Hey everybody, Thanks for the feedback on this video. In the first part, I said to underexpose. I blame my careless writing at the time; I didn't think anyone would watch this video, and I'm not much of a tutorial-maker. I just like mixing footage and music and getting lost. I'm gonna stick to that. Don't underexpose or overexpose your footage. Just expose your footage to the light you have the way you want your shot to look. Use a good monitor. I don't use three way color corrector to color correct anymore. I saw a comment that said to use the exposure controls that are built into Lumetri Color to adjust white balance and exposure, and I've been doing that ever since. It's worked wonderfully for my BMPCC 6k footage. Lastly, I don't think tutorial-making is for me, but I'll leave you with this advice: go out and shoot every single day. The more you do it, the more you learn - about your camera, about your world, about yourself. I do love chatting through text - so subscribe and throw questions my way in the comments on my videos. Happy filmmaking, Sam

@od628

4 жыл бұрын

In the end, it's about having fun. The video you demonstrated here looks good, and to most, could care less about this and that setting. It's what's visually appealing. Nice work. I learned a few nuggets from this.

Thanks for the video. I love that you keep it simple and to the point. Too many KZreadrs blab on and on before getting to the point of the video. Definitely subbing.

this video helped me so much thank you. within a few seconds of me watching this video i was convinced i needed to subscribe. great work man keep it going

Your video and the end result looks amazing! I've looked at tons of youtube videos but yours is really one of the best color graded!

FINALLY! I've been wanting to get into S-Log shooting for quite some time. I'm an old school film guy from the 1980s that has mastered the intricacies of still-image digital RAW shooting & processing but when it comes to video I'm a novice... Have been looking for the basic how-to get started settings and have spent countless hours wading through tutorials (all the others ASSume the viewer knows the basics, and they skip over the essentials). Now, FINALLY some info I can actually put to use (you do this up front at 0:45; "scroll to PP7, that's where S-Log2 lives"), and the basics of applying PP settings in Premiere... Thank you for this! I've also read the various comments critiquing your recommended exposures, etc., but that's okay, this is the first video (of literally dozens I've gone through) that quickly and simply lays out the foundational information to get into shooting S-Log. Much appreciated.

Thank you so much! I've always loved your film colors, they look so clean. You're one of the Filmmakers who inspire me a lot, Keep up the good work and have a great day!

The most awaited! 🙌🏼

I really like you're stuff, video looks clean and natural. Gonna stick around and try to learn something.

This is a great tutorial! Never learned slog or other recording settings other than raw and frame rates. Can't wait to try this out!!

@apprendrelavideo463

3 жыл бұрын

Shooting RAW is one level up. No need to go Log if U shooting raw.

This video is legit gold! So simple yet so effective and down to the point

your video came to me by divine intervention and your simplicity of explaining it makes me very confident in trusting you. thank you for this. i just got my a7s m1 a few weeks ago and i’m looking to try out slog so we’ll see🧐

I watched a lot of slog 2 videos but this was the first one I understood well, thanks man!

Oh my goodness. Thank you for explaining this far clearer than my film lecture!

JUST finding this gem online and LOVE this content my man! I legit own a greycard and NEVER use it, but now I know WHEN to put it to use, and why to jump out of Slog BEFORE I use it, makes a ton of sense. Thanks for this video man, +1 Like, +1 Sub!

Part I on the exposure was super helpful! I think most tutorials focus on color grading without discussing how to get it right in camera first! Thank you!

Great video , super helpful , I've been struggling with Sony colors , especially with skin tones , been trying out the new A7r3 , and havnvt been able to nail it

Short and sharp. Great job

Great tutorial mate!! I still shoot in Slog2 for most things

I get that he gave the information on his take of what Slog 2 should be exposed at but that white balance tip was clutch. I didn't know that so thanks for that!

Great video, Man!!! Looking forward to checking out your work.

just found ur channel and loving the content - keep up the work bro.

Great stuff. I love how simple your process is. I've seen far too many videos where people have a long, complicated color grading process. As a wedding filmmaker, I can't afford to spend days on end following archaic processes. Your work is incredible, and if this is essentially all you're doing, it's definitely something to emulate. Thank you for sharing!

Great video, im looking at switching to sony and learnt heaps about slog, thanks

If you use the dropper tool in the Lumetri Color panel you can select true white and it will automatically adjust the white balance to the closest correct settings.

@SamFathallah

5 жыл бұрын

Rex Rogers Beats You rock! I’m gonna start doing this.

@RexRogersBeats

5 жыл бұрын

Sam Fathallah you’re welcome. I’m super surprised I haven’t seen it in any color grading vlogs yet! Steal it 😀

@animusvisual

5 жыл бұрын

This isnt raw footage, it doesnt always give pleasing results, especially if you were far off from correct white balance. But it helps when theres a slight correction needed.

