try unchecking effects lables (something like that) in the ui part of the preferences where you can set the brightness. (ae7) ott, i don’t have any idea how to change the color of the text.
Check the interpretation and make sure that antialiasing is set to more accurate rather than faster. you’ll find it under options at the bottom of the window.
color stabalize may do it. it is available on the pro version and is designed to fix brightness problems. you just pick points you want to level out and it does a prety good job. auto color balance won’t work for your problem.
saw brian maffitt talk about the development of foam at a show and he said it was built to create foam on a toothbrush. should be able to do what you want…