Adding VFX to Log Footage

I’m no colour expert, but based on what I do know there are several things you need to consider.

Firstly you need to make sure that any conversions you do can retain all the dynamic range of your original footage until you have finished working with it. Shooting your footage in LOG meant that you were able to record values that would normally be too bright for normal colour spaces. Converting your log footage in rec709 will probably result in those bright values being lost and you will be locked into the general look of your rec709 conversion.

If you are happy with that look then you could do your VFX work on the rec709 footage and work in rec709 in After Effects and be happy.

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