- Original Message -
From: loretabirkus
1. I was asked to film a short 1-2 min clip for one small company. The
president does workshops for his clients and I'd like to get some shots of
that. However, I checked out the room where he's doing the workshops and
it's pretty dark,
Hello videobloggers,
I've been reading your posts and I feel so far behind in my knowledge :). But I
hope I will catch up.
I just recently started to do small videoblogs for small business owners. I'm
just stepping in to see if I really like doing it. I've been filming and
editing my family
The easiest way to make adjustments is with the 'levels' plugin - you
would want to use it in any case, to change from video to rgb - which
has a little more contrast as it it is.
I assume the plugin'a available in Platinum - I use Pro.
j
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:24 PM, loretabirkus
I wouldn't try to avoid using the location if it's dark and ugly. The
combo of fluorescent ceiling lights and your studio lights may not be
very useful for a dark room full of people trying to do a workshop
(where your lighting needs are secondary). Sounds quite stressful and
ultimately
sorry, i meant i *would* try to avoid using the location...
On 15 Jan 2010, at 21:05, Rupert Howe wrote:
I wouldn't try to avoid using the location if it's dark and ugly.
The combo of fluorescent ceiling lights and your studio lights may
not be very useful for a dark room full of people
If there's florescent light that should be plenty enough..
How do you usually resolve the issue of lighting in small, having
no windows rooms?
What you have to do is
1) white balance
2) drop the shutter speed to 30 or even 15
3) open up exposure
and then do some level fix in post.
The