[Ed Giles]

Scott, thanks for the suggestion – they look like interesting tools, and may well help me out with this or other things in future.
Cheers,
Ed

[Ed Giles]

Thanks Paul, the original footage was HDV, and I have no access to any more footage/edits than the one I have. Dave LaRonde seems to have nailed it really; I’ve got quite a bit of masking to do to get rid of this!
Cheers for your response,
Ed

[Ed Giles]

Dave,

Your response confirms my fears! I believe it was shot on HDV, and it’s interesting to learn of the ‘false economy’ this provides.

I have also been told that this particular scene was not lit very well on the shoot, which might explain a little the under-exposure.

The editor is, sadly, ‘uncontactable’ at this stage apparently – so I can’t enquire of the process he went through.

I’ve asked about any raw footage or other exports made, but this is the only one.

So… I’d better get my Mocha hat on… 🙁

Thanks for the quick, concise and accurate response!
Ed