@exogendesign4582

5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't work all the time specially if you are in lowlight situation, and even in ambient and daylight it gives weird warm color or super blue color that looks shit, the Whitebalance card maybe hassle but it does the job pretty neatly though, way better than WB picker in PP. But nice Suggestion though.

@RexRogersBeats

5 жыл бұрын

@@exogendesign4582 that just may be a taste opinion of yours though. but nice comment

Thank you for the vid. I'm new to shooting video and currently struggle with s-log2. This video helps a lot. Cheers m8. 👍

Dude you broke it down perfectly! Thank you for this!!!

some cool insight, for beginners and even for people who have been color grading for a while. cheers! 👍

Thanks for sharing:) so simple and informative. Great work!

Dude I immediately subscribed. Very straight forward and it's actually interesting to see you underexposing S-Log footage coming from someone like me who is used to overexposing it! Keep up the great work and I'm working on a S-Log video and plan on mentioning your style in the video.

Awesome happy atmospheric work mate! You should have way more subscribers 👍🏻

WARNING! NEVER UNDEREXPOSE SLOG 2 It must be overexposed by 2 stops!!!

@henry-visuals9186

Жыл бұрын

that's what i was thinking like wait underexpose? that will muddy your image

@jodggreen9962

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

the most helpful video i have seen about slog 2

Perffffect! Straight to the point and helpful!!! 👍👍👍

thank you for all the great contents Sam :)

Very informative video! I have heard S-log2 needed to be overexposed about 2 stops over, and you underexposed it in the contrary. I am confused now, would your explained the exposure process clearer? Thanks a lot!

@TheBrechbuehler

2 жыл бұрын

same here. sad still no answer to your question :(

Awesome bro, straight to the point and no bullshit

Bro, thank you very very much for this!

I loved both parts, but specially the one down-to-earth on how to expose. Noody tells us to just use something white to white balance on the go...as for the part on editing, it surprised me that the first thing you do is adding an adjustment layer. Even with proxies, my computer tends to slow down. So that is the last part I do. Great explanation video.

Cheers Sam! Very helpful and to the point.

Thank you for this amazing vid !, i will try your expose settings on my Sony A6300 :)

I didn’t know I needed this 🤧

Just got to your channel. Thanks, for this man. Really helpful

Straight on the point.

Extremely informative! Thank you very much!

Very comprehensive and easy to follow. :)

Succinct and clear. Thank you 🙏

Peaks left of centre and underexposed? S-Log tends to perform best given that condition? Dude, some of your stuff looks great, but this information is categorically incorrect. Look at your views right now... You've got 30K people looking to you for advice. Look up any guidance on how to shoot S-log. 1-2 stops OVER exposed at the camera's base ISO to a) get maximum available dynamic range off the sensor and b) keep the noise floor low once the LUT has been applied.

@FMeng

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, tried his method, so many noise in the dark area after color grading

@firelightproduction3023

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. You should take this down. Noise levels are acceptable on a 640p screen but not on a monitor.

@kubolor1234

5 жыл бұрын

I stopped watching at that point.

@icebird101

5 жыл бұрын

100% Agreed

@pdas25762

4 жыл бұрын

dude if you actually check what he's doing at 2:06, you can see that when he says slightly left of centre, he is referring to the histogram (not the exposure metering mode). Check back at this time stamp and you will see that his actual metering mode still sits around +1.7 to +2.0. also another tip! if you turn off IBIS on the A7iii, you actualy get way less noise. Cheers man

Great video! Please, do the bloody lake tutorial, its awesome!

Thanks man, super helpful.

This is the first time I’ve heard to underexposed slog2 rather than to over expose by 2 stops. Interesting! Footage looked good though!

Awesome work man! I've been dying for you to bring this up! You have one of my favorite color palettes on the platform. I use the A7S too, and have been growing frustrated that I can't get the same effect/tones. Can't wait to use it and I'll for sure give you a shout on my main! By the way, if you could only have one lens for a day's shoot on your A7S, which would it be? In the market for a new lens, and my 55mm is great in terms of quality, but I can never get the coverage I'd like when traveling/vlogging/filming/etc. Thanks!

@SamFathallah

6 жыл бұрын

awsomenick12 Can’t wait to see what you make! Any questions when you’re shooting and editing, I’m always down to answer. Lenses are definitely subjective, but I go for a shallow 35mm every time. I love my 35mm 1.4, it’s been kind to me and feels so close to the human eye. I find that when I shoot with that focal length it gives a very visceral and organic feeling to my work. It also functions well as a portrait lens if you like to take photos of people!

I read somewhere that slog wants light. it performs better when overexposed rather than being underexposed.

@yz249

4 жыл бұрын

You're correct, this guy is completley wrong. 1 - 2 stops overexposed is best.

