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settings to achieve the best quality output?
Hi there. I am using Adobe CS5. I have a bunch of old footage that I want to post the highest quality versions of online either via email file or on a website.
This footage is home movies from 1980’s and 1990’s. What I want to do is have clips 1-2 minutes long to post up now and then.
My question is, what is the best setting to export this out as to achieve the highest quality? (h.264?)
The video is your standard 720×480.
Also, any tricks to fix the “milkiness” look that these old videos have. Is there a sharpening secret that works better that the “sharpen” filter?
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated!
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3 Replies
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Dave,
Thanks for your quick response! That is good info to know. And the “milky” look I am talking about is just its overall “dull” appearance that this footage has due to time and deteriation.
I guess I will try the Adobe Media Encoder since i have that. (I am on a PC)
So from After Effects, should I just render out as an uncompressed avi, then bring it into Adobe Media Encoder?
-Joe
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color correction-auto contrast will maximize your black and white levels. It works exactly the same way alpha levels does for input black and white but does it in easy percentage. Also, local contrast effects (unsharps with selective alpha mattes) will increase the midtone contrast without blowing out whites or over darkening blacks as exampled in my free aep file. Don’t forget to reset the white balance too in color finesse. After you’re done with contrast and blown out highlights, finally remove grain, bump up the saturation, you’ll soon have some really nice footage. Have fun! and hey, you got CS5’s new roto so, you can always separate objects and enhance them so they stand out even more.
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I believe the issue he’s talking about is discussed here:
https://provideocoalition.com/index.php/aadams/story/quicktime/
It’s a gamma issue built into Quicktime and it is causing problems for lots of folks.
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