This comes in great because I haven't invested in a single Mist filter yet! Another plus point for me is that I get less vignetting because I don't stack one less filter in front of my lenses. I'm using the Sigma 16-28 and 28-70 with the Lumix S5ii and these lenses vignette a lot when you stack two or more filters in front of the lens.
I was just thinking about this kind of thing while I was trying to take off a glimmer glass filter yesterday... lol but I checked the price, 499$ for a perpetual license 😩 really nice options but 😵💫 lol Watching the video as I typed that, it's true if you were using matte boxes it could eventually save money but I'm still just using the regular circular filters lol
Still… if you’re using multiple cams, those prices rack up!! The cost savings are like the bottom of the barrel reason for me… the creative freedom doe 😭
@@AnthonyRodriguezz I hear you lol It would definitely be nice to not have to worry about switching filters for lenses too etc., plus unscrewing filters is such a pain literally sometimes lol the fewer filters the better. Do you recall if they had any kind of black friday cyber monday sale? lol
Thanks man! Yeah… it’s expensive for some. For those that would actually benefit from it, it could be double the price and it would still be worth it imo
Been eyeing this for a minute now, the price is steep but justifiable, filters are like 100$ to 200$ a piece if they are from Tiffen so the convenience of not putting extra glass in front of the lens, no filter vignette on wider lenses, no "oh shoot maybe 1/4 was too much", makes it feel like it's not that bad, for sure on my wishlist, now we wait for some sort of sale ahahah
$500 is not much to pay considering where I live an 82mm Smoque filter costs nearly $200 🥲 It makes sense to not use a filter so you aren’t baking-in an effect so you have more options in post.
The "do it in post" is fine, especially when a film has a budget to connect to that. Fincher works with ungodly amount of money, wanted to shoot spherical because of how the image distorts when putting a camera close to the subject. They faked the anamorphic look, added distortion, CA and anamorphic flares. The DP was quoted as saying they "art directed the look" in post. This is expensive first and foremost, not only that but faking anamorphic for practical optical reasons motivated that cost. Fincher is also very experienced in doing this stuff in post and has almost always worked this way, at least in the last 15 years. Most people don't operate on this level. a filter reveals the "look" immediately in the frame so you can compose and light according to what you see in the monitor. Often times this leads to slightly adapting a frame or discovering something cool you wouldn't have seen had you simply "done it in post". Every single frame of almost anything that you see at the cinema or even in advertising has been heavily manipulated. Again budgets allow for that. On smaller productions especially where the client demands to see the results in an ungodly amount of time, who has the luxury of being able to do everything in post outside of skin smoothing (thanks high resolution cameras and people who want to be seen with an instagram filter on their skin to hide aging) and other post crap the client doesn't recognize or know about. (Mix music, colour, titles etc). It's cool a program can do this, but doesn't negate the need for filters, nor should it when comparing your small time productions to films or tv series with 150 million plus budgets. All that said, every DP works differently, some have the experience to be able to trust their craft to the post process, but not a lot of DP's I've shot with (camera operator, big budget films - True Lies, Titanic, Terminator 2, Avatar 1 - Yes all Cameron films - he likes his crew) will kick your ass if you even re-frame a shot they compose in post production.
I think this program is aimed at mid level to small productions. I doubt anyone in the electric or art department is going to complain when a colorist grades the raw footage from that day.
Different strokes for different folks! While I do think getting it “right” in camera for diffusion is beneficial, being able to QUICKLY manipulate this all in post is definitely a gigantic benefit. Like Carty mentioned, this plugin is heavily aimed at medium to small sized productions and a lot of aspects of a frame I would never simply in “do it in post” like framing! Thanks for your input. I appreciate it! 🙏🏼
I don’t live in the post world but this sounds great instead of by muting thousands of dollars of filters over a career. Next time I get asked for diff, I’ll send them a link to this plugin.
Okay, time to finally learn DaVinci. Been putting it off. Great video. Such an incredibly exciting time to make work with a camera.
Thanks man!
Yeah davinci is the way to go imo!!
This comes in great because I haven't invested in a single Mist filter yet! Another plus point for me is that I get less vignetting because I don't stack one less filter in front of my lenses. I'm using the Sigma 16-28 and 28-70 with the Lumix S5ii and these lenses vignette a lot when you stack two or more filters in front of the lens.
Exactly! So many pros to using the plug in
I was just thinking about this kind of thing while I was trying to take off a glimmer glass filter yesterday... lol but I checked the price, 499$ for a perpetual license 😩 really nice options but 😵💫 lol
Watching the video as I typed that, it's true if you were using matte boxes it could eventually save money but I'm still just using the regular circular filters lol
Still… if you’re using multiple cams, those prices rack up!!
