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HD footage in FCP darker than in the Canon monitor
I shot footage to tape on a SonyZ1U. I set presets in FCP and captured from a Canon Vixia HV40. The footage played on the monitor of the Canon looks alot more vibrant than the captured footage played in FCP. Do you know why? Is it my settings? I have about 4 hours to capture and want to make sure I can get the best quality picture in FCP. Thanks!
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You cannot base how in image looks from a computer screen. You need to have a calibrated color monitor connected via a IO device on the machine to properly judge it.
**Hindsight is always 1080p**
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Also if you captured via firewire, there is no image processing going on, just a straight data transfer so the image difference is just in the monitoring, not the file itself.
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And one more thing, the monitor on the Canon camera has a brightness control, which means it too requires calibration, so it’s not automatically the perfect monitor for judging footage either.
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Thank you. I was afraid that I might be degrading the footage by the capture settings or using the wrong capture device (Canon). I work with different camera people who all have their own equipment, so my playback device (via tape) is just a consumer HD camera. Any comments or getting the best quality footage while capturing?
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Import the footage as Apple ProRes, it’s a much better codec to work with in FCP and a virtually lossless.
You can do this via the firewire.It will also mean that footage coming from different cameras will start to match, you’ll only have the 1080 and 720 frame sizes and the 24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p and interlaced or progressive issues to resolve. Hopefully you can get all your camera crews to shoot at one of these specifications that is designated by you, many cameras have the ability to be set to suit.
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