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After Effects Quicktime too Bright on DVD
After building an animation in AE and putting it on a DVD the animation looks blown out. The quicktime file looks fine but when I viewed on tv it didn’t look right. Any suggestions?
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My guess is that either your computer monitor is running a little dark, or your TV is running a little hot. Have you tried the disc on multiple TV’s and/or on a computer?
I have three suggestions, all of which I’d advise doing, but I’ve put them in the order that they’re likely to help.
I’d first suggest using a TV monitor connected to your FireWire port. You’ll need a DV converter, a DV deck, or a DV camera (not all cameras support previewing through the analog ports, though) to hook up, and then go into AE’s prefs and turn on the video preview. Then adjust your effects to what you’re seeing on the monitor. This is really the best way to work.
Second suggestion is to calibrate your monitor. A professional monitor calibration utility (a “spider” + software) is the best way, but you can also get away with “soft” calibration. Mac OS has a calibration tool built-in that you can find in the System Prefs > Displays > Color, and on Windows you can use the Adobe Gamma control panel if you have a version of Photoshop installed.
Third suggestion- there are ways to calibrate your TV, also. The easy way is to use the THX calibrator on any THX-certified DVD, though it works best if you order a pair of glasses:
https://www.thx.com/mod/products/dvd/optimizerIntro.htmlNote that this type of calibration, aside from being dependent on the judgement of your eyes, is geared towards movies and home theater viewing, not general purpose and may not be the best for some purposes.
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