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    AVID import colour settings

    Posted by Tom Bailey on November 20, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    Hi,

    I am returning to a project I shot on P2 and have problems with the image that I never managed to resolve.
    The image always comes out as if the gain has been turned up on all of it, with muddy blacks and colours.

    I can’t work out what the source of this problem is. Here are my settings:

    FORMAT:
    Raster Type: Standard
    Project Type: 1080i

    MEDIA CREATION> IMPORT:
    I have tried both DNxHD 120 MXF & DVCPro HD MXF

    IMPORT SETTINGS- IMAGE:
    Field Ordering in File:
    Odd ordered

    File Pixel to Video Mapping:
    Computer RGB, dither image colours and 601 SD or 709 HD

    Alpha Channel:
    Invert on Import

    I have made the discovery that if i export the video as ‘Same as Source’ and tick the ‘Use Avid DV Codec’ with colour level RGB, it comes out close to the original.
    A had the same result with the Apple ProRes 422 codec.

    This leads me to believe it may just be a displaying problem, but I can’t tell.

    Does anyone have any suggestions about what to try?

    Thanks,

    Bailey.

    Tom Bailey replied 14 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Ed Cilley

    November 21, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    If you are importing P2, your settings for the File Pixel to Video Mapping should not be computer, but rather 601/709. Using computer RGB will stretch your video levels since they are 709 levels.

    Also, you could Ignore alpha channel if you like, but it won’t import if it doesn’t exist.

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  • Tom Bailey

    November 22, 2011 at 9:46 am

    Thanks Ed,

    I will try this.

    Bailey.

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