Great video Sam. Can you make a 2 minutes video on how to set up the settings for Real-estate videography.

I seen you are shooting in abandoned places! I use my Sony a7ii in urbex and worried that slog2 is bad for low light but your stuff looks great!

Hi Sam 👋 thank you very much and respect from Russia 🇷🇺How do you think what lut use Matt D’Avella in his KZread channel?

Thanks for sharing this, but I’d like to see it’s performance in low light 💡 like night shots

So many incorrect information: 1) Underexpose s-log2?? Really? Fail. You will have noise in shadows after cc 2) Set wb using office paper? Wrong! Its not white, because all office paper is blue tinted 3) set wb and than change profile to s-log? What for? You should set wb using s-log profile if you shoot in s-log

@Slovanin.

5 жыл бұрын

+1

@PrinceWesterburg

5 жыл бұрын

@@Slovanin. - Up to +2 actually, check WolfCrow, his vide is an hour long but you'll never regret it!

@emanuellmoita

4 жыл бұрын

@@PrinceWesterburg if notice wolfcrow recomends +3 even +3 1/3.

@pdas25762

4 жыл бұрын

dude if you actually check what he's doing at 2:06, you can see that when he says slightly left of centre, he is referring to the histogram (not the exposure metering mode). Check back at this time stamp and you will see that his actual metering mode still sits around +1.7 to +2.0. Cheers my guy.

@shpynda

4 жыл бұрын

@@korphainontapaoraya3615 WTF?

The zebras in what percentage do you have them configured?

awesome color!!!

Great vid. Thanks man

I FUCKING LOVE YOU BRO !!!! I have never heard about custom setting white balance by capture data... That shit is so dope !!!

The shot of the horses looks unreal

Great tutorial👍

Nice vid! thanks!

very very nice!!!

This was so helpful :)

Hey Sam love the video!! But I was wondering what are your setting for the zebras and do you still use S-log 2 at night or in slow light settings?

@SamFathallah

5 жыл бұрын

Amir Alexander I don’t recall my zebra levels (I don’t have my camera on me) but I always opted to use s-log2 in lowlight - it helps to be shooting on an open aperture(

@Amir.Alexander

5 жыл бұрын

Sam Fathallah thanks!!

Great video man! Where is all your subscribers?! ;)

Been waiting for this vid, you are the color king! Do you think it is worth to shoot in Slog2 on the a6300 vs Cine4? I know the A7sii gives you more leeway with noise. Also what ND filter do you use? I know to get the blurry background outside in the sun requires a good ND haha.

@SamFathallah

6 жыл бұрын

TwinsPowerTV Thank you! I always prefer s-log2 over any other log format. When I’m outside I’ll use a Tiffen variable ND filter, but I usually opt to just close my aperture a bit.

Hi Sam, very interesting tutorial. One question though, so when you add your M31 Lut, do you take down the opacity of the LUT at all? or do you just leave it at its full 100% M31 glory! Cheers

@SamFathallah

6 жыл бұрын

TehHaffsTuts this is a great question. I usually set LUT to 100%, but it definitely depends on the project. I sometimes will put the entire adjustment later on 90% opacity - sometimes even as low as 75% - but those are rare occasions.

@TehHaffsTuts

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome man, thanks for your response. I too am a bit of an M31 fanboy, its really interesting to see how other creators use it, cheers!

Great video, love your work. I've heard you're supposed to overexpose slog2...but you said underexpose? Do you ever get noise in the shadows? Thanks man.

@stylelabyrinthg.8153

6 жыл бұрын

Austin I've heard the same thing. You overexpose and then underexpose in post.

In what mode is your camera when you're shoot? I shoot in my customised modes on my A6500 and it causes the camera to auto expose which i find hard to fix. Please help me...and nice video by the way, better than the previous ones I've watched.

awesome vid!

Hey mate, lovely work, some serious talent. Do you use ND filter when shooting in SLog2? If yes, which one do you use?

@writetosenthil

5 жыл бұрын

I have the same question as well. Also the colour grading is on spot. Would be great to know the workflow in little more detail if possible.

Good tutorial men! Where can I get the M31 LUT for Wds Premier P18?

I purchased the visioncolor luts and I haven't been able to get the right exposure on my footage I guess because the M31 keeps turning my footage ALL BLUE, do you have any advice?

Nice man! :)

My setup is a7s + 50mm f1.4 lens + slog2 Do you guys have any recommendations what nd filter best suited for this particular setup? and I usually shoot outdoor broad daylight.. Thanks in advance

@Brendan-Grant

4 жыл бұрын

Whatever you use, make sure it's an IR ND filter, meaning it blocks infrared light. If you're shooting at native ISO with a wide open lens, you'll need a lot of ND to get a proper exposure in bright environments, and you don't want the image shifting color on you due to IR pollution. I personally use Tiffen IR NDs but there are other brands that are just as good.

