SL3s Leica Log files and Da Vinci

[jmm1]

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I use Davinci Color Managed when Color Managing Log files in DVResolve

Works brilliantly every time including L-Log files from the SL2.

Simply load the l_log files into a timeline and the color comes out perfectly.

Today I tested a sample L-Log files from the SL3s.    The Leica L-Log profile in DVR obviously needs updating as the DVR Color Management had no effect on the SL3s file.

Anyone else experienced this?

 

John 

  

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[Photoworks]

I am using SL3 files just fine.

Just change the Input color space from Rec2020 to Leica L-Log, right click in the media page or color page.

 

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[Kristofferpaulsen]

Butteryluts made some great Leica conversion luts i use a bit. Pretty good. 

[LocalHero1953]

On 3/15/2025 at 8:50 AM, jmm1 said:

I use Davinci Color Managed when Color Managing Log files in DVResolve

Works brilliantly every time including L-Log files from the SL2.

Simply load the l_log files into a timeline and the color comes out perfectly.

Today I tested a sample L-Log files from the SL3s.    The Leica L-Log profile in DVR obviously needs updating as the DVR Color Management had no effect on the SL3s file.

Anyone else experienced this?

 

John 

  

I use the SL2-S, Resolve does not automatically handle Leica log files without my intervention.

Here is my workflow, which I have baked into a Powergrade that I apply to all SL2-S clips. I convert first to Davinci Wide Gamut, because I often combine these clips with clips from other cameras, which I also convert to the same colour space/gamma. I make clip-specific adjustments in that third 'Colour' node. The Noise Reduction is only used if necessary. 

First the input transform:

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And now the output transform.

I have a similar workflow for BRAW files, but starting with a raw editing node, mainly used for correcting white balance.

As a relatively recent newbie to video, I have received a lot of advice on this forum to develop this workflow, especially from @hansvons and @BernardC.

Edited March 17 by LocalHero1953

[Photoworks]

3 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said:

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You may be better off in Output Gamma to set it to a Gamma instead of Rec.709

For Web delivery, Gamma 2.2

for TV, DVD, Gamma 2.4

[Photoworks]

here is a simple Color Management explanation