@chef - I see Balazer_GH4_log_LUTs_v0.1.zip doesn't work but Balazer_GH4_log_LUTs_v0.11.zip does, is that the current version? Oh and thanks! I do have a request - is it possible to have a Cine-D to Log profile for 16-255 source levels, as that is the default so more widely used?

@Dr_Jon, yes, v0.11 is the latest version of my LUTs. It is possible to build a LUT for 16-255, and I hope to be able to do that. I support just 0-255 now because that's how the camera was set when I profiled it. If you or someone could record a second or two of video of the GH4's internal ARIB color bars at each of the luminance range settings (16-255, 0-255, and 16-235) in Cinelike D, I could establish the relationship between them and perform the mapping. 0-255 is only available in MOV recording. It would be great to have a raw+JPEG still of the color bars also.

I could do that, well except I don't know how to get the still image with the colour bars displayed as it ignores me, but 0-255 is certainly selectable with mp4 as the format. Whether it does it or not is, of course, another question. mp4/4k: http://we.tl/LOKcBaV6jl mov/1080p: http://we.tl/jC3BYkzT6t

Thanks, Dr_Jon.

I've made a new version of my V-Log LUT calibrated for the colors of the GH4's V-Log L output. The colors in V-Log L are different from V-Log by a surprising amount. With calibration, V-Log L now matches Cinelike D more closely.

Cinelike D:

V-Log L with calibration:

V-Log L using Panasonic's V-Log/V-Gamut transform (no calibration):

Hi, @paglez.

No, my V-Log L LUT doesn't fix magenta and cyan blocks in 8-bit recordings. But with the Cinelike D LUT you can get very similar dynamic range and color, minus the colored blocks and banding.

The LUTs should work equally well for internally recorded footage and externally recorded footage, provided that the externally recorded footage has levels mapped the same way in your video application. It shouldn't be too difficult to check the levels and remap them if necessary.

I know this is a stupid question, but I gotta ask somewhere. What does anamorphic mode actually do to the video that's captured?

It seems to me that, if I were to shoot video using the basic settings with an anamorphic adapter, the image would be squeezed, and I could simply un-squeeze it in post. But wouldn't the pixel-stretching be visible? What does this anamorphic mode do-- increase the horizontal resolution, so the pixel-stretching is minimized? Or does it just enable video capture in different aspect ratios?

As I said, i know this is a stupid question

@Dr_Jon, yes, thank you. I got the files and they are fine. I am working on new LUTs now.

@Brian_Siano, I can answer that. All the firmware does is enable video capture in a different aspect ratio. If you shoot with an anamorphic lens you do have to unsqueeze it in post, and yes, the pixel stretching is visible, at least in a subtle way. The rendered image can have up to twice as much vertical resolution as horizontal resolution. It's part of the aesthetic of the anamorphic process.

@Brian_Siano, I spoke with a guy at B&H today so I could ask what is up with this weirdness, and he said the upgrades are expected to be available to ship on October 26th. I don't get it, since this would ordinarily be something that could be bought and delivered online I would think... But it seems that Panasonic is sending an unlock code in a box or something odd like that. ?

I apologize for the question about anamorphic mode. I hadn't intended to ask that. Thing is, that text was in my buffer from months before, and for some reason the site posted that before I could write my question about v-log availability- which is what I'd intended to post.

Again, apologies.

Glad to know that October 26th is a look-to date for V-log. I have a project where it'll really come in handy.

@tjabo The histogram works better.

@Tjabo Zebras work better too lol.

@Gerondo where did you read this?

That's brilliant work @balazer gonna try your stuff out this weekend. I believe there will be more news on V Log soon.