Thank you so much

Thank you

WHAT LENS DID YOU USE FOR THE SCENES IN THIS VIDEO?

You got a new sub buddy 👉🏽

Tnx! 👏👍

Do you use slog but don't set exposure to +2 correct? Not much grain?

Thanks man!

I'm gonna try your tips..i've tried many solutions but my footage always lacks depth (it's the best way i can describe it)..i very very very VEEERY rarely get the colors i want..i'm gonna try again and again :D (i shoot on a Sony RX10 mkII, hopefully i'll upgrate to an A7SII this summer)

Bro amazing tutorial. But I have one question how can properly exposed video in bright sunlight without nd filter?

@greggoodenough5607

5 жыл бұрын

Drop the fstop or get an ND filter my man.

Can you tell us what's your Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) settings? Is it still factory-set 'Auto' or have you changed it to a certain level? Thank you

Sam thanks for sharing. So far everyone has asked to overexpose slog2 to keep noise low. However your method underexposes. What do you do about the noise in the shadows?

@SamFathallah

6 жыл бұрын

Rizwan Ihsan thanks for the comment, Rizwan. I haven’t ran into a problem with noisy shadows as of yet, but I’ll try to take note of it next time I’m editing. I like to slightly underexpose because I tend to shoot outside most often, and I just love having a cloudy blue sky with plenty of detail maintained. Also I find that it’s much easier to correct an underexposed clip than an overexposed clip.

@SamFathallah

6 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite DoP KZreadrs, Alister Chapman, has a good video on exposure. He suggests under exposing for the same reasons and a few others: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iKtqq5mfdpXIp8o.html

Hi man can you recommend me a good basic natural lut for slog 2 for a7iii before the color grading ? Thank you 😊

So you say just left of center for the best exposure for slog. I continuously hear to over expose by 2 stops for slog. I’m mostly shooting in cine4 due to slog being so difficult. Once I nail slog I’ll probably convert over. Just left of center, or over expose by 2 stops? Wish there wasn’t so much controversy over this.

@siwap

6 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering what Sam has to say on this too. I see more often than not that you should overexpose about 2 stops by others just like you. I'd recommend searching Keepitcity and see his short how to grade Slog 2 video and he overexposes +2 and his results look great.

@MikkelInumineq

5 жыл бұрын

My experience is, when you expose just left of center - the exposure meter will actually be around +1.7-2.0 - thus being overexposed by 2. I appreciate the confusion, it have taken me ages to figure out the whole grading / exposure show for s-log video. And i have been into still photography for almost 15 years now! :/

What about in dark situations?like night time or something?do you use s-log?

Well Done! Tkx

Yes. yes. yes!

May i ask - when setting the right WB, you returned to PP1, but not off, correct? I did set my custom profiles from PP1 to PP4 inc, which i don't want to lose. May you please advise what were the settings from PP1 so i could go and set it to pp5?

@SamFathallah

6 жыл бұрын

V PR Good catch - my PP1 is the same as turning my profiles to off. I suppose I should have just turned the picture profile off in the video, my bad. My advice is to turn all picture profiles off before setting your white balance.

If I wanna shoot any scene in dark , will slog 2 work same ?

do you use nd filters to deal with the minimum 3200 iso?

everybody says to over expose! Now you say underexpose.... the problem is that your stuff looks very cool. So I kinda believe you lol!

@muralighting

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah i've heard this too, someone argue with me!

@SamFathallah

6 жыл бұрын

AxiA Serra AxiA Serra I think it all depends on what kind of shot you want. There’s no hard rules for exposure, this isn’t an exact science - it’s all about how you want your shot to feel. I find that underexposing is safer because it’s much easier to bring shadows back than to bring highlights back. One of my favorite DoP KZreadrs, Alister Chapman, has a good video on exposure. He suggests under exposing for the same reasons and a few others: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iKtqq5mfdpXIp8o.html

@AxiA

6 жыл бұрын

yeah, I see your point. If it wasn't that if you expose it normal or underexpose it in Slog it creates noise in the shadows!! Like visible noise...in my experience... and I keep ISO at 600!! I've always been told that the 2 stops of overexposing are needed to cancel that noise that Slog creates in the shadows! You don't get noise? Doesn't look like! However thank you for responding!

@muralighting

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah the shadows are the things I'm worried about, and I don't think you can go under 800 in slog2, but if so please tell me how!

@SamFathallah

5 жыл бұрын

AxiA Serra For an outdoor scene, what is your: - shutter speed - aperture - ISO - frame rate - APS-C Crop mode (on or off)

You're supposed to overexpose by at least 2 stops in slog2

@alvinakmalramadhanrudiansy8156

4 жыл бұрын

how about s log 3 ??

Gracias!