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    Introducing HDR for GoPro®

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    We’re excited to launch our latest product HDR for GoPro®.

    Designed to work with the free Protune update for GoPro® HD HERO2 and HERO3 footage, HDR for GoPro® is a quick and powerful way to give punch to your GoPro® footage. High dynamic range (HDR) images retain detail in both highlights and shadows, creating dramatic, “hyper-real” images. Created with Final Cut Pro X user in mind, simply drag and drop HDR for GoPro® on your footage to see the change in realtime, no rendering necessary.

    We hope you enjoy HDR for GoPro®.

    Introducing ToneGrade

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    We just released our latest product: ToneGrade™ for FCP X.

    ToneGrade™ makes it easy to apply HDR tone mapping to your footage. Inside Final Cut Pro X simply drag and drop ToneGrade™ on to your footage to create a subtle, “hyper-real” color grade that can be visually striking. ToneGrade™ can easily recover detail and includes tools for fast color correction. To see learn more about ToneGrade™ and see it in use check our tutorials it’s product product page.

    ToneGrade™ is available this week for $39 (save more than $30!) After the week goes by, ToneGrade™ returns to it’s $75 price. To take advantage of the deal enter this code: TOGR-0039-INTR-1212

    Dynamic Range Test

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    FS100 5D GH2 Outdoor Dynamic Range Test – Updated with Grading Examples from Matthew Thomas on Vimeo.


    If you’re thinking about buying (or renting) the upcoming Sony NEXFS-100 you might want to check out this interesting dynamic range test posted by Cinema5d user mthomas. The test compares the GH2 and the 5D mk II to the new large sensor Sony camcorder. It seems to do very well. I’m excited to see more once the camera ships. Check out the video and see what you think.

    Insane HDR Video

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    TheChapel. A short film. (HDR timelapse) from Patryk Kizny on Vimeo.



    Gizmodo posted a breathtaking HDR short film by Patrick Kizny, called The Chapel. Kizny set a few timelapses in an 18th century protestant chapel in Zeliszow, Poland. He then gave the images the HDR (high dynamic range) treatment. Its very surreal. It looks almost like a video game.

    Fortunately for us, Kizny posted a nice behind the scenes video. In the making of the video, you can see what the images looked like before the color grading and the equipment they used to capture such incredible footage.

    Making Of The Chapel from Patryk Kizny on Vimeo.

    HDR Timelapse Tutorial

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    HDR Timelapse Tutorial : Part 1 from Andrew Geraci on Vimeo.


    Glancing through Vimeo Video School today, I came across a great HDR timelapse tutorial by Andrew Geraci. He explains how to shoot high dynamic range and create a timelapse with the appropriate tools. His final product (shot using a 5D markII) looks beautiful:

    HDR Plane from Andrew Geraci on Vimeo.


    I’m really excited to see part two. I’m left wondering how he got such a great HDR picture. I’ll post the second part here as soon as it’s released.

    HDR Video Using a Hacked GH1 and Color Grading

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    HDR video : Philippe GOUNEL “Actif-Passif” [Director Cut] from yann KIBONGUI on Vimeo.


    Looking around Vimeo the other day, Gabe stumbled across an incredible video. Yann Kibongui found a way to create a High Dynamic Range (HDR) video using his hacked Lumix GH1 (GH13) and color grading. He doesn’t explain how he did it, but the results really speak for themselves.

    Take a look at the footage before and after the color grading.

    HDR video : hacked Lumix gh1 (GH13 ) hdr color grading, étalonnage hdr from yann KIBONGUI on Vimeo.