Three Kings Look.

[J.R. Hudson]

I was provided this information from another person. Since I am a loser and do not have the DVX nor do I have Vegas (YET! Damnit, I told you ETA is OCT 15th!) I was wondering if this "sound bite" would be of interest to you active skillfull DVX users. In fact, if any of you actually attempt this look and see positive resukts, I would love a chance to see them in the FRAME GRABS section! NOw, here is the thread:

the skip bleach process .. vegas users start here and adjust to your liking .
put clip on video track 2 ..then make copy of it on track 1 .. track 1 make B&W i prefer channel blend FX using distribute red channel for B&W -- now use color curves and crush the blacks only .. make sure track 1 level remains at 100

solo video track 2 - use color curves fx to crush the blacks & bring up mid range gamma - can fine tune this later .. unsolo track 2

video track 1 switch compositing mode to OVERLAY ( you cannot solo track 1 as it will be black if you do)

video track 2 adjust mid range gamma using color curves FX. add color correction FX , back down color saturation 30-60% ( to your liking ) ..

now put track 1 compositing mode back to ALPHA .. solor track 1, add film grain FX to track 1 adjust more then you like ... now un-solo track 1 and put compositing back compositing mode to OVERLAY ..

if clip is too contrasty you can use the LEVELS on track 1 to flatten ...

skip bleach look is higher contrast, less color saturation & more grain...