The cost savings are like the bottom of the barrel reason for me… the creative freedom doe 😭
@@AnthonyRodriguezz I hear you lol It would definitely be nice to not have to worry about switching filters for lenses too etc., plus unscrewing filters is such a pain literally sometimes lol the fewer filters the better. Do you recall if they had any kind of black friday cyber monday sale? lol
@bernardo32121 can’t remember…
Buy once cry once? 😂
@@AnthonyRodriguezz for reals lol i hear that
Nice video man, I also caught it from Blaine😂 but it’s an amazing plugin, bit pricey for some but then again, it’s cheap compared to
Thanks man! Yeah… it’s expensive for some. For those that would actually benefit from it, it could be double the price and it would still be worth it imo
@@AnthonyRodriguezz yeah man I use it constantly
Been eyeing this for a minute now, the price is steep but justifiable, filters are like 100$ to 200$ a piece if they are from Tiffen so the convenience of not putting extra glass in front of the lens, no filter vignette on wider lenses, no "oh shoot maybe 1/4 was too much", makes it feel like it's not that bad, for sure on my wishlist, now we wait for some sort of sale ahahah
Right?!
Plus the fast that you have 15 at your disposal and you don’t need another to “baby” and take care of
@@AnthonyRodriguezz that too! Also the fact you can mask the effect and only apply it to certain parts of the grade is also great
$500 is not much to pay considering where I live an 82mm Smoque filter costs nearly $200 🥲
It makes sense to not use a filter so you aren’t baking-in an effect so you have more options in post.
100*
Could you talk about your process for lasik, thinking about getting it, would love to know about where you went, pricing etc
I actually had mine done in Peru!
Shoot me a message on Instagram if interested
Great video. That bugs me 2 if the bloom comes into a persons face or so. Is it useable with photos too if you import them to davinci?
I’ve tried it with photos in davinci and it works!
Anthony you always putting me on game man thank you!
I got you 🫡
I wanna hear more about the eye surgery lol
Hahaha! It was great!
I've had my eye on this too. Does it take off the digital edge and soften skin like Tiffen Black Pro Mist?
It literally emulates certain filters! The BPM is one of those it emulates
Man I managed to snag this on Black Friday. It’s been a game changer.
Oooooh shoot!
How much was it on Black Friday?
@@AnthonyRodriguezz $349! Big steal
I use FCPX but this looks amazing! Congrats on the laser eye surgery. My wife loved it
Thanks man!
That’s pretty sweet. Love it bro!
Thanks! 🙏🏼
The "do it in post" is fine, especially when a film has a budget to connect to that. Fincher works with ungodly amount of money, wanted to shoot spherical because of how the image distorts when putting a camera close to the subject. They faked the anamorphic look, added distortion, CA and anamorphic flares. The DP was quoted as saying they "art directed the look" in post. This is expensive first and foremost, not only that but faking anamorphic for practical optical reasons motivated that cost. Fincher is also very experienced in doing this stuff in post and has almost always worked this way, at least in the last 15 years. Most people don't operate on this level. a filter reveals the "look" immediately in the frame so you can compose and light according to what you see in the monitor. Often times this leads to slightly adapting a frame or discovering something cool you wouldn't have seen had you simply "done it in post".
Every single frame of almost anything that you see at the cinema or even in advertising has been heavily manipulated. Again budgets allow for that. On smaller productions especially where the client demands to see the results in an ungodly amount of time, who has the luxury of being able to do everything in post outside of skin smoothing (thanks high resolution cameras and people who want to be seen with an instagram filter on their skin to hide aging) and other post crap the client doesn't recognize or know about. (Mix music, colour, titles etc).
It's cool a program can do this, but doesn't negate the need for filters, nor should it when comparing your small time productions to films or tv series with 150 million plus budgets.
All that said, every DP works differently, some have the experience to be able to trust their craft to the post process, but not a lot of DP's I've shot with (camera operator, big budget films - True Lies, Titanic, Terminator 2, Avatar 1 - Yes all Cameron films - he likes his crew) will kick your ass if you even re-frame a shot they compose in post production.
I think this program is aimed at mid level to small productions.
I doubt anyone in the electric or art department is going to complain when a colorist grades the raw footage from that day.
Different strokes for different folks!
While I do think getting it “right” in camera for diffusion is beneficial, being able to QUICKLY manipulate this all in post is definitely a gigantic benefit.
Like Carty mentioned, this plugin is heavily aimed at medium to small sized productions and a lot of aspects of a frame I would never simply in “do it in post” like framing!
Thanks for your input. I appreciate it! 🙏🏼
Woah… not having that headache alone makes it worth it
The slight paranoia…
I don’t live in the post world but this sounds great instead of by muting thousands of dollars of filters over a career.
Next time I get asked for diff, I’ll send them a link to this plugin.
Maybe a link to my video 😉
Thanks for watching David!
500 bucks lol...
100 ok
150 on the edge
everything above is just crazy
It’s not for everybody but for most professional in the industry this is peanuts compared to it’s actual benefit