jamesmatthews]

Boom 👊🏻

[@RockWILK]

Yo, I know it's a few years since this video was made, but I happened to run into it this morning, and I have to say, this picture profile (with all your settings) in the a6400 is the best I've used. Crazy good. I generally use SLog2, but it's a pain in the as*, obviously, unless you expose perfectly, for the reasons you mention, meaning 8 bit just isn't flexible enough, and so I tried this today, and damn, this looked better than HLG3, or anything else I've tried, other than SLog 2 in extreme circumstances. Thanks so much for sharing this, it is much appreciated. I'm about to begin a big project, and I was feeling like I needed to get a new camera that was 10 bit to really get what we need, but I think I'll get in there with what I have, and maybe upgrade after the film is done. These settings are the bomb! Thanks again!!

[@henry-visuals9186]

haha def like for the austin powers reference and for not bullshitting till the end to get the info. just for that i made sure to watch the whole video. cheers

[@shkspear52]

Excited to play with this Profile!!!

[@orelbitan]

James I didn't even watch this video yet but I have to say that you are one of my fev KZbinrs, love your no bullshit attitude. ✌️

[@ouiaresocial98]

Ohh feels nice to write in a clean chat! Awesome vid bro

[@dna8269]

Sunday’s are my favorite day of the week now because of these consistent uploads. I feel like every vid just gets better and better too even though the previous ones were all sick too! Random question James: what monitor do you grade on and do you calibrate it? if so what do you use to calibrate it?

[@Jamesmatthews]

Hey bro, I have a really nice Dell Monitor but the colors arent calibrated :( I have to grade my footage on my Razor Blade Stealth as that seems to have much better calibration. A goal for this year is to get a set up optimized for grading!

[@dna8269]

James Matthews Gotcha! Thanks bro! Appreciate the reply 🙏

[@stuminous]

Finally, one of the few helpful KZbin videos about picture profiles.. Thank you James, Thank you 🙏🏼

[@NickGranville]

Agreed. I do the same, try to get it nailed in camera on the A7iii. However, I use HLG or just no profile.

[@SteveJenkinsonPhotography]

Hi James, I have the Sony A7iii, Any chance you can make a video showing how you colour grade the footage using this Picture Profile please? You know your the G man. :)

[@DustinHarrelson]

Yoooo cine-4 is where it’s at🔥

[@thomasspencer8177]

Bit late but this is very useful, been using S Log lately but after trying this method it looks so much better

[@RodneyCooperFilmz]

There’s been so many profiles built around the Cine4 profiles. In the end it’s on the user to customize a profile that works best for them.

[@missjulieannmusic]

Do you think this picture profile would also work for the sony a6400?

[@adverzuz4330]

subscribed , this is the learning steps im taking to get started in tube

[@ImJasonAnthony]

Luke looking majestic in those clips haha. I do agree getting your colors in camera as much as possible helps grading for sure. Solid video as always brother!

[@Jamesmatthews]

Hes a good looking fella aint he

[@FeylaKhinanti]

Finally!! This video answer my Question at 2020! Thanks

[@josipmatic1912]

Finally some common sense. Everyone shooting these 8bit dslrs like they are shooting Alexas.

[@fugitivephilo]

Doesn't Alexa bake in a certain look with its profile, particularly with skin tones, and isn't this is the point of using it, kind of like Cine4?

[@dimitrifevrier2138]

@@fugitivephilo I think hes just mentioning how everyone uses slog 2 or slog 3.

[@SocietateaAscendenta]

Same here. Shooting 8 bit and grading the hell of it is not a bright idea.

[@RGMGFitness]

Thanks for the tips. I just bought the Sony A7 III. Will be interesting to see how this all comes together in my own videos/photos.

[@markbaily7828]

Literally watched your video then this after. How did you find it on the a7iii

[@RGMGFitness]

@@markbaily7828 Loving the a7iii so far. Just did a quick little 'first impressions' video myself on the camera. No complaints here...learning as I go but really think this was a good purchase for me.

[@slambk]

Thanks a lot Dude... I have Subscribed, I had a shot yesterday and my Shadow was breaking yes.. The Black Jersey on my A7sii with same setting but on my a6300 things was well looking, I believe ur settings might ease my life... hahahaha thanks a lot for the sharing ....

[@l4mmyg202]

I don't even have a Sony, nor do I do any sort of film-making, but still found this bloody entertaining mate. Legend.

