Ultimate Exposure Guide: Getting Low Noise Video with HLG & S-Log2

[@FelipeFigueroaG]

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[@barmalini]

Not when it's a course by Gerald, I reckon

[@SaxSpy]

100%

[@juantasstic]

I think I´ve just had a stroke. Too much data. Definitely, a must watch again with my camera at hand. Loved the video tho. Thanks Gerald!

[@marinrealestatephotography]

If your brain had a LOG curve you would be able to squeeze a lot more of the highlights from this video inside it :)

[@keithdennis5085]

I feel like I just received a graduate school education in exposure physics. I'm saying this as a compliment to the thoroughness of your presentation! I've depended on zebra bars since I moved from motion pictures to video: but I've never thought about using the zebra bar set-up menu as a means to gauge skin tones and middle gray exposure. Brillient!

[@geraldundone]

Thanks, Keith! That means a lot.

[@JeahnLaffitteAdventures]

I’ve always wondered if zebras displayed results AFTER picture profiles. I also learned that zebras aren’t just for clipping! Thanks Gerald. You da man!

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My brain is showing that orange overheat warning right now.

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same here lol

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Me too omg

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[@ragesaq]

This video is so dense with useful specific information for someone new to good videography I am just astounded and I'm pouring over it repeatedly. Thanks man!

[@vyoufinder]

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[@HongweiShan]

This video became my exposure Bible for my Sony a6400 using S-Log2 and HLG Profile. When I 1st watched, it all sounded a foreign language two days ago. After I have done intense research, I followed everything mentioned in the video. I finally got the result I am looking for from the camera monitor. I always appreciated people who go specific technical numbers and show us the results after applying these parameters. Thanks so much for taking the time explaining this topic so well. I think that anyone who is new to videography must watch and fully understand every single details in this video!

[@Hunselmann]

So funny... So many people told us that they switched to HLG. I tried as well and got this noise issue. I asked sony but they couldn't help me. And now u just proved, that my camera is totally fine :D. I will stick with slog2 for most of my work because it provides the highest dynamic range (actually slog3 does, but as you mentioned the 8 bit codec isn't good enough for slog 3). I also experienced that grading slog2 is a bit more flexible than cine profiles. Another reason for me to stick with it. For the future I don't want more profiles... I just want sony to improve bitrates and codecs so I can use slog3 :).

[@braydenjones4505]

Ta daaaa. A7sIII.

[@kjvisual7]

Respect! You talked consistently at a quick pace for 30 minutes straight. Or it totally seemed like you communicated all that info in one take. I'm glad you put in the blooper at the end.

[@catchingthelight]

Man, with the amount of knowledge you shared and knowing how much effort and work you have put into making this one video. You deserve waaayy more subscribers. RESPECT.

[@rickelukas3]

Thing about that you cannot expose for two different exposures is such a basic. But never heard anyone talking about it. Explanations are so legit!

[@harfenspieler]

I watched this video about a year ago and didn't understand a thing. One year and many hours in DaVinci Resolve later, I think I'm now grasping about half of it. That's how good Gerald's videos are-packed with information and useful details. Thank you so much for all your work!

[@dennislee8253]

That's hilarious, but true. I feel the same way.

[@markprofeta3197]

Gerald's videos are like the homework assignments that you're actually interested in

[@stevedoesnt]

Man, do you know how many videos I had to watch to hear WHY people overexpose? A lot. This is such a valuable video.

[@Curtis-Randall]

“Noisetown”, the travel destination that no one wants to visit! Great video! Very informative and cleared up some questions I had about exposure

[@jpemile]

A quick recap like "for HLG/HLG3, I would recommend you set your zebras to 95%; for Cine4 xx% etc.." would have been the cherry on top but none of the less, amazing job as usual. Thanks Gerald!

[@camorgaii9824]

I was really frustrated about shooting properly with different picture profile cuz i don't have an external monitor yet to use false color , this video is way dense with informations and your go to if you want to fully understand properly shooting , Thanks a lot Gerald really appreciate the effort you're putting

[@DannySeeum]

Really great content! A lot of other KZbinrs have been recommending to set the zebras to 107+ for slog2, when Sony says its 106 and you recommend dropping it down to 103 as a buffer. Thanks for the more detailed insight!

[@PatrickN.]

Like others said, another great vid! My favorite buttons when watching your vids is the pause and back 10 seconds button! You talk fast and accurate! It takes us mortals a while to absorb it all. 😁👍

[@geraldundone]

🤣👍🙏

[@Doughping]

This is the stuff I often do to figure these things out but I don't go to the same distance. I'll probably come back to this video for many reasons in the future. Great stuff.

