How to shoot 2k prores on Gemini?

[Nick Gardner]

Can someone steer me towards a tutorial or manual on how to shoot 2k prores on Gemini? never done it, and have no clue ;-)

Thanks,

Nick

 

[Josh Birch]

Hey Nick,

Firstly you need to change the recording Codec to Pro-Res: Menu > Settings > Recording > Codec.

1) Change your Record File Format to Pro Res
2) Make sure resolution is 2k and not 4k.

Then change your resolution to 5K / 5K WS / 5K HD (depending on your output) so you are using the whole sensor. 2K Pro Res records the information seen here (but in 2K).

 

[Nick Gardner]

Gotcha. Thanks for the info!

Nick

 

[Nick Gardner]

Howdy,

So I've got it all figured out with the exception that playback looks lower contrast than the live feed from the camera. Whats up with that?

Thanks,

Nick

 

[Nick Gardner]

Figured that out, I had HDR instead of SDR selected. User error ;-)

Nick

 

[Björn Benckert]

In recording menu you can also sellect if you want it flat or with luts and ipp2 settings applied.

Somtimes nice to ”grade” in camera other times nice to get them with rwgrgb only.

 

[Nick Gardner]

Yeah, I figured all that out, I just had clicked on the wrong setting ( one away).

I have to say, there are times where being able to record 2k prores with the full 5k frame on Gemini might be really useful. Like on this job where the client said, "our network is only 720p"

Nick

 

[Maxence Leret d'Aubigny]

Hey guys, following the discussion I would like to know if you encountered a "blurry shots" issue?
We shot multiple rushs 2K 240fps with EF L series lenses (which work perfectly in 4K/5K) and got blurry results. Like the whole image is under a global blur.

So I'm wondering if we missed something in the settings or if we need to change lenses? Maybe. We are a bit lost at this point.

If you have experiment on this side I would really appreciate you to help me understand why it happened and how to have sharp footage in 2K 240p.