Visceral Psyche Films Leeming LUT PRO User manual

Camera Setup Guide: Sony Creative Styles
Based On: Sony A7III
Colour Space: Rec709 gamma 2 4
Target Exposure: ETTR
LUT Version: Athena III & Pro III
LUT Release Date: 2021 10 07
Guide Version: 2021 10 07
©2021 Visceral Psyche Films
www visceralpsyche com
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing Leeming LUT Pro™, the most accurate and professional Look
Up Tables (LUTs) for your camera
The LUTs have been carefully developed to get the maximum dynamic range and colour
accuracy out of the supported profiles, giving you unparalleled Rec709 precision as well as
perfect camera matching with other supported cameras in the Leeming LUT Pro™ range
Use them in conjunction with ETTR shooting principles and you will get the highest
possible quality images out of the camera every time
I am confident you will find these the most accurate LUTs for your camera Anything less
and I wouldn't have put my name on them!
Enjoy :)
Paul Leeming
Director / Writer / Cinematographer / Actor
Visceral Psyche Films
www visceralpsyche com
LICENCE
You are granted a personal licence to use Leeming LUT Pro™ on two computers For use
with more computers, please contact Visceral Psyche Films for bulk discount pricing You
may not upload the LUTs anywhere, share them with other people or incorporate them into
other LUTs for derivative use (i e making creative LUTs using Leeming LUT Pro™ as the
underlying base), whether they be for sale or not Please respect the work that has gone
into the LUTs and support those supporting you
COMPATIBILITY
Leeming LUT Pro™ is compatible with any software or hardware device that supports a
33x33x33 cube LUT For a full list, please see the website
REQUIREMENTS
1 Sony camera with Creative Styles (≤ 2020)
2 Spectrally neutral white or grey card, for white balancing the camera (eg the white
balance side of an X-Rite Colorchecker Passport is designed for this)
3 Leeming LUT Pro™ for Sony Creative Styles
NOTE: Items highlighted in yellow have an adverse effect on LUT accuracy if changed
away from the recommended values in this guide
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QUICK REFERENCE OF IMPORTANT CAMERA SETTINGS
The settings below are recommended for the LUTs to work properly, in conjunction with an
accurate white balance and using the ETTR zebras to show where the highlights of an
image are clipping
If you deviate from these settings, your colorimetry and luma curves won’t match precisely
to Rec709 and you may get other errors in your footage You can find the details of how to
set these in the next section
Standard Neutral
Zebras (ETTR)291+ 91+
Zebras (18% grey)343 43
Zebras (skin tone)377 77
Picture Profile OFF OFF
Color Mode / Style Standard Neutral
Saturation -3 -3
Contrast 0 0
Sharpness1-3 -3
1 These settings won’t affect your colorimetry or luma curves but they will affect overall picture quality if altered
2 Using Lower Limit+ zebra option
3 Using Std+Range ±2 option Advisory only numbers! ETTR should be the main method used for exposure 18% grey is
based on 42 IRE as standard and skin tone is based on the 70-75 IRE range
FULL CAMERA SETUP GUIDE (≤ 2020)
Based on the A7III Your camera may not have all the same features so adjust as
necessary
Due to the plethora of menus and sub-menus, the location of each setting will be referred
to by their section name first in BLUE, then the respective menu page within that section,
as shown at the top of each menu page of the camera
1 Setup7 - Setting Reset - Restore defaults before continuing further, to ensure no
buried settings changes will affect the image quality
2 Setup2 - NTSC/PAL Selector as required, depending on your project You may
have to format your SD card after changing this so be sure you have backed up
your footage! The guide is based on the NTSC option
3 Rotate the top dial to MOVIE mode and the EXPOSURE dial to 0
4 From here on in, the customisations will be done from left to right in the menu
sections
5 E posure2 - Exposure step 0 3EV increments for finer control
6 Color/WB/Img.Processing - White Balance CUSTOM1, DRO/Auto HDR OFF,
Picture Effect OFF Turn Picture Profile OFF to set the Creative Style as follows
7 Set Creative Style NEUTRAL or STANDARD with Contrast 0, Saturation -3,
Sharpness -3 Note that this can only be adjusted with Picture Profiles OFF (if your
camera has them)
8 Focus Assist - Peaking Setting – Peaking Display ON, Peaking Level HIGH,
Peaking Color RED, or as desired
9 Movie1 - Exposure Mode MANUAL EXPOSURE, File Format XAVC S 4K, Record
