Which Picture Profile Do I Use... and WHY!?

[@dunnadidit]

Looking for more information on picture profiles? Check out this awesome video: Gerald Undone Picture Profile & Dynamic Range Guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emPMonh6ispkp8k

[@geraldundone]

Thanks for sharing my stuff, you sexy beast. 😜🙏

[@dunnadidit]

@Gerald Undone - Thanks for digging into the deep stuff you beautiful giant 😘

[@Fredb]

Always interesting, no useless blablabla, : to the point, instructive, clear and easily understandable, I love your content.

[@HeyThisIsAndrew]

@@geraldundone you have the best explanation video but I have rewatched it 10 times over and I feel like for my 11th time I will just need to rewatch with a dictionary (or google) on hand ready to search every term you use. Dunna though yours is great for someone with the technical knowledge I have in terms of camera tech so thank you!

[@specialized41]

What monitor you recommend for Video editing.?? Thanks!!

[@AttilaHanak]

Maaan.. about 947 previous KZbin videos have lost me to this subject before this one. They all expertly explain what picture profiles ARE and what they look like (which is.... I mean.. why? I can see what they look like.. thx tho..) but none of them bothered to explain the WHY and certainly not the REASONS to use them. Great video! Simple, but it explained more in a few mins, than the previous ones in hours and hours of digging. Subscribed. Thanks, Attila

[@captaincarl1603]

I think color correction is always necessary. Color grading however is something you do exclusively for yourself and your tech-nerd friends. The client almost never appreciates the difference between standard or graded footage. So I have given up on grading and spend that time on script development instead.

[@olegvorkunov5400]

I settled with HLG2 BT2020 gamma Details -7 and Stauration -7. Image does not need much of tweaking/grading at all. Saturation = 0 is also good. Camera A7C. If I need to do any color grading, I export result from Davinci Resolve in Main10 4:2:0 HVEC MP4 file and it looks great!

[@OsloobModern]

Your teaching skills are just fantastic👌I watched so many videos trying to figure out what PP are, what they do and the difference between them and was never able to understand it fully until I watched this video. Thank you! 🙂

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks so much!

[@michaelblaze4711]

Your format is so good man. Not only are all the shots really crisp, nicely colored, and have super high quality audio- but the way you have a table of contents style approach to your videos, where you can just simply click on the specific portion that you want is just 👌

[@dunnadidit]

I really appreciate that Michael! Thanks for letting me know!

[@troybjorklund]

Bro God bless you. You have the heart of a teacher and a true ability to simplify complicated information in a way that's easy to digest. You didn't win a Jimmy John's giveaway, but you still earned a sub.

[@mixtape5143]

Absolutely the best description I’ve watched on this topic, thank you! Cheers

[@dunnadidit]

Glad to hear it!!

[@thedaffyduck]

Not only the best, I'd say the one we needed. Finally I can decide wgen to use the S-log which might be....never!

[@TailoredTechnique]

I agree!

[@benvanmassenhove]

I agree!

[@liliancrawley7801]

Subscribed. Because you’re the first KZbinr who finally used easy human terms to explain S LOG & Dynamic Range

[@DrWasim]

Would really like to see that window shot with both standard profile and corrcted/graded slog2 profile. That would really show whether the slog is worth it or not.

[@chtdkmn]

I WATCHED MANY VIDEOS BUT YOU FINALLY SAVE MY LIFE. sometimes it's best to just keep it simple and shoot "standart". But I will keep working on especially for slog and hlg and gain experience on this subject.

[@FernandoCampoi]

You are very sincere and i appreciate your honesty. I agree, sometimes we just don't have time on post to color grade and use no picture profile on a controlled ambient is the best shot. Thank you.

[@АнтонСюндюков]

This is the video i’ve been looking for 4 years😂 Thanks mate, much respect

[@carolkchang8]

Hi, can I use picture profile settings for video vlogs?! I don’t record in manual since I do vlogs. So I will like to know if I can still use picture profile? Thank you

[@dunnadidit]

Yeah you can, you just need to know how you need to expose different picture profiles and set your auto modes accordingly.

