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@hc_1982 first of all, I don't know what your normal job is but let me say that if it doesn't have to do with imaging, videography and software you are wasting your talents! I must admit that delving deeply into the science of curves took some effort as I am nowhere near an expert as you are, but I do agree with your suggestions.
Today I took some more test videos with the test FW while hiking but this time I had all settings set to normal. Normal colours, mid sharpness, mid contrast, EV 0 BUT highest possible resolution. The reason why I did this was because I watched the previous 1080p test videos on my 4K TV and they didn't look so great.
Yes, they looked much better than the stock videos but they were oversharpened, a bit too saturated etc. I think that my 1080p Mac monitor shows the videos a bit more neutral, so the colorful mode is ok. But on a big 4K TV things are different.
In any case I was pleasantly surprised with the results. Very nice sharpness, balanced colours (if only a tad to the neutral side) and slightly lowish contrast.
What I am trying to say is that my latest tests show you are correct in your curves assessment. I was basing my conclusions on the Mac monitor, but maybe I should also review them on the big screen too.
Right now I think that the mid contrast of the test FW together with Normal colour mode tends a bit to the low side, so we can increase it slightly. Due to work I am not able to do more frequent tests, so I suggest you take also a few sample videos with the various contrast settings and lets see how we can tweak the curves more.
Today I took some more test videos with the test FW while hiking but this time I had all settings set to normal. Normal colours, mid sharpness, mid contrast, EV 0 BUT highest possible resolution. The reason why I did this was because I watched the previous 1080p test videos on my 4K TV and they didn't look so great.
Yes, they looked much better than the stock videos but they were oversharpened, a bit too saturated etc. I think that my 1080p Mac monitor shows the videos a bit more neutral, so the colorful mode is ok. But on a big 4K TV things are different.
In any case I was pleasantly surprised with the results. Very nice sharpness, balanced colours (if only a tad to the neutral side) and slightly lowish contrast.
What I am trying to say is that my latest tests show you are correct in your curves assessment. I was basing my conclusions on the Mac monitor, but maybe I should also review them on the big screen too.
Right now I think that the mid contrast of the test FW together with Normal colour mode tends a bit to the low side, so we can increase it slightly. Due to work I am not able to do more frequent tests, so I suggest you take also a few sample videos with the various contrast settings and lets see how we can tweak the curves more.