Compressed RAW (cDNG) Workflow

MAVO LF/MAVO/TERRA 4K can record compressed RAW as cDNG with adjustable compression ratio without external recorder. Current firmware KineOS6.1 supports three different compression ratios, 3:1 and 5:1 and both of them get super good image quality and enough room for grading work. Generally, there are three types of CinemaDNG format so far: Uncompressed CinemaDNG: KineRAW-S35, […]

Kinefinity Official LUT Collection

Since 2012, Kinefinity has built-in LUTs in each cameras to help cameraman monitor images in the field; if the LUT is selected when shooting, the clips folder will contain the LUT. In post work, the LUT can be loaded for fast workflow or as the starting point for the grading work. 1. KineNEUTM (KineOS6.0) 2. KineNEUT (KineOS6.0) […]

Fully Support! Cineform and Resolve in Windows

Davinci Resolve is an excellent DI software, but it can not support Cineform natively and fully. Though Cineform footages can be playback, edited and graded in Resolve, but it can not access the meta data of Cineform, like DeBayer options, primary color correction in Cineform studio, so that Cineform grading in Resolve is not good […]

KineColor2 LUT (beta): Neutral Look

KineColor2 LUT restores Cineform LOG footages to Neural look, so that it can be used as starting point of grading, or quick workflow. This LUT is to be loaded in DI software, like Davinci Resolve, not used for in-camera usage.

Built-in LUTs for KineRAW

Since the camera is a True RAW recording camera it has only its native ‘look’ which is dark because it comes from sensor directly. To become EI ISO adjusted and to make the colors bright and sharp the camera has many LUT loaded you can pick from, these include: KineLOG™ which simulates the Cineon™ Log […]

How to use New Lock-style EF mount

KineRAW camera employs whole new lock-type EF mount, new lock-type EF mounting adapter, new lock-type Nikon F mounting adapter from 2014 Jan. Its fixing way is very similar to Cine PL mount: lock ring rotation, not lens rotation to make sure EF lens locked firmly and to be contacted well with pogo-pin contact inside of […]

RAW and Codecs

The RAW concept in digital cinema/Video category is nearly same with the RAW image file in digital camera/photogragh category: No White-balanced process, nor Color grading. RAW images files description in Wikipedia is following: Raw image files are sometimes called digital negatives, as they fulfill the same role as negatives in film photography: that is, the […]

Cineform RAW Workflow

The famous films like Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire were acquired by CineForm RAW compression for most images, and also the 127 hours. The KineRAW-S35 can record the Cineform ™ as compressed raw using very high quality wavelet compression: visually lossless, and making work-flow more efficient. And KineStation can transcode CinemaDNG footages from KineRAW-MINI into Cineform […]