Sony VENICE 2 Remote Grading

Livegrade integrates with the remote grading features of Sony VENICE 2 cameras. You can configure the camera as interactive grading device to grade via ASC-CDL compliant grading nodes in real-time, or as non-interactive grading device to upload looks as User 3D LUT.

1. Connect Sony VENICE 2 to Livegrade

  • Sony VENICE 2: Configure the camera’s authentication and network settings and make sure the Mac machine running Livegrade can access the camera’s network.
  • Livegrade: Set the grading mode of your slot to “CDL + LUT” and add the Sony VENICE 2 camera as a device to your slot in the device manager. Make sure to specify the correct authentication and network settings and choose the desired grading method “Interactive” or “Manual”:
    • The “Interactive” grading method adds the camera as interactive grading device and lets you grade in real-time via ASC-CDL compliant nodes (CDL, SAT) in the grading mode “CDL + LUT”.
    • The “Manual” grading method adds the camera as non-interactive grading device, so that you can upload the look from your current slot as User 3D LUT manually.

2. Setup Interactive Grading

  • Sony VENICE 2: In the Home View, click on the “LOOK” button, select “Edit Look” and choose the desired LUT file in the “User 3D LUT” menu. Then, go to “ASC CDL Process” and select “CDL -> Look”, then go to “ASC CDL Select” and select the “Livegrade.cdl” from the menu.

Note: Make sure to use the same LUT in the Livegrade LUT node as in the camera, e.g., use a Sony LUT preset (Sony Look Profile) or a Show LUT from your colorist.

  • Livegrade: Load the desired LUT into the Livegrade LUT node or choose from a pre-installed LUT preset (“Sony Look Profiles”). You can now start interactive grading on your Sony VENICE 2 camera from Livegrade via the ASC-CDL compliant nodes “CDL” and “Saturation”.

3. Look Upload From Shot Libray

  • Livegrade: In addition to the interactive grading via CDL, you can also upload saved looks from Livegrade’s shot library as a User 3D LUT onto a connected Sony VENICE 2 camera by using the menu item “Permanently Store Look On” and choosing the camera’s desired User 3D LUT memory slot as target. This option is also compatible for looks created with other grading modes.

  • Sony VENICE 2: To apply the uploaded look in the Sony VENICE 2 camera, select the appropriate User 3D LUT memory slot in the camera’s “User 3D LUT” menu.

4. Manual Look Upload

  • Livegrade: If you configure the grading method for the camera as “Manual”, you can also upload the current look from your slot to the Sony VENICE 2 camera directly by pressing the “Upload” button in the toolbar or by choosing the menu item “Upload Current Look to Non-Interactive Grading Devices”.

  • Sony VENICE 2: To apply the uploaded look in the Sony VENICE 2 camera, select the appropriate User 3D LUT memory slot in the camera’s “User 3D LUT” menu.

Note: The in-camera grading integration does support working within an ACES pipeline. However, you can use a basic setup with a LUT box or another real-time grading device for working in the ACES CDL or ACES CDL Advanced grading modes.

Tip: Learn more about Livegrade’s Sony VENICE 2 integration by watching the On-Set Workflows with Sony VENICE 2 and Pomfort Livegrade Webinar