neutral density fix

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This is a very serious problem, as “over-iris” can be difficult to correct (it loses image data in the too-bright areas.)

But, I saved this from last year on the COW:

Name: Philip Hodgetts
Date: Mar 26, 2005 at 11:09 pm
Subject: Re: footage way 2 bright!

Multiply mode is particularly effective – if there’s any detail in the highlights it will build up (Multiply mode always darkens an image). Don’t be afraid to stack more than 2 copies to get the density you might need.

if you want to thicken up the highlights without darkening the darker areas, try isolating the highlights with a chroma key filter (yeh, don’t worry about the name) set to near white to pick out the highlights (you’ll need to invert the chroma keyer but that’s easy).
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Or you can add the Color Corrector 3-Way Filter and slide down the “White” and “Mid” level controls.

[Judy Singh]

Thanks for saving this! I haven’t been able to find any info anywhere on how to deal with this problem.

When it says to isolate the highlights with the chorma key, it means to then use the multiply filter after applying the chroma, right?

I’ll give it a try and let you know how it works.

thanks,
j

[Judy Singh]

the fix is nowhere near what i was hoping it would be. the blacks really get crushed. i tried making the opacity of the multiply layer to tone it down a bit but it still looks pretty wonky. guess there really is no substitue for doing it right the first time. thanks so much for your help.
j