Frequently Asked Questions

  • Exposure check is an on the go way to locally overlay popular exposure values used by cinematographers world wide. We specifically use both EL Zone and False Color standards.

  • This came out of a need from myself and other cinematographers who wanted to see where some movies and tv we admired were exposing their images.

  • We are mapping the IRE values of the actual images you give us so fairly accurate HOWEVER unlike doing it in camera, unless your feed it a LOG image no software like this will be 100% accurate but it will give you a good reference point.

  • EL Zone is a modern, stop-based exposure tool developed by Ed Lachman that maps color to specific exposure levels relative to 18% gray (0 = middle gray), behaving like a visual spot meter. Conversely, traditional False Color maps colors to IRE percentages (0-100%), which vary by camera log curve and require mental translation to stops.

  • Please use the support form found on the support page.