What's the best levels tool in PPro CS3 ?

Nick Stone · August 13th, 2008, 11:07 PM

I shot some footage that I thought was exposed enough but looking back at it in PPro CS3 it's realy under exposed.
I'm new to this program and put myself in the deep end with a project I'm working on and need some advice as to what's the best tool to raise or lower levels?
Seems to be a few tools to use but..... which one gives the best results?
Forgot to say that I have underexposed by about 1 f stop.

Nick

Graham Hickling · August 14th, 2008, 10:10 AM

Fast Color Corrector provides the standard levels sliders together with a saturation slider within the same control panel - I find it handy to be able to adjust both simultaneously.

Curves rather than Levels may provide a somewhat finer level of adjustment however.

Not sure if all the CS3 level plugins handle superwhites in quite the same way, but it sounds like that's not your problem in this case.

Just my $0.02.

Jiri Fiala · August 14th, 2008, 11:56 AM

Yes, Fast corrector is alright. And you should open up a reference monitor with RGB parade and check your levels "scientifically".

It may be that your monitor is not properly calibrated, with wrong gamma, so your footage looks underexposed while it in fact is not.

Nick Stone · August 14th, 2008, 02:47 PM

Thanks people,
I have been using fast Color and seems to work.

Nick

Graham Hickling · August 15th, 2008, 08:37 AM

This post is interesting!: Restore clipped highlight detail in Premiere Pro CS3 with superwhites - Page 2 - The Digital Video Information Network

August 13th, 2008, 11:07 PM	#1
Nick Stone Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 74	What's the best levels tool in PPro CS3 ? I shot some footage that I thought was exposed enough but looking back at it in PPro CS3 it's realy under exposed. I'm new to this program and put myself in the deep end with a project I'm working on and need some advice as to what's the best tool to raise or lower levels? Seems to be a few tools to use but..... which one gives the best results? Forgot to say that I have underexposed by about 1 f stop. Nick

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August 14th, 2008, 10:10 AM	#2
Graham Hickling Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 1,086	Fast Color Corrector provides the standard levels sliders together with a saturation slider within the same control panel - I find it handy to be able to adjust both simultaneously. Curves rather than Levels may provide a somewhat finer level of adjustment however. Not sure if all the CS3 level plugins handle superwhites in quite the same way, but it sounds like that's not your problem in this case. Just my $0.02.

August 14th, 2008, 11:56 AM	#3
Jiri Fiala Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brno Czech Republic Posts: 310	Yes, Fast corrector is alright. And you should open up a reference monitor with RGB parade and check your levels "scientifically". It may be that your monitor is not properly calibrated, with wrong gamma, so your footage looks underexposed while it in fact is not.

August 14th, 2008, 02:47 PM	#4
Nick Stone Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 74	Thanks people, I have been using fast Color and seems to work. Nick

August 15th, 2008, 08:37 AM	#5
Graham Hickling Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 1,086	This post is interesting!: Restore clipped highlight detail in Premiere Pro CS3 with superwhites - Page 2 - The Digital Video Information Network