black are too blacks (HD)

[Doug Beal]

we have found going to a DS system 1080i proRes 422 is fine we don’t use HQ for that. Coming back from the DS we need to live capture or hit tape, the file exchange produces gamma issues that are too much trouble to fool with.
In the case of a Media composer you might want to try DNXHD to them.
Here’s were you can get them
https://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=372311&ssdFilterCommunity13=0&ssdFilterCommunity11=0&ssdFilterCommunity10=368&ssdFilter_SearchKeyWord=Codecs&page=1&ssdSearchOperator=0&ssdFilterCommunity3=1083&Hilite=Codecs

They will not mess up your FCP system and there is an uninstall with them

Doug Beal
Editor / Engineer
Rock Creative Images
Nashville TN

[Steve Gerges]

Hi doug, sorry but i don’t get it… why should the Avid codecs resolve my problems !??

Steve – Art Director – http://www.remedia.lu

[Andrew Rendell]

[Steve GERGES] “why should the Avid codecs resolve my problems !??”

because if you encode to the Avid codec when you create the QT, it drops into the Avid without the Avid having the chance of doing a level change on import (which it can do).

[David Roth weiss]

[Steve GERGES] “the exported video from FCP looks the same as the footage in my timeline (coming from color)… i suspect my Barco may not be calibrated right, but i’m unsure on how to do that correctly….”

Steve,

You keep speaking about how it looks – what I want to know is what the scopes show on the Avid side. If this is a monitor calibration issue that’s one thing, if it’s a gamma issue with the video files that’s a whole different kettle of fish.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.com

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[Steve Gerges]

ok thanks for the clarification 😉 i’ll try that too

Steve – Art Director – http://www.remedia.lu

[Doug Beal]

Exactly what Andrew said.. thanks Andrew
db