[@Jamesmatthews]

Haha thanks for stopping by my dude :) I appreciate you

[@DANMCMAHON08]

Cheers bud for the info … what’s this PP like for golden hours ? Or do you recommend another PP for this ?

[@harishchandorkar2831]

What is the best PP for flash photography?

[@robholguin9091]

It’s not really recommended for flash for photography best thing to use is the creative styles

[@LukeFlegg]

Yes mate you're bang on Re: 8bit vs 10bit vs 12bit. The less bits sampling, the less you can pull or push before you get banding. Combine that with only using a super flat pic profile when you actually NEED it. ie. you have bright highlights next to dark shadows. Otherwise, if you're in a controlled environment (eg. shooting an interview) then you'll get less banding and better image on the picture profile you have to push least

[@ramizraja3281]

hi, thanks fr the detailed video. what zebra range you check for cine 4 mate?

[@kleinesfilmroellchen]

I almost coughed at Color Phase +6. In my experience, skin on the A7SII is always too red, so what do you do? Make it even more red! I'll have to try and see what happens with this.

[@itsmeericb]

So S.Gamut works fine with Cine 4 over using something like Pro or Cinema?

[@walterbinns6992]

Hi James. I was curious when you made this custom picture profile, which which other camera were you trying to get it to resemble? Just checking mate. I love the video and thanks for all the great content on this channel!

[@MichaelGilbertProductions]

you should put lights in the back left in the video where there is a model plane and a camera. You should put like orange or whatever color to light them up.

[@DonSaeKang]

Thanks for the picture profile! I can't wait to give it a go!!!

[@DreySantesson]

Really enjoying this Cine4 on the A7 III, cheers mate for the info

[@optimist000]

Your work is so good. Your footage and edit both. Was the a7iii on Full Frame mode or Aps-c mode?

[@JussiAlexander]

Thanks for sharing your picture profile! I might try it out and see how it fits my grading work flow!

[@shallyvids9707]

HLG3 works good for me i have HLG luts just throw that lut on that and have cinematic dynamic range with great colors and very very good skin tones

[@edenconnell4322]

Can you share your HLG settings please? I have an a7iii and I want to pimp it out.

[@shallyvids9707]

Just use default HLG3 with +5 black levels

[@jerrywalker7311]

@@shallyvids9707 What LUTS are you using? I am a wedding videographer trying to simplify my workflow.

[@yahiaayadi1017]

what lut do u use??

[@ImageFilms.]

My shots have a lot of green in it

[@mariog101]

love your channel, advise, and style. Killing it!

[@anshulodhia5924]

Is there any way of finding the track used on artlist pretty please? Been on there for hours and can't find anything similar :/

[@JoeMaranophotography]

Don't know if you have ever looked at the Leeming Luts James but I have just been playing with them with my G9 and they are awesome! They also do them for Sony and the awesome thing is you can use different profiles and all the colours will match up perfectly. The colours are also literally perfect! For example I can use Cine D, HLG or V LOG L and they will all match exactly. Its great!

[@thegryalbum]

BRUV! I was smashed when you didn’t let loose what cam you’d been matching this to! 2:12 What’s the cam you boshin ova mate??

[@wengwengaerial7528]

is it possible to apply the settings in minute 1:44 into my Sony A7II? Thank You!

[@user-yb5ft3kw5j]

I like your PP5 setting info, any other settings for our reference?

[@juansarasua]

Amazing tutorial!! Just a question.. this same settings would look like this in a a6400 or you would tweak something inside the PP settings?

[@saifshneyin3445]

I enjoyed the video and like that u make things simple and keep focus on creativity 👍👌

[@takeone22]

hello and thank you! with the Sony a7s iii do you use the same CUSTOM PICTURE PROFILE ?

[@CreepyDan]

This is Gold!!!! Thanks man, I have been here struggling with slog and 8-bit, I'm giving it up and trying the Cine for a bit. This will save me so much time in post thanks and cheers!

[@SocietateaAscendenta]

THIS one of the MOST important TUTORIALs / EYE-OPENERs that I was looking for, since a while! THIS defines realistic people from wannabe-pros. You do not need to use something, unless you REALLY need it and know what you are doing. Most of the scenarios, even for musicvideos, short stuff, you do not need S-Logs etc. I do not need, nor want, to shoot S-Log, just because everyone does it. I want to EXTRACT what is the BEST from my camera and footage and not complicate myself needlessly. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! P.S. Of course, if you are on a PRO-RES level type of shooting (commercials, etc.) and KNOW / have the gear for what you are doing, then sure... S-Log makes sense.

