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Sharpen to counter Gausian blur
An observation: I discovered that part of a long, complex cut I had made included a section rendered from two layers, the top one blurred and then set to 17% level. Although the result looked good on my computer, it proved to be way too soft once burned to a DVD. To repair this section, I discovered that I’d made so many changes along the line that reinserting the original was a very complex solution. Instead, adding a light to medium “sharpen” FX to the final version and then re-rendering the entire movie restored this overly blurred section to its original crispness and does not appear to add new artifacts.
Since all the original footage was of necessity shot on Hi-8 and Digi-8, resolution is marginal throughout the film. A bit of sharpen added everywhere seems to help. However, when we were shooting outside in bright light, I had to dial the “sharpen” back considerably as in this daylight the camera recorded far more information.
At the other end of the lighting spectrum, I had to shoot a segment in such low light that the original footage looked too dark to use. But a series of filters later — color curves, color correctors pushing contrast, etc. — an amazingly good image comes out. Large amounts of grain or noise, but the story is there and told.
Just amazing what one can do in Vegas.
Rick
Rick Wise
director of photography
Oakland, CA
http://www.RickWiseDP.com
email: Rick@RickWiseDP.com -
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