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1. Re: render background black is not really black and white is not really white
Harm Millaard Oct 5, 2009 5:26 AM (in response to 3Demian)Did you check on a properly calibrated external monitor? A PC monitor is no use for checking quality.
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2. Re: render background black is not really black and white is not really white
Bill Hunt Oct 5, 2009 11:00 AM (in response to 3Demian)Harm has probably hit it, but if you are going to TV levels, you are possibly getting the 16/235 (check those numbers, as my brain is not functioning well today). That ends up being very light grey and very dark grey, with no "super whites," or "super blacks."
Good luck,
Hunt
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3. Re: render background black is not really black and white is not really white
3Demian Oct 6, 2009 5:43 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)I didnt check it, but i use the color picker to check if its really black, it isnt then. because it gets the values : 15 16 17 and it premiere cs 4 it is values 0 0 0.
So even if it is not calibrated it should have the same values as in premiere cs4, i think.
thank you for your help.
greets,
3Demian
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4. Re: render background black is not really black and white is not really white
3Demian Oct 6, 2009 5:43 AM (in response to Bill Hunt)You wrote to me about tv levels, the value color that i get is indeed 16/235, but what do i have to change to get "super black" or "super white" color.
Is it the codec, because i use WMV, and i would like to keep that codec.
Thank you for your help,
greetings,
3Demian.
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5. Re: render background black is not really black and white is not really white
Harm Millaard Oct 6, 2009 6:04 AM (in response to 3Demian)If you started out with NTSC material, this is the consequence, because Never Twice the Same Color requires 16/235 color ranges.
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6. Re: render background black is not really black and white is not really white
Bill Hunt Oct 6, 2009 9:20 AM (in response to 3Demian)Though for FCP, this ARTICLE might give you some tips and clues.
Good luck,
Hunt
PS - maybe we should all move to PAL-land. Sure that Harm has room for us in his home...
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7. Re: render background black is not really black and white is not really white
Drystonewall Oct 6, 2009 9:54 AM (in response to 3Demian)It's possible you have got some "sit-up" on the black. Do you have access to a 'scope? Not the rubbish thing in PrPro. If you have then look at the line timebase in the output and check the position of the 0 level after the back porch (after the line sync period). An overly raised black level (pedestal) in the video period will cause the blacks to look grey. If you are using a Proc Amp anywhere in the output then check the setup.
Similarly, raising the black level can cause clipping on your whites, which can result in the white not looking "white" depending upon how much it's being clipped and the setup of the clipping device threshold.
Just a thought.



