dsc106 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 When I capture in FCP, and watch the capture window, and play the timeline and view through the source monitor, my video files just look a little darker and the coloring looks a bit better. When I play it back in quicktime, it looks a little lighter and more washed out. What is causing this? Also, it seems there are maybe some aliasing issues or what not when playing back in quicktime? Is this the case? Someone mentioned that when playing back quicktime on the computer (when working with DV files0) it doesn't look as good as when you export the same file to TV and watch it then? Is this true? The capture / source footage settings are as follows: SOURCE: Panasonic HVX-200 Standard Defintion footage (720x480), shot at 30p, Squeeze Mode (but the sensors on the hvx200 are true 16:9 sensors) CAPTURE: using the Panasonic DV setting, DV NTSC 48khz Anamorphic Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/53648-video-coloring-looks-better-in-fcp-than-quicktime/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddicus Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I think most of your issues would be solved by changing a preference in quicktime player, check the box "use high-quality video setting when available" Your DV should look just like it does in FCP. For sure the aliasing will be gone, I'm not 100% sure about the color or brightness looking different, but my thought is it'll take care of that too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/53648-video-coloring-looks-better-in-fcp-than-quicktime/#findComment-382637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsc106 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 hmm, that setting is already checked. yeah I burned it to DVD and watched it on my screen, looks great. But in quick time, still a little brighter/washed out... any other ideas/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/53648-video-coloring-looks-better-in-fcp-than-quicktime/#findComment-382700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnolla Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Final Cut uses different gamma settings. This means that the video colors you are looking at on FCP should resemble more of the colors when viewed on a TV set. Best Regards Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/53648-video-coloring-looks-better-in-fcp-than-quicktime/#findComment-383313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkosx Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Ive noticed that the video quality for me when i export movies is poor in quicktime, But when i put it to dvd its great. Maybe its just a quicktime thing? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/53648-video-coloring-looks-better-in-fcp-than-quicktime/#findComment-383612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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