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  • clickhappy
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2004
    • 4027
    #1

    I filmed a movie and it looks good on camera, but it looks dark on my computer

    is this normal?

    on the camera itself the movie looks great, but when I watch it on editing software it looks dark.
    Ive opened it in Adobe, Windows movie maker and Arcsoft showbiz and its dark on all 3 programs.

    Does this just mean my monitor sucks, or does it mean the movie will come out darker?
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    • AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
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      • Jul 2004
      • 38323
      #2
      That's normal. Hook up a TV monitor to your computer (or patch it through your camera to the TV), and you'll see how it outputs on a TV.

      If you are making movies for the web, you have to tweak them more.

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        • Harmon
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          • Mar 2004
          • 20014
          #3
          Just turn on the lamp near your computer. That should brighten things up
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            • kernelpanic
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Jan 2005
              • 2961
              #4
              Look at it on another monitor. If its still dark, and you're planning on publishing it to the web, then you'll have to do some additional tweaking.


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                • clickhappy
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 4027
                  #5
                  Originally posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
                  That's normal. Hook up a TV monitor to your computer (or patch it through your camera to the TV), and you'll see how it outputs on a TV.

                  If you are making movies for the web, you have to tweak them more.

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                  ok thanks.
                  ill be outputting to web, vhs and dvd

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                    • AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
                      Purveyor, Fine Asian Porn
                      • Jul 2004
                      • 38323
                      #6
                      Originally posted by clickhappy
                      ok thanks.
                      ill be outputting to web, vhs and dvd
                      Final Cut Studio is a nice editing program.

                      However, to save yourself lots of time and trouble, use a good lighting system, and then always do a white balance. Also, shooting at an 18% gray card (or other such white/color chip card) - which is available for cheap at any good camera store, will make it much easier to adjust the colors later.

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                        • tony299
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                          • Aug 2002
                          • 57021
                          #7
                          Originally posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
                          Final Cut Studio is a nice editing program.

                          However, to save yourself lots of time and trouble, use a good lighting system, and then always do a white balance. Also, shooting at an 18% gray card (or other such white/color chip card) - which is available for cheap at any good camera store, will make it much easier to adjust the colors later.

                          If I only knew then, what I know now...

                          ADG Webmaster <graduate, School of Hard Knocks>
                          amen its easier to get it right in production then fixed it later

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                            • clickhappy
                              Confirmed User
                              • Mar 2004
                              • 4027
                              #8
                              I just plugged it into a regular tv and it looks normal, not dark at all. thanks

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                                • taibo
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • May 2005
                                  • 3720
                                  #9
                                  yea pc editing is a bit more complicated

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                                    • Cavello
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Nov 2004
                                      • 213
                                      #10
                                      and calibrate your moniter !
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                                        • sonofsam
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Dec 2004
                                          • 18648
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Harmon
                                          Just turn on the lamp near your computer. That should brighten things up
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                                            • jollyperv
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Nov 2001
                                              • 3927
                                              #12
                                              Gamma....

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