Don, ive researched this issue extensively, due to the fact
that proper lighting is of the utmost importance when shooting
your video.
So when you do have dark footage or footage like yours whats the
best solution?…Ive tried tons of filters & plugins in both Vegas
and After Effects (especially Curves)…and actually found out that using the “LEVELS” filter in Vegas yields the “best” results of all.
Spend some time tweaking it until you get familiar…im sure
you’ll get great result.
Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Project Samples at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys