MTF/Nikons/HD200 grabs

[Eric Gulbransen]

Thanks for that attachment Sean. The top frame of that example image with the white couch, white suit, bright background - and then the guy with the dark suit in the shot TOO is exactly the type of situations I have been struggling with. So far the best I have done is nailed the brightest of the whites, but basically destroyed any blacks.

Thanks brother

[Steve Phillipps]

Eric, don't be so sure you've destroyed the blacks, it's often amazing how much you can pull out of the shadows on video cameras, particularly if it's a camera with low noise levels.
Steve

[Sean Adair]

here's another post of Tim's discussing the benefits of the using the "wide" scene settings.
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showpost....4&postcount=29

There's more on his dvd (shameless plug). This would be very much the same intent as the BBC setup guidelines posted here from how I understand both descriptions.

It really makes sense, but all too frequently, I have either no hand in post, or limited budget to deal with the time of rendering out a long form color correction in post, so go WYSIWYG.
For projects kept under my own wing, and more critical work this is a logical way to go.