[@tomfirmin3132]

thanks man, really great vid - made everything very clear. All the other videos I've watched are along the lines of "Why you should shoot Log". I'm a time-poor hobbyist, so being told I need to spend hours colour-grading every clip didn't feel like the solution for me. Think after watching this I'll save those PPs for when really needed!

[@FinalDriveshow]

Good stuff! Too often people say to use a picture profile because that's what everyone else says to do without explaining why and how it differs from the standard profile.

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks so much!

[@gregbenson8050]

I've been shooting a bunch of corporate indoor shoots on a flat background in LOG just to practice color grading, and because I got the idea that shooting in the standard profile was just unacceptable for a professional to do, like shooting stills with the camera on Auto. But now that I understand the profiles and do know how to grade, I think I'm gonna stick with the standard profile most of the time. Great video, very informative. Thanks!

[@dunnadidit]

I’ve been shooting standard more often lately too! It’s quite handy when you need it!

[@AuthenticFellow]

Hi there. When you say standard, do you mean no Picture Profile? I have just switched to Sony and there are so many Profiles! :)

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

dude this was so helpful. I bought a new camera today, tried to be all fancy and shoot in S Log 3.. annnnnd it's all trash and I need to reshoot all of it! Thanks for explaining this so even dumb dumbs like me understand!

[@VSims]

Best explanation about picture profiles that I’ve seen.

[@dunnadidit]

Thank you!!

[@orpaztron]

Excellent! The BEST (edit) PP explanation I've seen so far. and I mean it.

[@dunnadidit]

Thank you!!

[@MultiBeatX]

Im so thankful about the part when you started comparing it with coffee haha it’s my passion and that got me to finally understand all the PP topic! Thanks bud!🙏🏼

[@dunnadidit]

I'm glad I could help!

[@isaquemoresco]

That coffee analogy though

[@dunnadidit]

Haha glad you like that.

[@louiewishingtin578]

Thanks! But can you go over your detailed settings for each picture profile on the A7 III?

[@jarekadamczyk7906]

This is what I was looking for. 👌 Subscribed

[@Simone_Lu_]

Impossible to be more clear than this. The best video about picture profile

[@dunnadidit]

Thank you so much!!

[@MoesFilmz4k]

Caffeine junkie FTW!!!! That's me too!!! Awesome video bro!!!!!!

[@dunnadidit]

Hahaha 😂 I figured some people would be able to connect with that.

[@MoesFilmz4k]

@@dunnadidit Aeropress or pour over with some fresh ground beans is my shit!!! Hahaha

[@alhanbhandari3352]

When Did You Switch to Davinci Resolve And Could you make a video on the issues faced while Switching from Premier to Resolve

[@dunnadidit]

I’ve been trying it out for a month or two now. Not sure if I’ve “switched” yet but I do like it a decent amount. Definitely planning to make a video.

[@TidesOnEarth]

Dunna Did It yeah, I’d love a video on what programs you recommend... especially on a budget!

[@MathiasMedina]

For me it’s a no brainer to use log, I hate blowing out highlights and it gives it more of a film look after grading.

[@dunnadidit]

Boom!

[@KarlaYoutube]

This video is so informative 😊😊😊 thank you so much for your time, I have a Sony A6600 & I would like to know How can I shoot LOG? Cause Sony Colors are out of Whack sometimes 😅

[@EduardoMaldonado-f1e]

you have no idea how much you helped me. Thank you!!

[@dunnadidit]

You are so welcome!

[@anarabicdp]

Dunna, Always super useful. Thanks for the video

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks so much!

[@ZoSanderr]

Great video Dunna! I sent a suggestion in your suggestion box! Keep up the good work!

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks so much! This was actually the first video inspired by comments in the suggestion box so I’m excited to do more!

[@ZoSanderr]

@@dunnadidit Looking forward to it!

[@justinsphotographyrochestermn]

Great explanation! Helps me decide between the A6300 and A6100. A6300 it is :)

[@ahmadgujjar4640]

Big fan bro always i learn many thing from your videos thanks 🙏

[@cosmiclucidcc]

damn that coffee shots made me hungry for breakfast😂. Nice informative Video man

[@dennishumbla5431]

What about shooting stills with picture profiles like S log 2 can I stretch that as much as the Raw file? And witch profile do you recoment Is easy to grade from Sony A7 II I think it has Cine profile also and S-log 2

[@dunnadidit]

Shooting raw for stills is better. More information. And picture profiles only burn into jpg’s for a7ii id go with cine2 for video

[@dennishumbla5431]

@@dunnadidit thanks I will try Cine2, S-log 2 feels a bit demanding. 👍

[@xlzlxlx4074]

Let me sum this up for everyone, u can say picture profile is a type of RAW video ( not a actual raw video ) and no picture profile is like jpeg

[@LensLiebe]

Amazing video mate!

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks dude!

[@jf4259]

This was an incredible way of teaching the subject. I know very little of this, but your visuals and explanation helped tremendously. I highly recommend you do a more in depth "under the hood" video.

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks so much! I’ll definitely consider it!

[@abcdefghijklmnop2492]

one of the best videos on log setting. Bravo. Tricky subject.

[@MesoHunterYT]

question really hope for a reply, first off great content, ok I am also a youtuber and I storm chase you can imagine the nightmare I deal with. low light, highlights on clouds, shadows in scenery lightning which im not gonna equate bc when I want good lightning I have to under expose if not add a nd filter to help. ok so question time. What PP would u recommended trying to film a tornado. I dont care if I clip the white background behind the main cloud. but I do wanna preserve scenery with the tornado and it seems I always have to choose 1 or the other. s-log is not a option really bc grain will be the next issue for me. I shoot on a a6500 thanks man!

[@Chukie2Swole]

Thank you very much for this video! It help a lot

[@jayllicampo97]

Cool information! Thanks for sharing this video. God bless you! 👍🏼😊🔥

[@TheArtOfTango]

Brilliant teacher you are man, thanks!

[@dunnadidit]

Glad you think so! Thanks a ton!

[@DRPREMIUMTV]

Which would you recommend for night time on a A7iii

[@brynocerouss]

I like to just choose one at random and surprise myself in post :) (this is especially fun for multi-shot videos!)

[@dunnadidit]

Hahahaha I love this.

[@AurelianIrimia]

Thank you Dunna for this video! I think the HLG3 is the best option.

[@dunnadidit]

Nice!

[@hasenmyer]

The #1 reason I don't use a "log" profile is that I suck at color correcting.

[@dunnadidit]

Well there you go! The important thing is that you use what works best for you!

[@outdoorsinontario3037]

Well done dude!

[@WhimsicalPawsPhotography]

That was so informative and so easy to understand, thank you!!!!

[@arbyazizi5650]

I really appreciate the great efforts you're doing, and thank you so much for the good work !

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks for watching!

[@HumbleClicks]

I have a sony a6400 with 16 mm 1.4... the problem I am facing is.. its showing the skin too sharp and I can see any spot on my face and the skin tone is not good.. I used to have a nikon d7100 with 35mm 1.8 and in same settings the face used to look really good... can you please guide me where I am going wrong. thank you

[@VineethSudhir]

Nice thumbnail. Edit: Nice thumbnail too! Peter McKinnon will love your coffee analogy

[@dunnadidit]

Haha I’m glad I got the approval on both thumbnails lol

[@VineethSudhir]

@@dunnadidit just to be clear. Second one is ever so slightly better than the first one

[@KahlanJoy]

Just what I needed to begin understanding this complicated topic! Thank you

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks for the kind words!! I’m glad it was helpful!

[@Eazoon]

okay but now can you explain coffee profiles please

[@dunnadidit]

Haha you might need to turn to James Hoffman for that

[@elmono3939]

Great ! Have question: So if I use No Profile - what ISO do I use ? The lower ISO the better ? Or do I stick to the two camera's base ISO's ? Thank you !

[@thewaxandgreaseremover6182]

Very nice explanation my brotha!

[@franciscomones-cazon4432]

Very well explained Dunna!!

[@dunnadidit]

Thank you!

[@wesley8135]

Im stealing the coffee analogy tyvm.

