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Red Pixelation
In our video we have a lot of well lit Reds worn by key characters. They are very pixelated.
Is there any way to reduce pixelation without blurring the screen or toning down the saturation?
(Bright colors are an important stylistic component of the video)
If not, how can we avoid this problem in the future?
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2 Replies
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You must be editing material shot on DV, right???
Two things you can do, when your edit is complete change the compressor setting in Sequence–Settings to another codec such as 8-bit uncompressed and use Nattress Chroma smoothing filters from http://www.nattress.com.
Here’s what Graeme Nattress has written in his FAQ about this issue:
“NTSC DV uses the 4:1:1 chroma sampling format. DVD uses 4:2:0. The Apple DV codec does not smooth the chroma so that when 4:1:1 gets converted to 4:2:0 you will end up with 4:1:0 which looks nasty. Apple include a chroma smoothing filter with FCP, but you’ll find G Nice in Set 1 much better, and G Nicer 4:1:1 in Film Effects better still. You need to apply these filters in an uncompressed timeline or else the DV codec will remove the good work these filters do. Also, by doing your final render uncompressed, you’ll see gains in picture quality as you will have avoided an extra compression to DV.”
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY?
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Awesomeness! Thank you so much!
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