My Shooting, Transcoding & Export Settings | BMPCC4K & BMPCC6K / Pro (Davinci FCPX Youtube)

[@OfTwoLands]

Here are my shooting, transcoding and export settings! I often get asked about this so hopefully you enjoy this video and find it helpful :) Cheers, Flo

[@Ultragian]

Good reviews, tips and all. But the amount of self-promotion and sponsor in this guy's videos are insane. Good thing SponsorSkip exists. I'm cleaning his video for him.

[@wati6141]

This is great on da Vinci resolve for the master settings. I have a Black Magic 4K camera. What do you use for time resolution and then what do you use for video format? I’m trying to figure out what I should use.

[@erikhernandez737]

Just got a BMPCC 4K. Thanks for all your useful videos!

[@OfTwoLands]

No worries, happy shooting :) !!

[@abavariannormiepleb9470]

A personal tip for people using SATA SSDs with Blackmagic cameras: Get “enterprise-class” SSDs that have a feature called “Powerloss Protection”, this feature helps preventing data loss or even a completely bricked SSD when there are issues with the SSD’s power supply (for example a bad/damaged cable or loose plugs).

[@alwayscallingmeblaze]

Oh wow didn’t know that existed. Do you have a particular brand/product you recommend?

[@abavariannormiepleb9470]

@@alwayscallingmeblaze I’ve personally used Micron 5400 PRO 3.84 TB SATA SSDs with my PCC6k. Another current recommendation would be the Samsung PM897. These SSDs are faster than any of the “premium” brands (Angelbird etc.) and enterprise-class SSDs advertise with their real-world instead of peak performance numbers under optimal conditions (like a benchmark of an empty SSD, for example). While I’m just a rather new hobbyist regarding camera stuff I have many, many years of experience with computer storage systems and SSDs and was disgusted by the marketing BS going on in the camera space.

[@pawelfiedorczuk]

@@abavariannormiepleb9470 which cables do you use to connect it?

[@DesignedbyKirk]

Man another video of yours i've been waiting for! Perfect stuff mate!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks so much mate!!

[@BaconMoustache]

Still my favorite BMPCC youtuber! Always love your stuff. I am getting my 6k pro next week and I’m so excited! Thank you for all the knowledge!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks so much for the positive feedback and congrats!! Happy shooting :)

[@DilsonAbraham]

Thank you for sharing such valuable information. Hope to see much more of such videos covering your shot composing, camera settings with some live hands on project. I know i am asking for too much. But just some thoughts to help novices and budding enthusiasts.

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you for watching!! I already made a few cinematography breakdown videos and intend to do more :)

[@michelangelotorres_filmmaker]

Your workflow makes sense and isn't much different than mine. Given the high quality of your images, I would never have guessed that you shoot in 12:1 Braw, I generally oscillate between 8:1 and 5:1 but I really think I'll do some comparative tests with 12:1. If you do all the post production work in FCP, encoding in ProRes 422 is definitely a smart move that I agree with If, on the other hand, I have to do the color in DaVinci Resolve, I have always been very happy with this type of workflow: proxy files created with the Blackmagic Proxy Generator > Editing in Final Cut Pro > Importing the xml into DaVinci > 'Link Full Resolution Media' . This way I can edit in FCP without losing the flexibility of BRaw.

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks for watching!! I am pretty happy and comfortable with 12:1 :) And yes, the workflow you describe makes perfect sense for colouring in Davinci and what I will do if I change the grading from FCPX to Davinci.

[@mr.k5865]

This video has helped me a bunch as Im just a newbie on KZbin. Thank you so much. If you can kindly answer two questions: 1) If Im shooting 6k mini travel documentaries (most are around 10-15 min each) and want them to be the highest quality on KZbin (I hate banding!), can you export them at ProRes 422 or is H264 still make more sense? 2) Have you ever tried to export your 6K work to 8K on KZbin? Ive noticed time and again that things shot/uploaded in 8K look so superior to ordinary 4K uploads when watched on a just a regular large 4k TV. I want my 6K footage to show off some of that higher quality magic and feel cheated dropping it down to 4K after all my hard work....or is 6K to 4K good enough? Thank you again and hope you have a great week brother.

[@m.i.andersen8167]

Thanks for a very informative and interesting video. Your videos are a very good example that if you do things the "right way" (based on the experience of professionals), just as you do, you also get the right (best) result. Your always good looking videos are proof of this.

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks for watching and for the positive feedback!! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@m.i.andersen8167]

@@OfTwoLands Thanks for your reply (..and I'm sure you've noticed the little sync problem at 8.05.)

[@Rawvisualsmedia]

I recently purchased a bmpcc4k and this helps a lot!

[@OfTwoLands]

Glad to know! Happy shooting :)

[@OwoyemiMichael]

Valuable Video...thanks for sharing.

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks for watching!!

[@OwoyemiMichael]

@@OfTwoLands You're always Welcome.

[@connorwagstaff2348]

Fantastic info Flo! I think I'm going to buy your book! Wondering if it is only available digitally?

