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Posted: Thu 22 May 2003, 21:22 Post subject: |
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Using gamma correction, levels or combined brightness & contrast will produce better results than just increasing the brightness.
Also, you may want to increase the saturation a bit, especially if the footage was shot with a 3-CCD camera (if it was shot with a single-CCD camera, increasing the saturation, coupled with the increased brightness, will probably add too much noise).
And of course (something most people learn the hard way ), if you want a consistent image, always use manual exposure. In fact, if you are reasonably experienced (no need to be a pro, a vague idea of what each setting does is enough) setting everything (shutter, aperture, white balance, gain, etc.) to manual is usually a good idea. The only thing I sometimes leave set to auto is the focus, and even that, only when I'm going to be moving the camera or zooming in and out (low- and mid-range cameras usually can't keep the focus distance when you zoom).
RMN
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