royco Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Why is it that movies or tv programs appears softer and the color is more even when compared to the raw footage? The raw footage looks stark and contrasty. Is it some kind of filter? what makes it appear that way? Im not into video yet but would love to know if its some kind of filter that can be applied to home movies. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izmael Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Why is it that movies or tv programs appears softer and the color is more even when compared to the raw footage? The raw footage looks stark and contrasty. Is it some kind of filter? what makes it appear that way? Im not into video yet but would love to know if its some kind of filter that can be applied to home movies. Thanks mainly the difference is the way that cinematographers manages lighting and shot composition, photography work. if your original shots sucks, postproduction tools may help but it will not make them good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royco Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 THe reason I ask because Ive seen raw footage together with the finished movie side by side(split screen) and the raw footage looks similar to a home movie while the movies seems even, softer and better on the eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elduran Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 it's a matter of color correction, and some filters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhighmac Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Yeah. Like the Color app from Apple does that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonokti Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 What kind of camera are you using for your video? consumer camcorder? Television shows usually use 3 ccd 1/3" chip or better. Consumer camcorder typically have 1 ccd 1/6" chip. You can increase the saturation to the video in your video editor but as far as making the video look brighter there is a limit once you pass that it get real grainy (video noise). For a show that uses home video like "America's Funniest Home Videos" they use hardware video processors. Similar results can be achieved with your video editor using multiple video layers and color correction + filters, but those videos obviously don't look as good as the shows host, set and studio audience which is a combination of professional cameras and proper lighting. Consumer camcorders look good outdoors when it's nice and bright to get a good idea what your end video will look like when captured look thru the view finder The LCD looks brighter due to the backlight. DJTV is a good source to get a quick overview. Lighting tips http://www.digitaljuice.com/djtv/segment_d...show=all_videos Framing http://www.digitaljuice.com/djtv/segment_d...show=all_videos CCD http://www.digitaljuice.com/djtv/segment_d...show=all_videos Browse thru the DJTV library for a lot more tips and info http://www.digitaljuice.com/djtv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royco Posted September 29, 2007 Author Share Posted September 29, 2007 THanks for the links. I'll go thru them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solaar Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Apart from the good tips already mentioned, if you're looking for that smooth 'film look', de-interlacing is the magic word. I don't mean to insult anybody's intelligence if that's too obvious but I know a lot of people who still struggle with the concept of interlaced vs progressive frame mode. What you see on raw video footage is usually interlaced at 50i (PAL) or 60i (NTSC), unless of course the footage was filmed in progressive mode 24P, 25P or 30P. The best example is British soaps (Eastenders, Coronation street etc) which are all broadcast interlaced. The contrast is very sharp and everything looks more like a 'cold' newscast than film. There are other series that are shot in interlaced video but the footage is de-interlaced later during edit to make it look more like film. If you're editing with any of the more pro oriented video editors (FCP, Premiere, Avid etc) you'll find the deinterlace function in the render/export menu. Now as this is a potentially lossy process as most deinterlace algorithms just discard half of the frame, the quality of the end result is dependent on the quality of the algorithm. There are also quite a few third-party plugins that support higher quality de-interlacing. The quality can vary considerably though. You certainly don't want your master piece to look as soft as in washed out. Google and review sites will give you more hints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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