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks mate!! And yes, only digital for both. I would love to print them but it is a completely different and more complicated way. Digital is more flexible and allows me to put a reasonable price too.

[@connorwagstaff2348]

@@OfTwoLands great, I understand completely. I'm going to buy the travel one! I have a rigged out 4k and I can't really bring it anywhere I want to film. Wondering what to do... :/ thinking of stripping it down a bit

[@gustavoserrate595]

So good to see such beautifull images and know that they were made in 12:1. I am always afraid to use 12:1 but your footage shows there's no problem

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks so much!! And yes 12:1 I find is more than enough for most cases ☺️

[@LaureninGermany]

I‘m just starting out so this is excellent. Thank you so much. My justification for buying the 6K pro is to film our classical-type concerts. To not have completely white faces on a grainy background. Could you possibly suggest settings and a lens for me? I will set the camera up on a tripod to try to encompass most of the stage. Our performances are usually between 85-120 minutes. I would really appreciate a few pointers from you for this specially- I bought the bmpcc 6kpro from watching many of your videos.

[@OfTwoLands]

Glad you enjoyed it!! In terms of lenses it depends how far you are from the stage and how wide as well as if you need to change focal length. Primes are faster so it will be better for low light but a zooms like the 24-105 will give you range :). It is hard for me to suggest settings as it depends on the location and project. Raw has more flexibility but tend to be noisier and also heavier. For long performances make sure to get enough media as it will be quite heavy for 1-2h.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@OfTwoLands thank you so much! I‘ll get there…!

[@leotownsend]

Beautiful shots!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks mate!!

[@faustoprieto9497]

Great video! I´ve had my firsts experiences with the BBMC6K... amazing camera. But I´ve seen that it have A LOT of noise in the shadows, or not so bright colours. I don´t know... if someone has a blue tshirt for example it really noisy. What are your solutions to this problem? Do you after-correct on Davinci? Thx again for the great videos.

[@filipmichalsaffray441]

Salut Flo Superbe la video, question pour pa stabilosation tu filme avec easyrig (pour surtout ne pas se casser le dos) avec des objo stabilisé tu arrives a monter jusqu'a quelle longueur focale en Handheld? Si je me souviens bien le Gimbal c'est pas trop le truc que tu aimes(moi non plus) mais avec la BMPCC4K je trouve la stabilisation des objectif pana 12-35 et 35-100 pas trop mal bon au dessus la c'est pas top...mais avec le EF tu as des objectif stabilisé non?L line? Gyro cela marche mais difficile a dire si vraiment c'est mieux par rapport a l'interne...j'espere que Blackmagic va passer dans L moint alliance BRAW avec Panasonic S5 org est genial ou meme proresraw encore mieux. Mais je reviens toujours bizarement aux blackmagic...ciao Fil de bienne CH

[@OfTwoLands]

Merci!! Oui je filme avec l'Easyrig des que je peux et en handheld j'utilise de 16mm à 200mm avec mon 70-200 F4 IS de Canon qui marche super bien :)

[@064DW]

Which LUT do we buy for cinematic film look I have a bmpcc4k with Mieke 21mm t2/25mm t2/ 50mm t2 lenses also could you give me a proper setup for film, please and thank you🙏🏾

[@jhonesreece4946]

Very good color grading 🎉🎉🎉

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!!

[@jhonesreece4946]

@@OfTwoLands you Can make a tutorial on the settings camera blackmagic & Sony please

[@abavariannormiepleb9470]

Do you have a “comfortable” workflow for using BRAW stills in other applications than Resolve? Sometimes I would like to use them like RAW photos from any other camera brand but no third-party software seems to support that format.

[@OfTwoLands]

Unfortunately no, as I have never needed or tried this workflow for my type of work.

[@allen_bernardo_jr]

Hello! New to the bmpcc (4k) workflow and b-raw! Normally with other mirrorless cameras it seems that if you shoot strictly on either of the camera's dual native ISO's, that (should) give the best signal to noise ratio/less noise. But if you're shooting in b-raw and technically can change the ISO in post (within the ISO range you shot in), does that mean that it wouldn't matter if you shot at let's say 3200 (I think that's the 4k's second iso) vs. shooting at maybe 2000 ISO and changing it to 3200 in post? Would one give better image quality/less noise than the other? Also Flo for denoising, do you just do temporal, spatial, or both? Also do you normally change the chroma setting too? Thank you for any help!

[@LukeMackie]

At 2:48 you talk about shooting in full 6K and when downscaling to 4K this will present better quality, one thing I've been wondering for a while but haven't been able to find answers for is exactly how to do that.. For instance, if you shoot in 6K but create a 4K timeline, does this automatically downscale it for you? Or should you have a 6K timeline and then export in 4K in order to downscale the image? I'd really appreciate some feedback here

[@OfTwoLands]

If you were to put your 6k footage in a 4k timeline you will have more room to crop in, move around etc. Depending on the NLE you can choose to Fit the footage or not. Exporting from 6k to 4k like I do does make for a great 4k image but doesn't give the advantages of doing it in the timeline if that makes sense.

