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Avid to FCP color/gamma/levels shift… sometimes
For a client, I’ll often work with an Avid editor.
He’ll send me a video on XDCAM, in XDCAM HD1080i60 format, and it’ll look wonderful. But then, he sends me a section of the video over the internet to fix a typo or whatever, which he exports as XDCAM HD1080i60.
When I put the section I received over the internet into my timeline, the color is drastically different than what I received on the XDCAM disc. Everything looks washed out. Blacks are not at 0, and whites aren’t at 100%. It’s next to impossible to match the colors with the Color Corrector.
Any idea what is happening? Is this a problem on the Avid side, the FCP side, or is it just a lost in translation thing?
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Check to see how fcp is interpreting the gamma. In the browser select the Show Gamma column.
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Avid has a setting for RGB or 601/709 for export.
I think FCP expects RGB, try both settings to be sure.
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That was my next line of questioning. You beat me to it!
Jeremy
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I sent an email to see what his settings are.
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Neither clip shows anything in the Gamma Level Column, or with a CMD-9.
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[James Weber] “Neither clip shows anything in the Gamma Level Column, or with a CMD-9. “
OK. Next is what John said.
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Got a test clip back, exported as RGB instead of the 601/709 he normally uses. It’s a huge difference, much better, and matches the footage I import from XDCAM. Problem solved. Thanks!
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