Phillip Hudson
October 30th, 2007, 11:53 AM
Hello,
I have Cineform's ProspectHD. I love it. I'm working with DV footage(DVX100B). I've converted it to Cineform 1920x1080 High. I have PP CS3 and AE CS3. I can get some amazing looks with Synthetic Aperture in AE, but after achieving a look I liked, I was able to get a similar look in PP using Cineform's 3-way Color Balance PHD.
In AE it seems I can work in 16 or 32 bit, although 32 bit requires a gamma boost of 2.2 to get a usable image.
Here are some questions I have:
How do I determine what bit depth I'm working in if I color correct in PP?
What exactly does it mean if I check PP's "Maximum Bit Depth"?
I want the most latitude when cc'ing, hence the reason I'm using Cineform. Can I get the same 16 or 32 bit latitude in PP that I can get in AE?
While working with Cineform footage in a 32bit AE project, I applied the gamma boost of 2.2 to get the image back to normal exposure, but the blacks are very pixelated. I can achieve better blacks in 16bit mode. Is there a way to get my blacks back to normal in 32bit mode?
If I can achieve the look I want in PP, is there a reason I should consider using AE over PP to cc Cineform footage? Just want to make sure I'm not missing something.
Thanks.
I have Cineform's ProspectHD. I love it. I'm working with DV footage(DVX100B). I've converted it to Cineform 1920x1080 High. I have PP CS3 and AE CS3. I can get some amazing looks with Synthetic Aperture in AE, but after achieving a look I liked, I was able to get a similar look in PP using Cineform's 3-way Color Balance PHD.
In AE it seems I can work in 16 or 32 bit, although 32 bit requires a gamma boost of 2.2 to get a usable image.
Here are some questions I have:
How do I determine what bit depth I'm working in if I color correct in PP?
What exactly does it mean if I check PP's "Maximum Bit Depth"?
I want the most latitude when cc'ing, hence the reason I'm using Cineform. Can I get the same 16 or 32 bit latitude in PP that I can get in AE?
While working with Cineform footage in a 32bit AE project, I applied the gamma boost of 2.2 to get the image back to normal exposure, but the blacks are very pixelated. I can achieve better blacks in 16bit mode. Is there a way to get my blacks back to normal in 32bit mode?
If I can achieve the look I want in PP, is there a reason I should consider using AE over PP to cc Cineform footage? Just want to make sure I'm not missing something.
Thanks.