the reds

Toxie

Toxie

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Hey everybody, I just got a DVX100A about 2 months ago. I already put about 20 hours on it :) . I'am also using premier pro 1.5 and have been trying to get used to it. Well, heres the problem I've been having, It seems that the reds in the video are pixelated. I believe it is happening once it gets captured into premier. I have exported a couple projects recently and once looking at them at a larger size, the reds appear to be jagged and pixelated. I also have been exporting the files basically in raw form, (1m 30s video = about 350mb). The tape I used was a bit overused due to the fact I didn't have any extra tapes and the project was due that week. Could this be due to the tape? Maybe I'am capturing/exporting wrong (I used the basic 24PA capture that comes with premier)? Could it be the heads are dirty? CCD broken? I'am not sure, I hope someone can help me with this. Thanks
 
Reds are always a problem.

If you do a search for "reds" in the Technical forum, you'll find a lot of threads dealing with it.

Other forums, too, I'd imagine.

Dan
 
It's due to DV compression. The only way to fix it is shooting DVCPro50 or DigiBeta.

The fact is: you can correct it in post, with color smoothening filters, and it will look much better (not as good as lower compression capture such as digibeta, but better), but once you output it to DV tape, the artifacts will return. So if you are not mastering to any higher quality format, you'll have to live with it.
 
i just wanted to make sure there was nothing wrong with the camera itself. I also one more question, I was dumping a video on to tape one day (same on I was just talking about) and in the middle of it dumping my computer restarted. It also has done is when I was trying to capture. It seems as though my computer restarts whenever I hit a certain spot on the tape. Will this damage the camera any? Is it probably due to the tape being recorded over multiple times? The next day after the restarting happened is when I actually noticed the reds being jagged/pixelated.
 
It won't harm your camera or tape. What you're experiencing is a "feature" of Premiere! :evil:

Sorry for the cheap shot. I couldn't resist. :grin: Try deleting your preferences first (it's a special key combination when you start Premiere, I forget which one)
 
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