PP and mov’s – match color?

[David Roth weiss]

Kent,

Do a test that helps you to pinpoint the most simple adjustment possible to adjust your h.264 files so they will match what you’d like them match.

I would simply adjust the gamma filter in Compressor when encoding to h.264. Keep testing until you find the magic number that works every time and make sure to do the encoding to h.264 with that filter setting enabled and adjusted every time.

David Roth Weiss
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[Kent Beeson]

Thanks for reply – Funny you say that route as I did try that in QT PRO (not Compressor) – and played with the saturation, contrast brightness – but as you say it’s pretty hit/miss – the purple color came out more blue

So outside of the adjustment to an h264 file, I guess there’s no other way? Seems kind of hit/miss…anything we can do in FCP 7 to the settings of timeline for instance? Or is the real culprit the compression to h264 (probably)?

Thanks

K
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[David Roth weiss]

[Kent Beeson] “Or is the real culprit the compression to h264 (probably)?”

A couple of years ago I went to a Matrox sponsored event to see their MAX h.264 encoding hardware in action. At the event, the “salesman” not only told us all how much faster encoding with MAX would be, he also told us that it would avoid the gamma shift typical when encoding to h.264.

NOT!!!

Sorry to say, but the gamma shift is still there, or at least it was last time I used my CompressHD card to encode h.264 files.

So, what does that tell you?

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
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[Kent Beeson]

So I should play with gamma setting in QT Pro or Compressor sounds like…

Thanks

K
http://www.effectivevideo.net

[David Roth weiss]

[Kent Beeson] “So I should play with gamma setting in QT Pro or Compressor sounds like…
“

Yes!

The gamma setting in Compressor is much more finely adjustable than the controls in QT Player. You’ll also find that adjusting the gamma will make your color pop as well, since it brings your blacks back to where they belong.

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

Don’t miss my new tutorial: Prepare for a seamless transition to FCP X and OS X Lion
https://library.creativecow.net/weiss_roth_david/FCP-10-MAC-Lion/1

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Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums.

[Kent Beeson]

good to know – thanks much

[Jeremy Garchow]

Pro Media Tools from Digital Rebellion has a ‘gamma detector’ Not sure if it will help in this situation, but you could download a trial.

Most likely this has to do with the differing windows and Mac displays.