As everybody can see, you ask 10 people and you get 11 different proposals...(joke) All of the almost pro-type editing solutions will help us achieve a good result. But it is very important to provide good "food", .i.e. shoot the video in a way that very little information in the video is lost. The video needs to be sharp, blacks not too black and whites not too white (avoid clipping). Therefore, again, if you ask several people which setttings they use for the dronevideo, you get all kinds of different information. For Mavic (my new toy - still have the Typhoon H) there is DLog, Cinelike, Art, etc. From what I have gathered sofar, Dlog Cinelike and Art are mostly used, but then you need ND Filters to adjust the amount of light that hits your chip in the camera and this ND Filter should enable a setting like 2,7k/30 FPS and 1/60 secs (180 degree rule for smooth video movement). ISO can be adjusted up a bit from 100 to maybe 200, haven't tested the 300 yet. But thereafter noise is to be expected in the video. So, all in all, a very complex subject. Did I miss anything ? Yes, LUTS- they help to start the grading process, but then the settings have to be as provided by the LUT producer, otherwise it won't work and you will be disappointed.
The software to be used is (for me) a matter of personal skills and demand and expectation and time. Do I have the time to learn or do I have to use one-click solutions ?
I am using two solutions right now. Davinci resolve and Final Cut Pro X. Davinci appears as a massive tool, I am using it for color grading only, Nothing else. Same time I am learning how to use FCPX and start to feel comfortable. Winter time is right time for in-depth learning, I guess.
Just my thoughts after a couple of weeks of trial and error.
regards
Manfred (Hamburg, Germany - New York Times ----
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