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RE: 4K MP4: proxies or full transcode before editing?

For Windows, VSDC's proxy workflow is worth testing alongside other editors: use one clip end-to-end and verify the final render really returns to the...

2 months ago
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RE: Osmo Action 5 Pro SuperNight and normal clips in one project: how do you match them?

I would match the transition, not chase mathematical identity. A low-light mode may use different noise reduction, sharpening and exposure behavior, s...

2 months ago
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RE: DJI Action 5 Pro D-Log M: official LUT first or manual grade from scratch?

That workflow is also easier to troubleshoot. If the DJI conversion itself looks wrong, you know where to investigate. If the normalized clips look co...

2 months ago
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RE: DJI Action 5 Pro D-Log M: official LUT first or manual grade from scratch?

An official technical LUT is a useful starting point because it gives you a defined transform instead of guessing contrast and saturation. I would app...

2 months ago
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RE: Insta360 X5 PureVideo at night: trust the camera processing or grade it later?

That sounds sensible. I will treat PureVideo as an acquisition choice, not as a finished look, and then grade it gently alongside the other clips. Th...

2 months ago
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RE: OBS MP4 recording is in sync in a player but drifts after editing

For the existing file, inspect VFR/timestamps and test a constant-frame-rate conversion of a representative segment. If it stays synced after several ...

2 months ago
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RE: Is 10-bit, flat or log action-camera footage worth grading for YouTube?

That helps. I was treating 10-bit/log as a quality switch that should always be on. I will use it when I know I have time to grade or when the lightin...

2 months ago
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RE: Matching underwater footage from two action cameras with different color science

I would first get both into a comparable working space, then do shot matching. Otherwise you can spend time fighting two different transforms with cre...

2 months ago
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RE: Mixed camera brands in one trip: normalize before editing or inside the project?

Color-space differences deserve special attention. A single 'make everything the same codec' step does not automatically make HDR/SDR or Log footage m...

2 months ago
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