Jason Bowdach January 22, 2019 Share January 22, 2019 Hey LowePost Community, As I'm sure all of you know, having a personal PowerGrade preset library can be an incredibly useful, time-saving tool. That said, it takes a lot of time to put them together, keep them organized, updated, etc, so I decided to do something a bit different. In an effort to create a basic "toolset" that most could use as a starting point for their PowerGrade Library, I started developing PixelTools about 6 months ago. Today, I'm thrilled to announce the release of PixelTools Vol 1 PowerGrades Collection. Consisting of 100+ PowerGrades designed to save you time and help spark your creative juices, I encourage you to take a look and see if it might something worth adding to your post toolbag. If you change your mind within 7 days of purchasing, email me at jason@pixeltoolspost and I'd be happy to process a full refund. I wanted to give this group a launch discount until the end of the month, so use the following Purchase Link along with coupon code LOWEPOST to get 30% off at checkout. Interested but not entirely sure? We offer 7 FREE sample PowerGrades for you to try. Go to http://bit.ly/FreePowerGrades Please let me know if you have any questions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites
Abby Bader January 23, 2019 Share January 23, 2019 Hi Jason! On the site you say that this is custom powergrades for most cameras. May I ask how you match the different camera profiles? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Jason Bowdach January 23, 2019 Author Share January 23, 2019 Hi Abby! Nothing too crazy, I’m utilizing an instance of the Color Space Transform to get the image into a Rec709 colorspace prior to applying a look. I included the Arri LogC to Rec709 Transform PowerGrades in the sample pack, if you’re curious. Link to comment Share on other sites
Abby Bader January 23, 2019 Share January 23, 2019 I understand, but how do you match the different camera profiles to ensure your presets will give the same result with different cameras? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites
Jason Bowdach January 23, 2019 Author Share January 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, Abby Bader said: I understand, but how do you match the different camera profiles to ensure your presets will give the same result with different cameras? Well, I'll take a step back and mention that all the "look" PowerGrades were designed for a Rec709 source image. The workflow I'm suggesting is to rely on Resolve's built-in color management (via the CST effect) to transform any log sources to Rec709 prior to applying a look, so they should all in a single color space (Rec709) at that point. I haven't done any camera-specific corrections (such as correcting the Alexa matrix, correcting the red in Sony S-Log, etc) outside of the color transform, but if it's common feedback I'll definitely consider adding it as a free update. Link to comment Share on other sites
Abby Bader January 23, 2019 Share January 23, 2019 I think that one of the reasons companies like Film Convert is doing good is that they care about accuracy. They sell a look or stock emulation and they do everything they can to make it look the way it's intended to look no matter what camera they use. This is done by matching their looks with the different camera profiles. By stating on your site that you have custom powergrades for most cameras, I think you insinuate that you match profiles. Not saying you are trying to trick your customers, I just read it that way (and was wrong) and was curious how you did it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Jason Bowdach January 23, 2019 Author Share January 23, 2019 Thanks for sharing, that's great feedback. I'll likely adjust the website text to better represent the product and hopefully avoid any future confusion, as that's certainly not my goal. While I don't have a team like FilmConvert (love them btw!), accuracy across a variety of cameras and the "open" nature of my product are still quite important to me. If I omitted the words "custom" and "preset", would it be less confusing? I simply want it to be clear that they include support for both Rec709 and log sources. On a related subject, would you find certain having certain "tweaks" built into a Transform power grade useful or counterintuitive? For example, a Sony S-Log transform that also tweaks the colors slightly towards Arri Wide Gamut LogC (manually not via an effect)? Thanks again, Abby! Link to comment Share on other sites
Thomas Singh January 26, 2019 Share January 26, 2019 Are you using the Kodak LAD image as a neutral reference to build your presets on? Link to comment Share on other sites
Jason Bowdach January 26, 2019 Author Share January 26, 2019 50 minutes ago, Thomas Singh said: Are you using the Kodak LAD image as a neutral reference to build your presets on? That is one of several references I used. I built them on a variety of source footage, evaluated and tweaked them on charts, and tested them back on the same group of test images. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Thomas Singh January 26, 2019 Share January 26, 2019 Ok I wonder because some of the before-references you use is out of balance and that gives a wrong impression on how the preset will look on a proper balanced image. Link to comment Share on other sites
Jason Bowdach January 27, 2019 Author Share January 27, 2019 9 hours ago, Thomas Singh said: Ok I wonder because some of the before-references you use is out of balance and that gives a wrong impression on how the preset will look on a proper balanced image. Thanks for that feedback. I’ll try and add some more samples, including more that are neutral, so you can get a better idea of how they look. Link to comment Share on other sites
Jason Bowdach February 7, 2019 Author Share February 7, 2019 As I guess you can't edit previous posts, I wanted to provide an updated link as the free PowerGrades link changed. Please use the below link to access the 8 Free PowerGrads. Sorry for any inconvenience. 8 Free PowerGrades for Download Link to comment Share on other sites
dermot.shane February 8, 2019 Share February 8, 2019 one thought, just cause i use L*a*b alot.. on the "L*a*b sat" PG, set pivot to .5, that gives more range to the effect using contrast to push it to 11 should it be needed; 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Jason Bowdach February 8, 2019 Author Share February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, dermot.shane said: one thought, just cause i use L*a*b alot.. on the "L*a*b sat" PG, set pivot to .5, that gives more range to the effect using contrast to push it to 11 should it be needed; That’s a fantastic suggestion. Look for that addition in the next update. Thank you for sharing! I’ve learning a lot about LAB from your posts here and on LGG. Link to comment Share on other sites
Jason Bowdach August 9, 2019 Author Share August 9, 2019 With the release of Resolve 16.0 official, I wanted to confirm that all of the PowerGrades in the Vol. 1 Collection are 100% compatible. That said, we will soon be releasing an free update with additional PowerGrade presets that take advantage of the new features of Resolve 16. Link to comment Share on other sites
Rob Englander August 12, 2021 Share August 12, 2021 (edited) Hi Jason..Just purchased and looking forward to trying out the Powergrade Collection and the FilmLab Collection .. 🙂 .. I know they are.. but had to ask anyhow.. lol.. these are confirmed to be ok with V17.. ? (I'm away from studio atm..) Edited August 12, 2021 by Rob Englander Link to comment Share on other sites
Jason Bowdach August 12, 2021 Author Share August 12, 2021 Hey Rob, Film Lab was built completely in Resolve 17 and the Vol 1 collection works in R17 and should get an update w more PGs soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Rob Englander August 13, 2021 Share August 13, 2021 Thanks Jason.. Duh me.. I didnt read the info before I posted my question.. lol .. thanks these look great.. gonna be a huge timesaver! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
