LOG vs RAW footage for color grading | What's the difference?

You've finished your edit, it's time for the color grade and everything just breaks... we're talking banding and artifacts all through your video. Why does this happen? In this episode of our new show Film Science, we deep dive into LOG and RAW footage and why sometimes it just looks like trash. We'll cover how your camera sensor works and what it's doing when you try to grade the footage in Davinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or any editor of your choice. So pens & paper ready - it's time for Film Science.

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Chapters:

00:00 - So your footage is broken
00:14 - Camera Sensors 101
01:27 - Testing: Can we break our footage?
01:57 - Why banding happens
02:29 - LOG curves and how they work
02:43 - Human Vision & Weber's Law
03:37 - Color Grading Raw & Log
04:21 - How to avoid the problem
05:17 - Wrap up