Watching captured video

[kiko1]

Hi,

I have a new question. I heard alot of times people have trouble with dark video capture (Like myself) They say it's because the monitor is different than the TV so it displays and views darker on the PC.

They also say that if you burn the dark video to DVD it will look better on the tv.

Here is my question: Is there any software that lets you view your clip the way it would display on the TV? Or something that would return the poper lighting to the video?

Thanks for any help.

[bottle-necked]

Your monitor has brightness adjustments, Windows Display Properties has adjustments, your capture program has adjustments, and your TV has adjustments.....

I set my equiptment up by running 'default values' as much as possible. I can 'reset' my monitor to default using the button(s) on the front panel. Windows Display Properties can be reset to default. My capture program has a 'reset to default' button, as does my TV set.

I find 'default values' are good for me and I don't need to make many adjustments, knock on wood. Changing capture settings to match an out of adjustment monitor can't be a good idea, so at least start testing with default values. If your tests show a dark capture then a corrective adjustment in your capture program might be needed.

Many editing programs has brightness/contrast filters you can apply to your video if you want.

Good luck.

[cirving]

I find it's the opposite actually. When I capture it looks brighter than it does on my television. Is there anyway that I can carry this brighter effect over to my TV? Some sort of filter, etc. ?? Cause I shot this video in low-light and I can use all the brightness I can get really.

Is this possible? I'd hate to think the only way to watch this video at a decent brightness level is on my computer

[Bstansbury]

Most video editors have a brightness, Croma, and contrast filters that can be applied by scene or by minutes or hours. I had a low light video that I shot in my house during Christmas and I had to adjust many minutes and increase the brightness and the contrast. I used Ulead VideoStudio 7.0 to capture, edit, alter, and produce the entire video down to the DVD burn stage. I would warn you that it takes some experience to get filters to work right and give you the effect that you need. Get ready for a learning experience.

[guns1inger]

Just be careful screwing around with colour/brightness/contrast when it's not needs, as it can lead to banding and artifacts if not done properly. I would not do this to compensate for a poorly calibrated TV set or monitor, only if the source footage or some effect warranted the change.

You will never be able to get the picture so it looks correct/the same on every TV or monitor, because each is calibrated or adjusted differently. My in-laws love to have all their skin-tones looking as it everyone was suffering 3rd degree sunburn. There is no way I could compensate for that, nor would I want to.