[@dunnadidit]

Lol 😂

[@jeison69]

U MADE IT SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND!

[@dunnadidit]

Happy to help!

[@ivarmenger]

Thanks for the great video! Now I understand the profiles!! :-)

[@dunnadidit]

Great to hear! Thanks for watching?

[@microphoneguy5295]

Very good explained! Thanks a lot🎥🎛🎚🎤

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks for watching!

[@salvadorla1]

This is awesome - will use HLG-3, love how you demonstrated it looks after production

[@fishwomanyvr]

1) whats the best setting (ok i know subjective) for post processing? 2) whats the best setting (ok i know subjective) for NON post processing (all contrasty and colory)?

[@decjohnson6941]

Really helpful video! Thank you so much brother 🙏🙏🙏

[@dunnadidit]

Cheers!

[@BrianTheCameraGuy]

Dunna, 100% S Log 2 is tough to grade unless you have time. I have not tried hlg3 as I usually stick with hlg2. Do you change hlg3 to rec 709 or do you keep it bt2020?

[@dunnadidit]

You won’t notice a HUGE difference between hlg2 and hlg3 but I do suggest playing with it. I leave it on bt2020 but only because I have a technical lut that corrects it from bt2020 so I need to use that for it to work.

[@alexandervaldes9863]

Dunna "Does it" all the time! thx man!

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks for watching!

[@BrandonCinema]

I edit a lot on the go for work and sadly need a quick fix to push content out. Would you recommend HLG3 even through capcut (disclaimer I use Davinci on large projects or when I have time)

[@aizhanvideo]

So helpful video, thank you so much!!! 🌷🌷🌷

[@WestonNey]

I love color grading. I have a signature look so I always shoot raw or log video.

[@dunnadidit]

Nice

[@streamworksdotca]

Dunna! Good one.

[@camodam7987]

Love the analogy - love coffee - nice work brother!

[@miguelberns]

I learn a lot from you Dunna. thanks

[@dunnadidit]

Great to hear!!

[@JoshSihombing]

Hey man thanks so much for posting this video. I didn't know that when I was playing around with my Sony ZVE10 setting it to PP7 (SLog3) when i switched to taking photos, it would apply the SLOG to the photos as well. I am trying to figure out a way to "stretch" the colors as you say but I can't find how to do this in Lightroom. Would you be able to help point me in the right direction? A bunch of my photos are all gray and I can't properly fix them. Thank you in advance!

[@dunnadidit]

You got it! Take your curves, grab the very top point and drag it to the left across the top, then take the very bottom point and drag it right along the bottom. Then add a little s-curve between the two for contrast. Then crank up the saturation a bit and you should be at a decent starting place.

[@underwaterHD]

I was waiting for this

[@dunnadidit]

The wait is OVER!

[@benjammin99]

Dude, thank you. Great job.

[@WH05DAT]

Best thumbnail ever

[@ursfischer]

Notification squad! Now I'm gonna watch the video...

[@dunnadidit]

WOOOOOO!

[@AmritaBhortake]

Justin, this is such a helpful video. I've been struggling recently because I shoot in Cine 2 and then color grade it. I add the Premiere Pro fix for Mac at the end (it helps in fixing the desaturated colors and tints that Premiere causes when you render using a Mac). But for my last video, the end result that was uploaded to KZbin looked way too punchier than I wanted it to be. I have no idea why it's doing that. Have you had any issues with Premiere pro exports and how did you fix them? I was thinking if I should start shooting in HLG3 or SLOG 2 rather than my Cine2 profile.

[@dunnadidit]

When I was using premiere more I always used their gamma fix lut on export and that seemed to help. Not sure why it wouldn’t be working for you 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dunnadidit]

That said, I do notice that KZbin always looks different than QuickTime, which looks different than premiere. So it’s got to be that some different kind of processing is happening at each stage

[@AmritaBhortake]

@@dunnadidit I don't think that it's not working, it's definitely working but rather than being desaturated, it's doing the opposite and getting too contrasty.

[@AmritaBhortake]

@@dunnadidit yeah, you are right. This might be it. I just need to figure out the best mix in color grading so it doesn't look too punchy after export.

