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Anthony Mooney · July 4th, 2004, 10:30 PM

Hi everybody

First time for everything,,, I end up having 10 minutes of of over exposed video because i forgot the "back light" button on( sony vx2100)!
What is the best way to fix it on edit? I use either adobe, vegas, or storm2.
It seems that playing with the "contrast" or brightness" does not help much. The background is,,,,white!

Thanks in advance!

Anthony

Tom Hardwick · July 5th, 2004, 01:03 AM

You didn't see this happening in the viewfinder Anthony? The outlook is not good I'm afraid as unlike underexposure, your information has been lost forever, and there will be little that you can do to disguise the fact.

tom.

Mike Rehmus · July 5th, 2004, 11:11 AM

You can always lumakey the footage onto something that will make a better background. Sometimes this will help.

When I have no choice about blowing out a background, I will take a properly exposed shot of the background just so I can lumakey it into the 'real' footage.

Law Tyler · July 5th, 2004, 04:06 PM

Use the ZEBRA on-site to make sure what you see in the LCD is indeed what is being captured.

Anthony Mooney · July 5th, 2004, 10:58 PM

Thank you MiKe and Law-Thanks people.

July 4th, 2004, 10:30 PM	#1
Anthony Mooney Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Branch NJ Posts: 69	back light need solution Hi everybody First time for everything,,, I end up having 10 minutes of of over exposed video because i forgot the "back light" button on( sony vx2100)! What is the best way to fix it on edit? I use either adobe, vegas, or storm2. It seems that playing with the "contrast" or brightness" does not help much. The background is,,,,white! Thanks in advance! Anthony

July 5th, 2004, 11:11 AM	#3
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	You can always lumakey the footage onto something that will make a better background. Sometimes this will help. When I have no choice about blowing out a background, I will take a properly exposed shot of the background just so I can lumakey it into the 'real' footage. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

July 5th, 2004, 01:03 AM	#2
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	You didn't see this happening in the viewfinder Anthony? The outlook is not good I'm afraid as unlike underexposure, your information has been lost forever, and there will be little that you can do to disguise the fact. tom.

July 5th, 2004, 04:06 PM	#4
Law Tyler Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 204	Use the ZEBRA on-site to make sure what you see in the LCD is indeed what is being captured.

July 5th, 2004, 10:58 PM	#5
Anthony Mooney Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Branch NJ Posts: 69	Thank you MiKe and Law-Thanks people.