[@BrianSantero]

Just watched this for the second time and my mind went *POP*! ETTR made sense and all, but as soon as you lit the chart with the sky in the background, I finally got what it means to expose and also light all of your subjects. THANK YOU, GERALD UNDONE, YOU ARE THE MAN!

[@iviaverick52]

I don't understand how you only have 83k subscribers. The information you provide is far and beyond what anyone else does!

[@HolaMundoDev]

Excellent job!!, now I understand why we have to overexpose, how much and the trade-offs. Thank you very much!

[@pedromeditsch5709]

Gerald, you have one of the most intelligent and informative channels here on KZbin. The amount of work you put into your content makes it stand out immediatelly crowd. Thank you so much for all the effort, keep up the good work!

[@Isaaydinphotography]

Gerald you are really crazy. I can only imagine how much time you spent into research and shooting, preparation, editing and putting pieces together. Bravo! Your input is so much more helpful in real life than the knowledge provided in any college in filmmaking.

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Good sir we fear that u may not be human, but we care not because u are one of the most valuable assets to videograpghy community bar none. Huge thanks for your tutorials, please never stop.

[@reginaldworthington7558]

Great info here Mr Undone, as usual. Just a thought that I recalled from my film days of long ago, you don’t always get this done with the camera settings and something I’ve not seen in the thousands of hours of camera vids I’ve poured over more recently; if you are indoors and are dealing with a high dynamic range situation that you can’t avoid in the frame by repositioning, then a simple black net on the natural light source will do it. You set up a c-stand or use clamps if there is something handy to clip to and drop a black mesh over the outside of the window, effectively dropping your external daylight levels by however many stops as you want. If you only need a little then single mesh - if it’s really bright outside and you’re not lighting your subject inside then you double or triple it for more stops reduction in your background. This is a simp,e way to balance your shot without having to pull out a massive fixture and melt your talent down inside to balance exposure. You cannot see the black mesh unless you have doubled or tripled it and pull focus to the window and even then it’s pretty subtle. Great to know all the stuff you are discussing here to get the best performance out of the camera for sure, but sometimes there are a few simple tricks that can make your life a whole lot simpler and keep the amount of lighting gear you have to take off the truck to a minimum. Cheers.

[@trym2121]

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[@dictionaryofwords1108]

It's all about that conditioner brah

[@jackbisson9226]

Hahahaha! Seriously though this should have like a million plus views. This is Gold he is giving us.

[@ChrisEdoria]

Gerald, this is literally the best guide I've seen on exposing and using HLG. You've literally made my life that much easier to expose in ANY situation. BRAVO! (I tested his specs in my backyard and it was confirmed within seconds.)

[@gregormelhorn]

Wow, after watching countless videos on the topic, finally a great, detailed comparison! Seriously, most other people mess up this topic or forget to consider important parts! Thank you for clearing that up!

[@michalguzikfilms]

I would LOVE such a deep dive into GH5/GH5s V-Log L / HLG too, but this was a pleasure to watch and learn even for a Panasonic user. Thanks Gerald!

[@ToastedSynapseGaming]

What I figured from this video (great video btw) is that I would like to do this: - Cine4 for indoor scenes (poor lighting) - HLG for either indoor with great lighting or outdoor at the end of golden hour when stuff starts to catch shade - Slog2 for mid-day to golden hour when the sky is really bright -> Also to make sure I record a clip of a color checker card after each switch to match in post. What do you guys think of this workflow? Of course we're talking Run and Gun -ish with limited time to prep.

[@mathiasvaladares7207]

You don’t just make videos give a master class every time ! Let’s get undone

[@TechJungle]

$1,000 worth of material right here. Excellent information and in depth testing. I could never get SLog to work for me because of the gross noise I would get. I've been under exposing ALL along like a dummy.

[@spyhardman]

I come back to this video periodically for a refresher. It's so good! Taking notes this time.

[@gokayerenn]

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[@mikecheung10]

The most comprehensive test on KZbin ever!

[@AllThingsFilm1]

I just picked up the Sony A7iii. So, I knew I had to see if you had a Sony video I could learn from. Sure enough, here it is. Many thanks for the hard work you put into this.

[@alexv4907]

I feel guilty watching this content for free. This is so good man. So much to learn here!

[@BuzzWorthy]

Fine work! I use HLG for darker environments and go a half to 1 stop over, and use SLOG-2 for bright scenes, sky/sun background and go 2 stops over and it brings back the details when reducing that it post. Thank you Professor!

[@MGLOW95]

you're amazing boy I just can't describe how much I'm learning from you! You have no idea how much your content is rich I just bought a new notebook to write down notes, much love and appreciation from Tunisia ♥

[@geraldundone]

Thank you so much! That's really great to hear.

