Brightning an MPG file before creating DVD

[NewNightX03]

Hi. Is there a way via software to brighten/lighten mpg files? I have some dark shaded mpeg files that I would like to brighten/lighten and then encode as DVD compatible. What would be the best sofware to try for what I'm trying to do?

Thanks much.

[redwudz]

One thing to note is that they will always look darker on a computer monitor than they do on a TV. But if you want to brighten them, you will have to re-encode them.

If you use TMPGEnc encoder, it has a adjustment for brightness. Other encoders likely have this adjustment also. If they are AVI files, then VirtualDub has brightness filters available.