[@elvispresley2542]

In my saved videos before even watching one second. Boooooom. Been waiting.

[@keenanlam_]

BOSSHHHHH he's uploaded! Today is a good day.

[@tsinchansue]

that 8 bit band literally snapped so funny

[@JIMMY_NEMESIS]

Have you done any PP for night shots or your Cine4Sgamut.cine is also great during low night light without to many graine

[@martintadilli]

thanks James, your footage looks really good! specially an 8bit file like the a7s thanks for share

[@stevenmilton4482]

Hi James - great video thanks! Just wanted to ask if you are putting any kind of LUT onto your customised Cine4 profile when you get to your grade? I'm really keen to achieve the kind of look you have on your footage in this video. I just bought an A7Siii and put in your exact settings for PP5, but it doesn't have that kind of look so think I must be missing something? At the moment I'm grading in Premiere Pro but think I need to move onto Da Vinci Resolve. Can I ask what your grading process is for this footage? It looks awesome!

[@greatKin8]

Nice video and nice information for me. Thx a lot! I have a question about Color Mode. Why are U use S-gamut 3.cine then any other Color mode? Do you have specific reason about this??

[@danielblanchard7274]

Late to the game here but just wondering if you ever use any LUTs with this PP? Seems like you just do a very small amount of grading but just wondering.

[@BabsCraig]

The one I've been waiting for! Bosh!!

[@MuelaBravaTV]

Can LUTs be added to this profile or no?

[@kayv94]

Cerious do you use auto white balance or you use different ones depending on your shooting location ?

[@INFOXlive]

For Sony 6K series Cine4 & S-Gamut3.Cine are the best combination actually. If you want less flat image, you can increase saturation al lot. This is good combination for preserving natural skin tones. But using proper colour card for adjusting image profile is essential.

[@JohnJonesRocketCity]

James this is so crazy because I was seriously just going to Cine 4 and wondering what ur settings are. Good one mate.

[@Jamesmatthews]

Anytime fella 👊🏻

[@mvrz6]

So for the Sony A6400, S-log 2 & 3 and HLG are not recommended because is an 8-bit instead of 10, would you recommend only using the Cine picture profiles for better results?

[@Bengtssn]

I agree to disagree! I do agree that 8 bit is a bit limiting, and that Cine4 or HLG3 is easy to grade straight out of camera. But you can actually get some really good colours out of Slog2, when you know how to work it. I shot 100% HLG3 for 1 year, and a couple of months ago I started grading a lot, and switched to Slog2. You can get some siiickness out of it even thought it’s 8bit, just expose for final image:).

[@Jamesmatthews]

Wicked man 👊🏻 Personally I just really don’t like it in 8bit. Glad that some can use it well though 👌🏻

[@Bengtssn]

James Matthews For sure man, great video!☝🏼

[@demicheli87]

Great profile, just need some basic 'How I grade my footage' tutorial now XD. Cheers James!

[@RealMehedi]

Thanks mate... Just tried this settings and it came out great... No more slog for my a6300...

[@riley7brown]

Been waiting for this for a while! Thanks James!

[@MrUsman12345]

as always for the great video and inspiration😍. 💻 BOSH BOSH

[@Jamesmatthews]

Usman Cares bowshhhh 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@davidclein]

Thank for this am gonna try it out, is it good in Low Light?

[@petvesta]

The demo with the rubber band is absolutely genius! I agree with you that I do not want color from the camera flat. In Auto the colors seemed too fake, green was especially unrealistic. I am at the moment trying to find something I can do travel Vlog with selfie footage, indoor and outdoor without any changes in post. Is that possible? Any suggestions?

[@twinkie1773]

Will this work on the a6300? I do cinematic portraits and I've been having a hard time finding a good pic profile to use.

[@muhammadalfiannoervedya3722]

Have you finally found your best PP for a6300?

[@leotheleo5954]

0:33 So surreal. Incredible!! 🤩

[@morriskohl7388]

James man, ur intro is always so dan slick!

[@blacklionsmedia6713]

Thank you for this very informative video. Does this profile work on darker skin tones?

[@AlonsoReyes]

Awesome video! thank you for the time invested on this and for sharing your knowledge!

[@adeomole]

Love the fact that you actually explain the meaning of some of these things for those who don't know! Keep doing what you doing.. first of your vids I've watched, gonna subscribe this was soo good. I hope to stay subscribed.

[@sircookson]

Virtual hug brother thanks for making this video 😄🔥