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    Need Advice What Filter Can Save This Video?

    Posted by Mark Leenheer on October 12, 2013 at 10:46 pm

    https://screencast.com/t/1jhFOWBEaaY9

    Help please I have some video footage of an industrial machine cutting
    steel I need to greatly reduce the brightness of the cutting are (bright flash)

    I’ve tried brightness and contrast and can’t get even close with that.

    Is there a filter that is suited for doing this? If so what one?

    Thanks!

    Steve Rhoden replied 12 years, 9 months ago 4 Members · 10 Replies
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  • Steve Rhoden

    October 13, 2013 at 12:51 am

    FBmn Software’s Exposure plug-in:
    https://www.fbmn-software.com/en/exposure.html

    Steve Rhoden
    (Cow Leader)
    Film Editor & Compositor.
    Filmex Creative Media.
    https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
    1-876-461-9019

  • Graham Bernard

    October 13, 2013 at 5:35 am

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    [Mark Leenheer] ” I have some video footage of an industrial machine cutting
    steel I need to greatly reduce the brightness of the cutting are (bright flash)”
    _______________________________________________________________

    I’ve learnt to have all my Vegas Scopes available when I’m considering an approach to rectify my work. Here are the Scopes of your “Still” 1825:

    It would appear that there aren’t any pixels of use within that flash to adjust. Here is another Tool I use to scan for pixel data – Channel Blend:-

    What’s available in the RED Channel? not a lot…:-

    What’s available in the GREEN Channel? A bit more, but not a lot…:-

    What’s available in the BLUE Channel? A bit more than the RED Channel, but still not a lot…:-

    …. and finally Fred’s Exposure (Steve’s suggestion) Plugin :-

    OK, having spent time analysing your Still and coming away with evidence of what is available, I have to ask: What is it you are wanting to achieve? Is it you want to reduce the brightness of the FLASH or is it you want to reduce the RESULTS of the Flash on the surroundings? If it is the former then I hope I’ve outline the issues there! If it is the latter then sure you can reduce the affect on the surrounding area, but not much. My suggestion? Either stay with what you have and crunch it to legal limits OR use a bit of B-roll as the flash happens OR make it into something a bit more vivid and effective – try a single or double frame frame INVERT! or Colour Curves Infrared! There is another way that you try and that is to make a Mask from that WHITE-out and and float in “another” bit of texture?

    Cheers

    Grazie

    Video Content Creator and Potter
    PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
    Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX50HS Bridge

  • Mark Leenheer

    October 13, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Thanks Steve, I do have that plugin and it was not able to fix it, not even close.

    But thanks for the suggestion.

  • Mark Leenheer

    October 13, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    Graham thanks for the great reply,

    I am looking to reduce the flash itself, it looks like it’s not going to be easy.

    I’ll look at your suggestions and try to minimize it as much as is possible.

    Thanks both for your suggestions.

  • Graham Bernard

    October 13, 2013 at 6:45 pm

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    [Mark Leenheer] “I am looking to reduce the flash itself, it looks like it’s not going to be easy.”
    _______________________________________________________________

    Questions:

    1] How many Frames does the Flash last for?

    2] Could you replace the duration of Flash with some “other” B-roll cutaway? Do you want to reduce the “size” area of the Flash?

    3] You could make a feature of it and extend the overexposure?

    4] Could you post the frames before > during > after the flash?

    Grazie

    Video Content Creator and Potter
    PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
    Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX50HS Bridge

  • Steve Rhoden

    October 14, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    Well, some over-exposure or Hot-Spots are at times unrepairable Mark,
    no matter what process or tools you may use.

    Steve Rhoden
    (Cow Leader)
    Film Editor & Compositor.
    Filmex Creative Media.
    https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
    1-876-461-9019

  • Mark Leenheer

    October 14, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    It’s many thousands of frames, 10 minutes worth.

    I’m just going to have to cut out the brightest parts of the footage I think.

  • Chris Young

    October 16, 2013 at 10:38 am

    Mark ~

    I have often used a technique I developed in Vegas to help deal with hot spots, lights etc. Easier than explaining would be to download a ZIP file containing a .VEG file I created using your png still. Obvioulsy the project properties are just guess work on my part but I think you wil get the idea.

    You will see what is going on by moving your cursor to where there is no two clip overlap. Pay particular attention to what I have done on both tracks. Pan and Scan on the top track and opacity on the bottom track.

    Good luck!

    https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/xicnh6

    Chris Young
    CYV Productions
    Sydney

  • Mark Leenheer

    October 16, 2013 at 11:32 pm

    Awesome I will have a look, thanks everyone for all the help you guys are great.

  • Steve Rhoden

    October 17, 2013 at 11:04 am

    No Problem!

    Steve Rhoden
    (Cow Leader)
    Film Editor & Compositor.
    Filmex Creative Media.
    https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
    1-876-461-9019

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