Brian C. Weed’s Custom Profiles for Canon C300, C100, & C500

These CP’s are designed on a Canon C300 with firmware version 1.0.7.1.00. As of 02/7/13, this is the most recent firmware available only through Canon Service. It seems to change colorimetry of the camera slightly to more closely match that of the C100; as such, these profiles should work similarly on the C100 as they do on the C300. If you have older firmware installed on your C300, you will likely get unexpected and unintended results.

In adapting the profiles for tungsten light, I found the V.Weed and C.Weed files were the only ones that needed adjustment. L.Weed did not have a noticeable color shift in tungsten light, so that file is good to go for daylight or tungsten light shooting. The file has been renamed WEED_log since it doesn't need a color temperature designation and it is still included in the tungsten download folder, but it is the exact same file as the L.WEED_5 profile in the daylight download folder; because, well, I like to make things as confusing as possible apparently ;) For those of you manually entering the settings into your C100, the only difference between the day and tungsten CP's is that Phase is set to +14 on the tungsten CP's.

There is also a bonus CP in the tungsten folder, called EOSnutrl, and it's an attempt to match the Neutral setting of Canon DSLR's. It's not exact, as there are some colors that just don't want to match, but it's close. Having a correct WB is paramount to getting the most similar color possible.

These profiles are a work in progress, and may change at any time. If I do update them, I’ll make an announcement on Twitter.

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V.Weed_5: Profile with video gamma, natural saturated colors, & small amount of sharpening. Suitable for delivery without color grading.

Gamma:                 Normal 3

Knee:                         

        Enable                On

        Slope                +2

        Point                90

        Saturation        0

Sharpness:

        Level                -6

Color Matrix:

        Select                Normal 4

        Gain                +30

        Phase                +3                (+14 for Tungsten WB)

        R-G                -20

        R-B                +11

        G-R                -23

        G-B                -14

        B-R                -10

        B-G                +1

Color Correction:

        Select Area        Area A

        A Setting:

                Phase                15

                Chroma        31

                Area                15

                Y Level        31

        A Revision:

                Level                0

                Phase                -1

C.Weed_5: Profile with cine gamma suitable for a filmlook, slightly muted colors & smooth, soft skin tones. Handles color correction nicely, but has a great look without grading

Gamma:                Cine 1

Low Key Satur.

        Enable                On

        Level                -10

Sharpness:

        Level                -10

Colo Matrix:

        Select                Normal 4

        Gain                +8

        Phase                +3                (+14 for Tungsten WB)

        R-G                -20

        R-B                +11

        G-R                -23

        G-B                -14

        B-R                -10

        B-G                +1

Color Correction:

        Select Area        Area A

        A Setting:

                Phase                15

                Chroma        31

                Area                15

                Y Level        31

        A Revision:

                Level                0

                Phase                -1

WEED_log aka L.Weed_5: Profile for achieving maximum dynamic range from sensor while avoiding color skews of the installed CINEMA preset, such as the greenish yellows and blue-ish greens. The profile has an accurate color profile, muted color saturation, and flattering skin tones.

***IMPORTANT NOTE ON MANUALLY INSTALLING LOG CUSTOM PROFILES***

When installing LOG custom profiles, start with a COPY of the original CINEMA profile. Unprotect that CP, then make the custom changes below. The gamma of Canon Log is slightly different when starting from a standard or default CP.

Gamma:                Canon Log

Black:

        Master Ped        -4

Low Key Satur.

        Enable        On

        Level                -10

Sharpness:

        Level                -10

Color Matrix:

        Select                Canon Log

        Gain                +8

        Phase                +18

        R-G                -11

        R-B                +6

        G-R                -9

        G-B                +16

        B-R                -1

        B-G                -6

EOSnutrl: A profile for emulating the look of the Neutral setting on Canon DSLR’s. Proper WB is very important for getting the most similar look possible because the cameras react slightly differently to WB variation.

Gamma:                EOS Std

Sharpness:

        Level                -10

Color Matrix:

        Select                EOS Std

        Gain                +41

        Phase                +16

        R-G                -32

        R-B                +4

        G-R                -21

        G-B                -10

        B-R                -3

        B-G                -15