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Blacks arn’t blacks
We are working on a project and some of it has been edited in FCP. The issue is that the blacks in M100 aren’t black. They are a milky dark grey and there is a noticeable difference.
What’s up with that?
Elliott
Bright Blue Sky Productions
4811 Rivoli Dr
Macon, GA 31210 -
4 Replies
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Simple answer: Black in question was most likely generated in a 16-235 colorspace with a 7.5 % setup vs. a 0-255 colorspace with black being a value of 0.
Yes, its highly annoying.
I edit video. I post sometimes.
I fix things. I eat marshmallows.
I play drums. I drink scotch.
I like TV.Done typing now.
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Is there a easy fix after the fact?
Elliott
Bright Blue Sky Productions
4811 Rivoli Dr
Macon, GA 31210 -
Hey Elliott,
How have you been?
The best you can do to solve a “dueling color spaces” problem like this is to try to match up the codecs. I’m guessing that you cannot re-capture the FCP media, so try to re-acquire the M100 media to the same codec as the FCP stuff.
As always, do a couple of short tests before diving all the way in.
~Wick
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Thanks Wick, will give it a try.
Elliott
Bright Blue Sky Productions
4811 Rivoli Dr
Macon, GA 31210
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