Apparently "Sony Color Curves" and "Sony Levels" are to be used instead of the basic "brightness" FX. I understand that, but there seems to be confusion (at least my own) on when or if I should use both Curves and Levels or one or the other to brighten a dark scene.
I am trying to brighten a scene I shot at SeaWorld of the indoor shark tank exhibit, which is obviously a dark environment. I am using only Color Curves and am having difficulty brightening the scenes enough to see the sharks. I guess I need to find the happy middleground, because if I brighten the shots too much, I'm getting a blooming (I guess it's called "blooming") or ghosting/washed out effect on different parts of the image (not the whole image).
Is there something in Color Curves I may be doing wrong that is producing this or is it just a matter of brightening it too much? That diagonal line in Curves can be frustrating. It's still difficult, even with my calibrated Sony monitor.
I have uploaded two stills: the raw footage still and the problem areas still.
http://pages.prodigy.net/kdi/shark raw footage still.jpg
http://pages.prodigy.net/kdi/shark with problem areas.jpg
The problem areas shot demonstrates that on some of the black parts of the shot, there are ghosting or blooming effects--maybe from too much contrast?
The shark itself doesn't show this effect as blatantly. The problem areas aren't seen as easily on a PC monitor.
During this same shot, the camera tilts up to where the lighting is more appropriate, so I have to be careful how much I brighten the sharks, but at the same time avoid this undesired effect around the sides of the shot.
Please let me know what I could use and what settings seem to be appropriate. I, as a beginner to Vegas, find Color Curves and the diagonal line difficult. Thanks.
I am trying to brighten a scene I shot at SeaWorld of the indoor shark tank exhibit, which is obviously a dark environment. I am using only Color Curves and am having difficulty brightening the scenes enough to see the sharks. I guess I need to find the happy middleground, because if I brighten the shots too much, I'm getting a blooming (I guess it's called "blooming") or ghosting/washed out effect on different parts of the image (not the whole image).
Is there something in Color Curves I may be doing wrong that is producing this or is it just a matter of brightening it too much? That diagonal line in Curves can be frustrating. It's still difficult, even with my calibrated Sony monitor.
I have uploaded two stills: the raw footage still and the problem areas still.
http://pages.prodigy.net/kdi/shark raw footage still.jpg
http://pages.prodigy.net/kdi/shark with problem areas.jpg
The problem areas shot demonstrates that on some of the black parts of the shot, there are ghosting or blooming effects--maybe from too much contrast?
The shark itself doesn't show this effect as blatantly. The problem areas aren't seen as easily on a PC monitor.
During this same shot, the camera tilts up to where the lighting is more appropriate, so I have to be careful how much I brighten the sharks, but at the same time avoid this undesired effect around the sides of the shot.
Please let me know what I could use and what settings seem to be appropriate. I, as a beginner to Vegas, find Color Curves and the diagonal line difficult. Thanks.