[@aaronpk]

Finally a legitimate excuse for epic coffee b-roll 👍

[@dunnadidit]

Haha, I didn't even go too crazy with it either, just a couple stock footage clips.

[@michael_viteritti]

Great video, love how you explained the why 🙌😃

[@bobpaulson9r72fk24]

Great vid, thanks!

[@RobBrens]

This was fantastic, just the explanation I needed!

[@ExploringtheWorld]

Perfectly explained! Well done! Thank you very much

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks a ton!

[@joonajks]

Do you reduce your camera sharpness in standard profile when recording talking head videos?

[@LetsGoBJONES]

Thanks! Really needed this video!!

[@dunnadidit]

Glad it was helpful!

[@LetsGoBJONES]

@@dunnadidit Maybe follow up with your actual camera settings for each profile? Ie black, saturation etc at this level. And keep up the good work

[@dunnadidit]

All the stock settings. The only thing I change is putting detail to -7

[@LetsGoBJONES]

@@dunnadidit Final question. Whats the reason for the -7? Well 'Detail' in general

[@pepetrueno8722]

Great explanation - I thought I was taking care of things by bracketing at multiple exposures

[@Dudbgdaw12]

Hi. Thanks for the video I really enjoy watching them. Quick question though. I'm not sure if my camera is the problem but I have the ZV-e10 and whenever I change the picture profiles, the colors of the pictures that I have previously taken also change. Is this normal? or is it a setting problem? Help please :((

[@SportsCyclist]

Great stuff, thank you, just what i was looking for.

[@elmono3939]

Hi there... Nice ... So my Sony camera has eleven profiles: PP1 thorough PP11. Can you go Profile by Profile to explain ( with visual examples ) what each profile does ? Thank you !!

[@joelmukoma8183]

Best information so far 😉

[@stefanterbekke8506]

Hey, question: I do not use pp myself, but feel that it mainly helps to get consistency across pictures in terms of editing, do that you do not have to adjust your pictures from 0. I watched this video, but do not see the advantage yet as long as you edit your pictures later on via laptop/adobe. I do not mind to spend time to adjust my raw files. How do you look at this? Thanks!

[@dunnadidit]

Picture profiles don't apply to photos. They're really only for video. If you're shooting raw photos, picture profiles actually don't work. Even if you shoot with them enabled, the minute you import them into lightroom, the picture profile goes away and what you see if the raw photo. I guess the fact that this was just for video and not for photos was something I could have brought up. I took for granted that people would know that 🤦‍♂️

[@stefanterbekke8506]

Thanks! I see quite some inconsistencies across these videos and what you are telling now makes sense. Thanks for taking the time to explain!

[@RyanLawless]

James Hoffman approves of your coffee analogy.

[@dunnadidit]

That man is my hero.

[@RyanLawless]

Right? So good. His reviews are elegantly savage. When he doesn't like something, he can't hide his pain points.

[@dr_uber_driver6199]

This will help a lot of people!

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks so much!

[@therealdrtydan]

Thank you so much for this info! Do you have a recommended profile for doing a recap video for a concert? I mostly go to edm shows with crazy stage light production.

[@regenytarmovies]

Slog on Sony ZV-1 require high ISO. I can't reduce it to less than 1000.

[@dunnadidit]

That’s called base iso. Different cameras and different picture profiles have different settings for that

[@bartbelt]

QUESTION Love your videos! I’m a starting KZbinr and have build a basic studio. Shooting on a Sony A7C, light setup is okay and at this stage I’d like to focus more on shooting the content the on the post-production. How can I setup the right color profile for my (not changing studio circumstances) in order to get the best results?

[@bluestellarproductions9619]

I have the new Sony a7siii what profile do you suggest. I am fairly good at grading just fyi.

[@dunnadidit]

SLOG3 as long as you’re shooting in a 10 bit mode! I’m grading some 10 bit SLOG3 shot in xavc s right now and it’s awesome!

[@dunnadidit]

Just be careful because the clipping point is lower in SLOG3

[@DBOYSTZOG]

Did you use PP8 or 7

[@justinbrown7672]

what should i use for car videography?