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Tim Palmer-Benson · June 6th, 2008, 11:43 AM

Hi:
I am on a MAC running FCP Suite 2 and Sorenson 5 Squeeze. I am wondering if my videos are too dark. Can some of you Windows users let me know by checking out some of my videos on www.video-vermont.com.

The good ones to check would be the marathon and the dandelion festival. Both are shot in HD.
If they are too dark...can you suggest settings. I had already made one stab at this but came up with wrong result

Tim

John Miller · June 6th, 2008, 12:06 PM

I watched the Dandelion Festival - very interesting!

On my Windows-based laptop, the video seems to suffer from a wide dynamic range with the highlights being very hot and the shadows very cold. e.g., the dandelions in the opening sequence lack their detail. Not sure if this is a consequence of compressing the video for us to view or not.

Overall, I wouldn't say that the video appears too dark, though.

BTW, in the later shot of the field there are some large-leafed plants growing - are they burdock? Growing up, Dandelion and Burdock was my favorite soft drink.

Tim Palmer-Benson · June 6th, 2008, 12:26 PM

Yes, I think there are burdochs...anyway, I am going to recompress with slightly different settings. I was just on to a tech at Sorenson who was looking at the marathon on a Windows LCD. He seemed to think my settings for this movie were okay. I am boost my gamma a bit I think. Everything looks find on the mac.
Tim

Tim Palmer-Benson · June 6th, 2008, 01:18 PM

Okay, just recompiled in Squeeze and boasted the gamma. Please let me know if it looks better..I also lowered the frame rate from 1:1 to 2:1

Tim

Martin Labelle · June 8th, 2008, 01:26 PM

Bonjour neighbour
I am working today on a Macbook and a Macbook pro.
from the macbook, all the colors look very not saturated and contrasted, even the black frame around your videos window look grey.
on the macbook pro the black is black but not in the video I watched(homemade raft) and all the colors are light,
like a ektachrome after 20 years,
so give us the nice bright colors of Kodachrome.
But you made me saw that I should not trade my macbook pro
for a macbook.

Ervin Farkas · June 12th, 2008, 02:32 PM

I think you overshot your target this time, your video is too light on my calibrated PC monitor. Could use a little more contrast too (and image stabilization, but that's another story). Hopefully the attached image can help you, I suppose the background on this frame should be black, just like the background on your website.

Bill Busby · July 8th, 2008, 01:59 AM

Looks washed out on mine as well.

June 6th, 2008, 11:43 AM	#1
Tim Palmer-Benson Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Morgan, Vermont Posts: 130	Windows Gamma Hi: I am on a MAC running FCP Suite 2 and Sorenson 5 Squeeze. I am wondering if my videos are too dark. Can some of you Windows users let me know by checking out some of my videos on www.video-vermont.com. The good ones to check would be the marathon and the dandelion festival. Both are shot in HD. If they are too dark...can you suggest settings. I had already made one stab at this but came up with wrong result Tim __________________ Wedding and Events Videography www.video-vermont.com

June 6th, 2008, 12:26 PM	#3
Tim Palmer-Benson Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Morgan, Vermont Posts: 130	dandelions Yes, I think there are burdochs...anyway, I am going to recompress with slightly different settings. I was just on to a tech at Sorenson who was looking at the marathon on a Windows LCD. He seemed to think my settings for this movie were okay. I am boost my gamma a bit I think. Everything looks find on the mac. Tim __________________ Wedding and Events Videography www.video-vermont.com

June 6th, 2008, 01:18 PM	#4
Tim Palmer-Benson Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Morgan, Vermont Posts: 130	Windows Gamma Fixed? Okay, just recompiled in Squeeze and boasted the gamma. Please let me know if it looks better..I also lowered the frame rate from 1:1 to 2:1 Tim __________________ Wedding and Events Videography www.video-vermont.com

June 12th, 2008, 02:32 PM	#6
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	I think you overshot your target this time, your video is too light on my calibrated PC monitor. Could use a little more contrast too (and image stabilization, but that's another story). Hopefully the attached image can help you, I suppose the background on this frame should be black, just like the background on your website. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

June 6th, 2008, 12:06 PM	#2
John Miller Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hillsborough, NC, USA Posts: 968	I watched the Dandelion Festival - very interesting! On my Windows-based laptop, the video seems to suffer from a wide dynamic range with the highlights being very hot and the shadows very cold. e.g., the dandelions in the opening sequence lack their detail. Not sure if this is a consequence of compressing the video for us to view or not. Overall, I wouldn't say that the video appears too dark, though. BTW, in the later shot of the field there are some large-leafed plants growing - are they burdock? Growing up, Dandelion and Burdock was my favorite soft drink.

June 8th, 2008, 01:26 PM	#5
Martin Labelle Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: montreal Posts: 170	Bonjour neighbour I am working today on a Macbook and a Macbook pro. from the macbook, all the colors look very not saturated and contrasted, even the black frame around your videos window look grey. on the macbook pro the black is black but not in the video I watched(homemade raft) and all the colors are light, like a ektachrome after 20 years, so give us the nice bright colors of Kodachrome. But you made me saw that I should not trade my macbook pro for a macbook.

July 8th, 2008, 01:59 AM	#7
Bill Busby Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 959	Looks washed out on mine as well.