[@vladimirzavyalov]

Thanks for the super quality content on your channel, Gerald, for always staying professional and up to the point while becoming more and more popular and recognized! Super stuff, keep getting undone this way 👍😀

[@ADof28]

I’m sick of only being able to subscribe once. Every time I watch your new video I want to hit the sub button and find I already did that.

[@dgillphotos]

You ARE INSANE! You talk WAY too fast but you have the best background and explanations I have seen on the subject. I was getting noise on my camera and now I not only understand why but how to fix it. Stay crazy! We all need you.

[@villadante]

Mate, you are making my life so much easier! Trying to bring my vlogging up a notch.

[@HouseOwl]

OPEN WITH "TODAY I WILL EXPOSE HUE" It Usually Takes Me 100 Videos Back To Back Before The Voice Inside My Head Tells Me To Subscribe. This Video Finally Made Me Subscribe.

[@AlexeyShevchenko]

Still useful in 2022 for a7c. Thank you Gerald.

[@raimanenglishmusic2146]

Well. I didn’t think i wanted to watch for 33 min until i got started lol. Information is beautiful. Thank you for another super in depth video!!

[@geraldundone]

🤓🙏💜

[@scottmaxwell1927]

"The Crispening" sounds like a Stephen King book. Thank you for the detail you always deliver. I had to pause the video halfway to give my brain a timeout before the crispening occurred.

[@kiriltotev]

I will not lie that I would be reeealy happy if I see another Gerald Undone version of that same video - but for the Fuji X-T3. :)

[@timbeaton5045]

This guy! I mean, THIS GUY! THE best channel for camera/video technical knowledge on YT.

[@timbeaton5045]

PS As a G5 owner, I am going to bite the bullet, and get the V-Log add-on. Would you say that there is a rough equivalent between dealing with that particular gamut, and any of the Sony ones mentioned here? So I could use those settings as a good starting point? Or are there too many differences to make a valid comparison? Cheers, from France, BTW.

[@geraldundone]

Hey! Thanks, Tim. Log is comparable in the sense of how it deals with highlights and having that headroom. The main difference is the clipping point. V-Log is lower than S-Log. And it depend on V-Log vs V-Log L. They are under 100%. So just keep that in mind.

[@AhsanZafar]

no doubt the video is dense but maaan hee makes such a good flow and never let us distract from it

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[@skymakai]

Wow. Blindsided me with this whopper! Hats off to you, sir!! I'm still learning to expose my A7III correctly, and have been sticking with Cine2 and Paul Leeming's 601 LUT.

[@geraldundone]

Cheers! I hope this is helpful. 😃

[@uploadsnstuff8902]

What the hell is this video. Tips, real knowledge and good insights, jesus christ this has tremendous value. Thanks a lot man, great videos.

[@otakulensphotography]

Yes! I’ve been working on issues for SLog2 and HLG2. You read my mind! Thanks man!

[@robbierios4251]

I’m always trying to learn more about videography and I stumbled into new territory. This new territory was scary until you explained it very well. I knew hardly anything about gamma and why slog was so different from cine. This helps clarify things much more. Teach me more sensei!!

[@microfx]

wow.. my head exploded - so much knowledge. ETTR was something I heard about long time ago but now I understand it a bit better. I still struggle to understand this completely. Maybe I have to watch this a 2nd and 3rd time. It would be great to see the knowledge again compact in a new video but with less comparisons but more practicle way how to approach a shooting (I bet you did that already way too often). I guess one really needs this color chart... but they're so expensive...

[@christopherm7741]

Helpfful info and mind blown detail video as always. One of my favorites on getting more technical info from the KZbin creator community. Thank You!

[@BabsCraig]

Solid video Gerald. Thanks for this. I've been trying to make sense of how to expose for the different color profiles. The usual advice is "Expose by two stops, expose by one stop, don't use slog". This video took away alot of the mystery and made it an approachable subject. Looking forward to running my own tests too and experimenting for myself. Thanks again!

[@joe.mccord]

As always one of your videos gives me more useful information than a year's worth on other KZbin channels. My deepest appreciation for sharing your knowledge sir!

[@burhanaltncan4527]

Great, now I don't have to try and see it for myself. You saved me a lot of time. Thanks, you are a great KZbinr.

[@chrisschob3233]

You are on top of your game, Gerald.

[@DaleGrantMedia]

You should do a guide like this for as many of the main logs as possible in one video. I'd go to it everytime I hire a another brand. Thanks for your knowledge.

[@cameraconspiracies]

10:26 I take this to a new level of amateur in my S1H vs GH5S Log comparison coming up lol. Shadows were brought to a place they never thought they would be allowed :)

[@geraldundone]

That sounds glorious.

[@Mikeismlb]

Gerald Undone hey G! I just bought an atomos ninja five. My question is do you match your zebra settings on your ninja to show the same std range and lower limit as your sony camera zebras?

