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Video shot in low light, need to increase exposure.
Video was shot in low light in SD with an HVX 200. I need to increase the levels(exposure or luminance etc.)
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Bob,
Here’s your chance to learn the Apple 3-Way Color Correction filter.
As you can see below, there are three color wheels, but below them are the most important controls of all.
The slider under the far left wheel is black level; the slider in the middle is the mid-range (or mids); and, the slider to the far right is the whites. Typically, blacks are adjusted first, then whites, then mids, but since you’ve already said your material is too dark, you might want to adjust the mids upward a tad to see what that looks like, as adjusting the mids tends to adjust overall exposure.
Try on your own to see what looks good to your eye, and keep in mind you can delete or undo. Then, after a bit of trial and error you might want to study Richard Harrington’s nice little tutorial at https://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/final_cut_fixing_exposure.php.
If you know how read a waveform/vectorscope, then use it to help keep the levels within spec. If not, then you’ll probably need to study a tutorial on that subject eventually.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
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Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
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Another nifty method of ‘lifting’ dark material is to apply the ‘Gamma Correction’ filter which is in the Image Control folder in Video Filters.
Run the slider down to as far as you need to brighten the image overall. I’ve found 0.8 works for slightly dark shots, and 0.5 for seriously underexposed shots.———————————–
Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
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Yes you can rise the Highlights, but you know the limit.
For the overall light, rise the Mids but don’t forget to bring the Blacks down to his place otherwise the picture will look washed.
Careful because rising levels always means rising noise.
rafael -
As well as the aforementioned methods, I also like Lyric’s Shadow/Highlight lift. And it’s Free!
https://www.lyric.com/fcp-plugins/index.htm#shadow
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