Please help - spent hours on tutorials just for Rec 709 conversion...!
Hi all,
I hope this is ok to post.
I've been a photographer shooting RAW and editing for 13 years and thought I'd have a play with video. Well I am stumped. I've watched so many tutorials but just can't seem to get even a basic Rec 709 conversion from CLOG3
I think I must have some random setting wrong because I am getting nothing like what I'm seeing online for just a basic CST, please help!
Canon R6 - set up with CLOG3, Canon Cinema Gamut
Video is exposed correctly according to the histogram on my camera
CST as seen in the photo but for ease of reference
input - Canon Cinema Gamut
input Gamma - Canon Log 3
Output color space - Rec. 709
Output Gamma - Gamma 2.4
I have previously gone into my first node and changed shadow, highlights, contrast etc but I've left this blank just in the hopes someone can spot something wrong with the base conversion.
Project settings
Color Science - Davinci YRGB
Timeline color space Rec709 Gamma 2.4
Output color space - same as timeline
When I am watching tutorials it seems everyone who is doing this gets a much punchier image which is basically good to go on properly exposed footage (Which according to my camera this is!)
Sorry if this is not allowed or if I am being stupid but I have wasted hours on this! I'd be pulling my hair out if I had any left! Thanks in advance for any advice!
Posted Mar 6, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC