David Feese
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Thanks David!!
Got it!!
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Hey Guy!!
Yeah, I just experimented with the slight gamma correction that you suggested, and that seems to make all of the difference in the world. The adjustment looks good enough, at least on my primary monitor, to compensate for what apparently is a common bug within FCP according to another forum I found on Apple.
Seems the next step would be to hook up an external monitor to double check things.
Appreciate your input!!
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Hey Rafael!!
Thanks for input!! Will check out this gamma adjustment of H.264 output. Seems like the general consensus is also to set up an external monitor as a reference point as well. -
Thanks Andrew!! Thus far it would appear that the “collective” answer is to refer to an “external monitor” to use as a reference point. I currently am using a G5 to edit all of my material and use one 19″ Apple Display Monitor to edit all of the material (on limited budget right now). So short of sounding like an idiot, am I to hear everyone suggest that I should set up a second calibrated “external monitor” to preview the material before output, to use as that reference point.
And thanks for link; I will check it out.
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Yes, the QT prefs are set to Final Cut compatiblity. In fact I compressed a file with the H.264 codec and played it back with QT on the computer and it looks great; precisely the way I like it; compatible with what was shown in FCP as it should. However, if I burn this H.264 file to a sample DVD for playback on the computer or TV, it seems to show up slightly brighter. I do mean slightly. Be nice to find some level of relative compromise; or maybe I am being more of a perfectionist on this matter then need be.
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Yes
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And as the original post requested, “Do you have any solutions” in which to acoomplish that goal?
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As the orginal post states, REGARDLESS, of where and what the monitor is calibrated at (whether 1.8 gamma, 2.2 gamma, native white point, etc. etc.) the final output always shows up brighter; whether it be output to a DVD, or output to Internet, the playback always has a brighter look. Something “seems” to occur in OUTPUT process.
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And how did you “figure it out”? I am now addressing the same issue. My External Hard Drive, which all of my settings and preferences seem to be assigned to and have for some time for which I have captured several previous projects to, and currently shows that I have close to 200 GB, more then enough for my current project; yet it still aborts capture due to lack of space…go figure? Ant help?