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Importing Photoshop Titles at 7.5 IRE blacks in FCP
Hi all,
I have created some titles in Photoshop CS2 using the default set-up for NTSC 720X486 D1 aspect ratio, RGB. I did a little design work against a black background. The background was set to 0 for the pallet color. When I import the title into FCP HD I noticed that my black level was at 0 and not 7.5 IRE (on the scopes). So the result was a shift in my black levels from my source material (source = NTSC 601 720X486 Avid Meridian Uncompressed QT)and then a jaring difference to the credits (RGB). The source material was digitized at the correct black level and shows up as 7.5 IRE, the titles that were created in Photoshop show up as 0. When I export the sequence to a 720X486, 601, NONE compression codec it shows up with blacks that are too black (the titles) and blacks that are muddy (the source). I’m a little used to the Avid world which has you define what is 601 and what is RGB. How do I fix these shifting blacks?
Now I know I can color time them to fix this problem, however, this creates a slight shift in color to the overall design. Is there a way in FCP to tell it what the file is and have FCP propperly adjust it? I also know you can add a broadcast filter on the material, however, this still doesn’t fix the jaring cut from source material to credits.
My big question is: Do I have to set my blacks in Photoshop to a specific black pallet number? Are there certain values that I must use so that it imports into FCP with the correct 7.5 IRE?
Thanks
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2 Replies
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Try this and see if it works. In Photoshop go to Image>Adjustment>Levels. In the Output Levels boxes type 16 in the first and 235 in the second. Click OK bring the file in and see if that helps. If that corrects it create an action and batch all of your files.
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yeah usually your blacks and whites in photoshop should
be in the 16-235 range.
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