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I was toying around in Vegas while editing a wedding vid and found a pretty cool look if anyone's interested. I've noticed that the cinematography in a lot of films today have a very blown out high contrast look. The Dawn of the Dead remake comes to mind. Colors are vibrant, but not to over exposed looking. So... I took my video and duplicated the track. Set the top track to ADD. Add any Brightness/Contrast filter and change to these settings.

BRIGHTNESS = -0.020
CONTRAST = 0000

Leave the last setting as is, and tweak as needed. There you have it. Personally I love the look it adds to 24p footage (as long as it wasn't shot overexposed) I used this during an outside ceremony and I swear it was almost comparable to 35mm. The bride looked outstanding without the shot being too blown out. I wish I could post a grab but I'm at my other job right now. I'll try later. If someone wants to post a shot go for it. Also if you're battling a color temp nightmare with windows causing a blue tint use the technique above on BOTH tracks and add a green tint to your top track only. ADJUST as need and it turns the blue hue from the higher color temp to a greenish tint mimicking The Matrix look!
 
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sounds kind of what magic bullet does. wonder if it renders faster. I will do a test sometime and post my results.
 
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[quote author=Arcburn link=board=Vegas;num=1093023151;start=0#1 date=08/20/04 at 11:40:45]sounds kind of what magic bullet does. wonder if it renders faster. I will do a test sometime and post my results.[/quote]

Renders way faster. I'll definately post a grab of this later.
 
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I liked the Matrix-ish look of the last one. Didn't see too much to get excited about in the other ones, though.

But hey, if your client likes it, that's all that counts. :)
 
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Wait a sec -- are TOP pics the effect pics of the bride? That makes a difference. Yes, a good improvement.
 
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[quote author=David Jimerson link=board=Vegas;num=1093023151;start=0#7 date=08/20/04 at 17:42:25]Wait a sec -- are TOP pics the effect pics of the bride?  That makes a difference.  Yes, a good improvement.[/quote]

Yes. Top pic is with effect. the second is without. Same goes for the others.
 
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I was wondering if you could do it with Magic Bullet only, or does the second layer add additional benefits ( i.e. softness)
 
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Just a note from someone who uses Vegas everyday in real Hollywood productions... vegas' color correction tools can do everything Magic Bullet can do... only faster (much much faster). I purchased Magic Bullet when it first came out (The After Effects version at $1500) and stopped using it for look finishing because it took too long to get the results I was looking for. I've tried the Magic Bullet for editors and find it to have the same downside as the full version. I can tweak my stuff using Vegas and see my results very quickly. It also renders much faster. Just my $0.02.

-T
 
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I apply this same affect to almost everything I shoot

I start with BRIGHTNESS adjustment, then CONTRAST or CENTER CONTRAST and then apply the SECONDARY COLOR CORRECTOR (usally staying just off center in the Sepia area.

I noticed the Grbas look dark. Are they underexposed on purpose? My grabs tend to start off looking like the TOP pics first and then I bring the B/C into play to crush some blacks.
 
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I always shot a little under exposed John. When adjusting the exposure I tend to not leave any zebra markings at all which is the opposite of how I was trained. Granted of course I'm able to do that and still see detail in my subject. For me this seems to give me the most realistic film look.

[quote author=John Hudson link=board=Vegas;num=1093023151;start=0#11 date=08/21/04 at 12:44:49]I apply this same affect to almost everything I shoot

I start with BRIGHTNESS adjustment, then CONTRAST or CENTER CONTRAST and then apply the SECONDARY COLOR CORRECTOR (usally staying just off center in the Sepia area.

I noticed the Grbas look dark.  Are they underexposed on purpose?  My grabs tend to start off looking like the TOP pics first and then I bring the B/C into play to crush some blacks.[/quote]
 
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Im digging it.

Its our discretion on how to do it for our own purposes. I agree with you, I prefer to see no Zebras.
 
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Tmon,

I know there are lots who could benefit from some of your color corrected .veg files if you're willing to share them at the VASST site - www.vasst.com

Zenote is also a series of plugs that integrate directly with Vegas and will smoke Magic Bullet in render times too. They're coming really soon.

mike
 
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