Baby Robins in Nest

Colin Levy · June 26th, 2007, 04:31 PM

Hey all, this is my first experience editing HDV footage. For the most part it went really smoothly, but I had trouble exporting from Final Cut - the color/gamma looked different when viewed in quicktime- the footage was a whole lot lighter! I tried to compensate using some Quicktime brightness/contrast settings but I couldn't quite figure it out... Anybody know why that's happening?

Anyway, here's a little movie I made with these baby robins outside my window, with about 30 minutes of footage. Just a little experiment, basically. I'm calling it "patience" because these little guys are totally insatiable, and all they can do all day is wait for more food.

Baby Robins - Patience

--Colin

Steven Dempsey · June 26th, 2007, 11:24 PM

Awesome....nice shots. :)

Colin Levy · June 28th, 2007, 04:46 PM

Thanks Steven! It means a lot coming from you. :)

Adam La Prade · June 28th, 2007, 06:32 PM

Is there a 35mm adapter on there?

Deke Ryland · June 28th, 2007, 07:07 PM

Hey Colin,

Nice shots you got there. I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but my selfishness knows no bounds...

I am so glad to see I am not the only one having these RIDICULOUS gamma/brightness problems with Quicktime Exports!!! I have been searching for MONTHS on how to remedy this problem and am yet to find an answer. Check out my latest post regarding this problem:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...575#post690575

I will be back later to post a bunch of links regarding this export problem. If you ever figure anything out about this, or figure out any kind of solution to this problem, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE contact me with any details. I am in desperate need of finding a way to get rid of this gamma shift bug. Thanks so much and I'll be back with some links for ya.

Colin Levy · June 29th, 2007, 09:59 PM

Adam - Nope, just straight from the A1. I was zoomed in at 100% so that accounts for the nice DOF.

Deke- Man! That gamma problem has been really bothering me too. It's frustrating. I've done some searching myself and I didn't find any solutions or, for that matter, anyone else who seemed to be experiencing this. I'll let you know if I discover anything.

--Colin

Adam La Prade · July 1st, 2007, 08:59 AM

Theres not a lot one can do about the Quicktime bug except use an external export software like Sorenson Squeeze.

I just got Final Cut Studio 2 but I haven't tried exporting using Compression 3 yet. Hopefully that bug is fixed and long gone!

Deke Ryland · July 1st, 2007, 01:59 PM

Does using Sorenson Squeeze's H.264 codec really cure the bug? I was under the impression that it didn't. I don't have squeeze, but have tried the 30-day trial... unfortunately due to license restrictions, the H.264 codec is not included in the trial. It's an expensive gamble to take to see if it works.... would you mind explaining more?

Josh Chesarek · July 10th, 2007, 02:17 PM

I will read up on the problem but I have sorenson Squeeze so I can give it a shot for you. Any particular settings you want me to use with H.264?

June 26th, 2007, 04:31 PM	#1
Colin Levy Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 29	Baby Robins in Nest - Feeding Hey all, this is my first experience editing HDV footage. For the most part it went really smoothly, but I had trouble exporting from Final Cut - the color/gamma looked different when viewed in quicktime- the footage was a whole lot lighter! I tried to compensate using some Quicktime brightness/contrast settings but I couldn't quite figure it out... Anybody know why that's happening? Anyway, here's a little movie I made with these baby robins outside my window, with about 30 minutes of footage. Just a little experiment, basically. I'm calling it "patience" because these little guys are totally insatiable, and all they can do all day is wait for more food. Baby Robins - Patience --Colin Attached Thumbnails __________________ My Film, Animation and Visual Effects Work: http://www.colinlevy.com

June 26th, 2007, 11:24 PM	#2
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Awesome....nice shots. :) __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

June 28th, 2007, 04:46 PM	#3
Colin Levy Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 29	Thanks Steven! It means a lot coming from you. :) __________________ My Film, Animation and Visual Effects Work: http://www.colinlevy.com

June 29th, 2007, 09:59 PM	#6
Colin Levy Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 29	Adam - Nope, just straight from the A1. I was zoomed in at 100% so that accounts for the nice DOF. Deke- Man! That gamma problem has been really bothering me too. It's frustrating. I've done some searching myself and I didn't find any solutions or, for that matter, anyone else who seemed to be experiencing this. I'll let you know if I discover anything. --Colin __________________ My Film, Animation and Visual Effects Work: http://www.colinlevy.com

July 10th, 2007, 02:17 PM	#9
Josh Chesarek Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 978	I will read up on the problem but I have sorenson Squeeze so I can give it a shot for you. Any particular settings you want me to use with H.264? __________________ Simple Thought Productions - Life @ 30,000 Words per second

June 28th, 2007, 06:32 PM	#4
Adam La Prade Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 77	Is there a 35mm adapter on there?

June 28th, 2007, 07:07 PM	#5
Deke Ryland Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 213	Hey Colin, Nice shots you got there. I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but my selfishness knows no bounds... I am so glad to see I am not the only one having these RIDICULOUS gamma/brightness problems with Quicktime Exports!!! I have been searching for MONTHS on how to remedy this problem and am yet to find an answer. Check out my latest post regarding this problem: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...575#post690575 I will be back later to post a bunch of links regarding this export problem. If you ever figure anything out about this, or figure out any kind of solution to this problem, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE contact me with any details. I am in desperate need of finding a way to get rid of this gamma shift bug. Thanks so much and I'll be back with some links for ya.

July 1st, 2007, 08:59 AM	#7
Adam La Prade Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 77	Theres not a lot one can do about the Quicktime bug except use an external export software like Sorenson Squeeze. I just got Final Cut Studio 2 but I haven't tried exporting using Compression 3 yet. Hopefully that bug is fixed and long gone!

July 1st, 2007, 01:59 PM	#8
Deke Ryland Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 213	Does using Sorenson Squeeze's H.264 codec really cure the bug? I was under the impression that it didn't. I don't have squeeze, but have tried the 30-day trial... unfortunately due to license restrictions, the H.264 codec is not included in the trial. It's an expensive gamble to take to see if it works.... would you mind explaining more?