SCL-PP-026PICTURE PROFILE

HDR Cinema

Leveraging HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma), this formula captures wide dynamic range with high saturation. It produces a vivid, impactful image that feels both cinematic and surreal, ideal for high-energy shots.

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Core White Balance engine

White Balance Shift

3500K, A7

Temperature3500KColourSet well below the light — renders strongly cool

The colour temperature the camera balances for. Set it higher than the actual light and the image renders warmer; lower and it renders cooler.

Shift A/BA7ColourFull amber push — clearly warmer

Fine adjustment along the amber–blue axis, on top of the temperature. A warms the image, B cools it. Seven steps each way, in quarter increments.

Overall tone

Overall this lands close to neutral — the Kelvin setting and the A/B shift very nearly cancel each other, so whatever colour character the recipe has is coming from the profile, not from the white balance.

Not a contradiction: Temperature and Shift A/B are the same amber–blue axis in different units. 3500K sets a cool base and A7 pulls part of it back, landing on a balance the Kelvin dial cannot reach alone — its 100K steps are coarse down at 2500K and very fine up at 9900K. Read the pair, never either number by itself.

How Temperature, A/B and G/M combine

Camera parameters setup

Picture Profile

Black Level-15ContrastBlacks crushed hard — deep, punchy shadows with dense contrast

Adjusts the master black level. Lower (-) values deepen shadow contrast for rich, punchy blacks. Higher (+) values lift shadows for a soft, matte, film-like faded look without affecting highlight contrast.

GammaHLG3ContrastHDR curve — wide range that still looks natural straight out of camera

Selects the gamma curve that defines overall tonal response and contrast foundation. Options range from standard contrast (Movie/Still) to smooth filmic curves (Cine1–4, S-Cinetone) or ultra-wide dynamic range for grading (S-Log2/S-Log3, HLG).

Black GammaWide 0ContrastShadow gradation left flat — baseline shadow rendering

Controls contrast specifically in low-luminance shadow regions. 'Range' (Narrow/Middle/Wide) sets the shadow width affected, while 'Level' (-7 to +7) darkens or lightens that shadow zone to fine-tune shadow texture.

HDR Cinema

Community & tweak proposals

White Balance Shift

Camera parameters setup

Picture Profile

Color Depth

Detail