[@LukeMackie]

@@OfTwoLands Got you, I usually do have the fit to screen option already selected.. I'm assuming this automatically downscales for you?

[@Quotes.everydayy]

So bmpcc 6k has a huge crop while shooting pro res 4k DCI Its only limited to shooting 6k if you want some good usable footage

[@ChrisFlores22]

do you have a video that breaks down or elaborates on the DR to final cut workflow? If i shoot in Pro res raw, i'd have to transcode to cinema dng to get it into DR and then follow your workflow? Any guideance would be awesome. Thanks!

[@OfTwoLands]

I don't have a specific video on this yet apart from from what I mentioned in this video re transcoding. I also don't use Prores raw, just BRAW and then Prores in FCPX. The Forum on BM website would be the best place for this I think. A lot of people also create Proxies from DR to be able to edit in FCPX and relink to DR to keep the RAW capabilities.

[@ChrisFlores22]

@@OfTwoLands thanks for the reply! Do you use filmconvert to bring the footage to a 709 space and then use the mentioned film emulation or what’s the workflow there? If I don’t really use raw too often, or stick to pro res think Final Cut is the best place to stay or recommend the jump to DR?

[@capturedbyquinn]

​@@ChrisFlores22resolve is absolutely worth it.

[@holymabuse1833]

Hi Flo thanks for the tutorial - on White Balance - do you change the Tint value to Zero ? If I see correclty factory settings is value Tint = 10 ?

[@xokvictor]

Helpful video. Thank you. 🙂

[@OfTwoLands]

No worries ☺️ Thanks for watching!!

[@RewDowns]

5:50 - can you explain how this works, so if you re-export a clip with changes you overwrite that file and it updates those changes in Final Cut? You don't have to import them into your project?

[@Jordyce]

12:1 is a surprise. Now I feel bad for not getting better results at 8:1!

[@OfTwoLands]

Haha I am sure 8:1 technically is better but I can't really tell the difference to be honest!

[@TonyInEstonia]

Hi Flo. Do you prefer Gen 4 over Fen 5 even now? thx in advance

[@OfTwoLands]

Hey, yep! I always convert from 5 to 4 even now :)

[@TheBeatleLeafStudio]

Flo, would you need to convert 6k BRAW to Prores if you stick to editing in Da Vinci resolve in a 4K timeline?

[@OfTwoLands]

I edit and grade in FCPX ☺️

[@Director_S]

what are your thoughts with the new mac mini base with 8BG of ram

[@OfTwoLands]

For the price it is amazing and I think it should be ok for base edits like maybe in 4K Prores but I would highly recommend to jump to 16G of ram at least :)

[@leosylver7]

Do you have audio equipment? Would love a video on audio recording..

[@OfTwoLands]

I do have audio equipment (2 shotguns, a set of lav mics and a few other accessories). However I don't feel confident enough to make a video on audio as it is definitely not my area of expertise haha!

[@leosylver7]

@@OfTwoLands as a solo filmmaker, audio is that area I'm nervous about especially since I'm doing narrative work but I know how important it is.

[@Farisdaniiel]

how important is the swivel screen on the 6k compared to having a fixed screen on a 4k when you are travelling? Has it lifted any weights off your shoulder when youre on a travel shoot?

[@OfTwoLands]

It is super important in my opinion, not necessary but extremely handy for sure!

[@adamdrakestudio]

I haven’t been able to work why on some clips on the Raw tab the apply LUT check box is available and other clips also shot in RAW (as at 5.04). Any ideas?

[@OfTwoLands]

I am not sure actually, I never noticed. The only difference in my video between the ones that show it and the ones that don't is the white balance.

[@sotocine99]

red tools app is not in the google play store.

[@OfTwoLands]

I had no idea since I only use Apple. That's a shame.

[@AndyKunkel]

When did you stop using the EOS R as your B cam?

[@OfTwoLands]

I haven't. Still use the R as well as my iPhone sometimes :)

[@AndyKunkel]

@@OfTwoLands oh ok ok haha. I was wondering. That's my setup, 6kPro A Cam, EOS R B Cam. Wonderful cameras

[@abavariannormiepleb9470]

1:52 How are you able to shoot 6k in ProRes? My PCC6k limits the ProRes resolution to 4k DCI, one reason why I’ve always been using BRAW.

[@OfTwoLands]

I was talking about codecs and shooting Prores specifically so it would have to be in 4k for both the bmpcc4k and 6k :)

[@casuallycrude]

I followed every single step listed and my BMPCC4K videos still upload to youtube at 1080...I've been wrecking my brain for months...waiting 4-7 hours for a video to process and render yet my videos still upload at only 1080. I've scowered the web on hopes to finding a solution, searched multiple forums and videos for months on end. I feel like theres something being hidden from me by gatekeepers. I even upgraded to the newest MacBook Pro but still no success. Time to give up. Fuc* this Sh!t!