Help correcting for backlighting - Vegas

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If anyone could give suggestions how to make this shot a bit better, I would greatly appreciate it. Shot in SD, 3 chip 1/2" JVC. (GY DV 500)

A classic case of "subject against a bright window." I have yet to deal with this in Vegas.

Thanks everyone ! Jeffro

 

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In response to my own thread...:2vrolijk_08:
After some tweaking...Here's the result.

My settings in Vegas...

Color Corrector:

Saturation - 1.418 Gain - 0.998
Gamma - 1.459 Offset - -20.0

I boosted the highs a little toward the blue

High - Angle - 357.4
Magnitude - 0.267

Up until now, I had never used the histogram. I found it invaluable coupled with the waveform monitor to get things looking better and even got a little blue in the sky.

Rule #1, FIX IT IN PRE!

Ciao, Jeffro