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  Accidently adjusting 16 -235 twice?

  Posted by Sharad Patel on November 29, 2006 at 8:50 pm

  If you prepare video footage in a program like After Effects and apply a levels adjustment to go from 0-255 to 16-235, do you have to then compensate when using an mpeg encoder such as Cinema Craft Encoder? Encoders are usually automatically set to 16-235 range when using a preset for NTSC DVD. Would this erroneously further narrow the level range if you had already prepared the master footage within those specs?

  Sharad Patel replied 19 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Roman Melekh

  November 30, 2006 at 12:56 pm

  if you use CCE or ProCoder you NEED to set 16..235 because any composition/editing software makes it better – no need use CCEs or CPC2 16..235 or ShinkColorSpace…
  If you use mainConcept encoder (Adobe Premiere, etc) – then you not need to set levels because encoder automatically set it.
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  Sharad Patel

  November 30, 2006 at 5:02 pm

  I’m not 100% sure how to interpret the first sentence of your answer. I believe you are advising that it is better to shrink the colorspace and limit the levels in the master footage creation rather then during the encoding. Keep it 1-255 in the encoder if the master footage is already 16-235.

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