[@vyoufinder]

Great brain dump of information. You're really good at narrating and makes it easy for the viewer to keep up while maintaining such a fast pace.

[@MrJASoch]

I really enjoy when you talk about pp and exposing for hlg or slog but man, I gotta watch your videos like 3 times to understand and apply 😂

[@bob76451]

Wow, that had to be the best instruction on exposure I've ever seen.

[@DocMicha]

Very complex topic for the every day shooter, but very well explained. I have to see the video more than one time because of the compressed content, but that is like reading a science book more than once to not only understand the topics, but use the facts in reality. Thank You. Hopefully it works also with other cams than only Sony.

[@AndyBlackmedical]

this has got to be the most informative video on this subject. Must have taken ages to put this video out! top job and thanks for the bucket load of info!!!! the tip about zebras for skin tones is top class!

[@geraldundone]

Thanks so much! Appreciate it.

[@rinaya.7360]

Please make a video on how to set exposure properly for low-light video and which gamma/gamuts to use for it. Your channel is awesome!

[@TCCR]

Man, you’re just cranking out the good stuff.

[@SembrandoCoordenadas]

I can't thank you enough for your video. You're so technical which makes all your content worth so much!

[@ReginaldEsque]

Magic Lantern Raw vs. Blackmagic Raw!!! 2012 vs. 2019!

[@Albanez39]

Magic Lantern proved that Canon is a shady company, exploiting it's customers and manipulating them into buying their more expensive cameras.

[@pauloverse]

Great video Gerald. I keep coming back to this gem!

[@demetriusmarsh600]

Gerald Undone just leveled up.

[@ReelLightPictures]

Thank you! Thanks for all the time you’ve taken to make this and all your videos! I, like most others, am always looking to learn more and fine tune my skills, get a better understanding of all aspects of my work, and your videos really do help me get a good grasp on areas I’m looming to grow in. I’m definitely going to watch this video again a few times and pause and play with my camera as I watch.

[@geraldundone]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate that. 😃🙏

[@erdemulubas]

Best video on KZbin haha I dont know how many times I watched this. Please keep doing more of these

[@MaxWildlifePhotographer]

Love this. I’ve always been taught to almost be afraid of a higher iso. So I just got into Sony and shot a comedy night in a bar (so it was dark) in hlg, and under exposed. So I’m trying to find my way through it and it’s definitely the last time I’m making that mistake.

[@ronnmurray3418]

Thanks Gerald! Just somehow came across this gem and found it quite helpful.

[@TheConvectuoso]

I kind of just think everyone should just buy the Leeming LUT pro, expose to the right, apply lut then apply a creative LUT and you’ll basically be done. I’ve tried this and it’s amazing how quickly the Leeming LUT corrects the flat washed out SLOG2 that I thought I had screwed up the exposure on but was basically perfect 😂

[@george_christov]

Gerald, you are simply a genius.

[@elhadjindiaye11]

Once again, another exceptional video!! Really valuable information here. Thanks Gerald for your hard work! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@Greenroomvideo]

This was probably the best video I’ve seen of yours. Very helpful in many ways.

[@devidasa9637]

Gerald ... please create online, in-depth videography production courses...maybe a Fundamentals course & Advanced Course for $50 each. The quality of your videos are in a different league versus even the better youtube content. You deserve to be compensated!!

[@thesamuelnam]

You’ve helped me change the game on set. Thanks man.

[@jelanmaxwell4762]

Good lord what would we do without Gerald undone lol amazing

[@chriss.3335]

Your brain is a knowledge vault. And thank you for sharing this. I always learn so much from you.

[@Bonedaddy-q6w]

This man is sharing such good knowledge! It's crazy

[@spo5egy]

Oh wow I'm loving this. Just got my inferno so still got a lot of learning to do. I've been playing a lot using a variable nd against zebras and exposure just now but your methods helped a lot as always 😊

[@KR47798]

Best exposure video ever. Greetings from Germany!

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[@geraldundone]

Ha. Love this!

[@jayclas4023]

I know Sony camera are very popular, but we need this video for GH5 cameras👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽😅 Great video💪🏽💪🏽

[@SuperMarioDiagnostics]

Great channel, glad I found it. Very knowledgeable and detailed, thank you for doing what you do Gerald 👍👍👍

[@modeverything9949]

I’m probably going to watch this video a few times (I’m a slow learner lol) amazing info man. Exposure has been my nemesis.

[@J3lee]

Just what I was looking for, thanks Gerald keep up the good work!!

[@sstteevveenn77]

I am still recovering from all the information I have just ingested. Excuse me while I go watch some baby shark to even things out.

[@gillesmatheronpro]

WOW... what a blast ! That's packed with great useful stuff, from beginning to end. Thank you !