Setting 24p100M, S&Q Settings – Record Setting 50/60p, Frame Rate 50/60p
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(check your camera as some models have better bitrates with normal framerate
settings, in which case it’s better not to use S&Q)
10 Movie2 - Audio Recording ON, Rec Level as needed, Audio Level Display ON
11 Movie3 - Audio Out Timing LIVE, Marker Display ON, Marker Settings as required
12 Shutter/SteadyShot - SteadyShot ON, SteadyShot Settings as required
13 Display/Auto Review1 - Disp Button as required, Zebra Setting - Display ON,
Zebra Level CUSTOM2 – Type LOWER LIMIT to accurately show the ETTR
overexposure limit Don’t forget to adjust the Zebras to match the Quick Reference
values, otherwise the ETTR warning function of the zebras will not work as
intended
14 Custom Operation1 - For Custom Key (Movie) settings, I’ve found the following to
be useful for video shooting, but you can adjust as you wish:
Custom Button 1 White Balance
Custom Button 3 Zebra Level
Custom Button 4 SteadyShot Focal Length
Down Button Peaking Display Selector
AF-ON Button Focus Magnifier (for use with manual lenses)
15 Custom Operation2 - MOVIE button ALWAYS
16 Network1 - Airplane Mode ON to save battery unless you are using the wireless
functionality
17 Setup2 - Auto Pwr Off Temp HIGH, NTSC/PAL Selector as required, Touch
Operation ON
18 Setup3 - HDMI Settings as required depending on your external recorder or
monitor
You are now ready to use Leeming LUT Pro™ with the maximum picture quality available
Be sure to visit the website to read up on how to use ETTR (Expose To The Right)
principles to get the most dynamic range out of your sensor, as well as the associated
Leeming LUT Pro™ LUT Installation Manual on how to apply the LUTs to your footage in
post-production:
www LeemingLUTPro com
HARDWARE / SOFTWARE QUIRKS AND BUGS
1 To Custom White Balance [rotate the TOP DIAL to M - not needed with newer
cameras], press the C1 button (set earlier to Custom White Balance), choose
Custom Setup and aim the target circle in the middle of the white balance card
Make sure the image is correctly exposed (no clipping but not too dark), then press
OK to set the Custom White Balance Then OK again to install it into the Custom
slot [Rotate the TOP DIAL back to MOVIE if using an older camera ]
2 Using the zebras, ETTR (Expose To The Right) until you see the clipping point of
the zebras, then adjust your exposure down until the zebras just disappear
IGNORE the EV meter for ETTR shooting as it will give you a false sense of
exposure Similarly, ignore how the image looks on screen in terms of being “too
bright” As long as your zebras aren’t showing, you can expose brighter with no
danger of overexposure
3 For Davinci Resolve, Creative Standard and Neutral need Clip Attributes set to
FULL, otherwise they will be clipped in highlights and shadows and the LUTs won’t
work properly
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ATOMOS NINJA V RECORDER SETUP
The LUTs are compatible with external monitors and recorders which use the 33x33x33
cube format
One issue which arises with using the camera’s HDMI output is that it sometimes feeds the
wrong levels the device is expecting Using the Atomos Ninja V (with firmware 10 6+) as a
guide, set the Legalize function as per the table below to correct this Make sure you
DON’T have a viewing LUT active when setting this up, otherwise your Legalize setting will
be greyed out and unavailable to change To ensure your externally recorded clips match
both on screen and in post, have the Pro III LUTs applied and active in the Ninja V
Standard Neutral
Zebras (ETTR) 100% 100%
Log/HDR OFF OFF
Camera Standard Standard
Gamma Rec709 Rec709
Gamut Rec709 Rec709
HDR Auto OFF OFF
Legalize ON ON
HDMI Trigger ON ON
Timecode HDMI HDMI
DAVINCI RESOLVE CLIP ATTRIBUTES FOR ATOMOS NINJA V FOOTAGE
When importing clips into Davinci Resolve and NOT using the Legalize ON option in the
recorder, there exists the ability to adjust the Data Levels of the externally recorded
footage between Full and Video using Clip Attributes The following table lists what should
be set for each profile to have the LUTs work properly
Standard Neutral
Data Levels Full Full
NOTE: Creative Standard and Neutral direct from camera also need Clip Attributes set to
FULL, otherwise they will be clipped in highlights and shadows and the LUTs won’t work
properly
GUIDE CHANGELOG
2021 10 07 Initial release
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