The new picture profile, Cinestyle, developed by Technicolor for Canon is pretty fantastic. Below are a few quick tests. Ungraded JPG images straight out of the Canon 5D mk2. You’ll notice a huge difference.
The new Cinestyle steps away from the limited REC709 space and closer to a logarithmic color space, much like some of my favorite cameras, the RED and Alexa.
I compared some of the “flat” settings I’ve used in the past. First up is the built-in Canon neutral setting, followed by Marvel’s Cine 3, Cinegray, and finally the new Techincolor Cinestyle. (Click on the pictures for bigger versions)
But first, a video test. I shoot a lot of interviews, so I shot this last night with the intention of having a lot of empty space to study the noise structure on the ugly wall behind my subject (thanks Dan!). I went really extreme with the grading to see what kind of contrast I could achieve, still holding detail. The SAME color correction was applied to each. Very interesting results….
Canon Neutral Picture Profile
Marvels Cine 3 Picture Profile
CineGray Picture Profile
Technicolor's Cinestyle Picture Profile
Tons more information in the Technicolor, yea??? Get it now for your Canon DSLR! Click here to download The level of info is a big increase. Technicolor has also provided a S-Curve LUT table to help unflatten the image (available for download along with the picture profile).
Happy Shooting!