ALF-2 vs. Teradek Colr anyone tested ALF-2 workflows yet?
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 3:37 pm
Hi everyone,
I'm planning a shoot TV Series, 6 month of shooting and we are currently in prep. We are going to shoot on 2 Alexa Minis, recording ProRes. We are looking into color management on Set (and Post). I thought to use Teradek´s Colr as I usually do when on Set live grading is required. On this show we are planning to use Live Grade all the way. However we got pretty excited about the ALF-2 and its possibilities. It seems like ALF-2 can be a game changer, since it allows us carry on CDL values applied to the ALF in camera all the way into post. From my point of view this is a big advantage towards the Teradek Colr, since it cannot embed applied changes into the camera´s metadata. The DP´s integrity and intentions are way better protected when CDL values are embedded in the metadata and follow all the way into the post. I'm not saying that a intended look cannot follow all the way into post when using Teradek´s Colr. However ALF-2 seems to be more effective since it embeds changes directly into the metadata of the recorded clip, right?
But since its new I´m wondering if anyone out there has experience with it?
What I´m concerned about is connectivity issues via wifi. Is it possible to hook up the camera to a existing network infrastructure, (like the Teradek Colr), to extend the range? I would be happy about any reply concerning the on Set workflow with ALF-2 from anyone who has tried it.
Thank you very much!
I'm planning a shoot TV Series, 6 month of shooting and we are currently in prep. We are going to shoot on 2 Alexa Minis, recording ProRes. We are looking into color management on Set (and Post). I thought to use Teradek´s Colr as I usually do when on Set live grading is required. On this show we are planning to use Live Grade all the way. However we got pretty excited about the ALF-2 and its possibilities. It seems like ALF-2 can be a game changer, since it allows us carry on CDL values applied to the ALF in camera all the way into post. From my point of view this is a big advantage towards the Teradek Colr, since it cannot embed applied changes into the camera´s metadata. The DP´s integrity and intentions are way better protected when CDL values are embedded in the metadata and follow all the way into the post. I'm not saying that a intended look cannot follow all the way into post when using Teradek´s Colr. However ALF-2 seems to be more effective since it embeds changes directly into the metadata of the recorded clip, right?
But since its new I´m wondering if anyone out there has experience with it?
What I´m concerned about is connectivity issues via wifi. Is it possible to hook up the camera to a existing network infrastructure, (like the Teradek Colr), to extend the range? I would be happy about any reply concerning the on Set workflow with ALF-2 from anyone who has tried it.
Thank you very much!