Blog 20: Adding the Technicolor Profile to the 550D
If you follow Video DSLR news then your probably aware of the new Technicolor picture profile professionally developed by Canon and Technicolor.
Now many in the industry are very excited about this as it increases the amount of useable dynamic range of the Canon SLRs. This is important to give you as much choice in post production as possible.
If your here you probably already know that so I wont go through all the details, more information can be found on the subject at Vincent Laforet blog.
My blog is for 550D and T2i owners who maybe finding some issues trying to install it on their cameras, this isn’t any major issues just some pointers so you dont get stuck wondering why you cant see it on your camera. Some forums have already discussed it but to save your time I thought I’d put it all in one place. Skip to the bottom of the page if you just want to watch the tutorial video.
First off make sure you have the EOS Utility (included on the disc that comes with your camera but also can be downloaded, however it can be hard to find!) on your computer and download the Technicolor profile, along with pdf guide, from here http://www.technicolor.com/en/hi/cinema/filmmaking/digital-printer-lights/cinestyle
Plug your 550D in via the USB and make sure you unzip the Technicolor profile.
OK easy so far but this is where I had my first issue and perhaps you may have had yours, hence the reason your here. You may notice that the “Register User Defined Syle” button under “Shooting menu” isn’t selectable. Don’t worry, all you need to do is to move the dial to a photo mode not movie mode. Once you have done this you can open EOS Utility again and select “Register User Defined Style” and continue to follow the guide off the technicolor pdf.
Now the next issue you may come across. Now you’ve installed it you turn your camera on and notice that the “User Defined” profile you set the style to isn’t there on the video mode, it’s still set to standard unlike on photo modes. Once again it’s an easy fix just might not be obvious at first glance. On the video mode press the “Menu” button, scroll right to the forth menu (last red one) and select “Picture Style”. Once selected a list of all the styles will come up. Press the “DISP.” button on one of the “User Def.” styles. Finally select “Picture Style” and now you can scroll and select “CineStyle” from the list to make this your picture profile.
And thats it. You now have your Technicolor CineStyle picture profile installed on your 550D/T2i.
I will do some tests over the next few days as I analyse how useful it will be for me. I currently use the Standard Picture profile in most of my shoots, this is because I often don’t have time to do extensive colour grading although for certain cases this profile will be handy.
