What I call "Flaring" in videos

Hoodlum · Post by **Hoodlum** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:24 am

Hi

I'm currently converting a friends wedding video to dvd. I've found that the bride's white dress "flares" to the point where lace and satin sleeves etc are just one big white blob. Also the tiers of the white wedding cake cannot be distinguished neither can any of the decorative featurs. It just looks like one big white blob. I've tried a number of filters but still not totally satisfied with the result. I'm using VS9. Can anyone give me any suggestions as to how I can reduce the flaring.

Thanks

Hoodlum

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:36 am

Not quite sure what you are referring to. Is the video ok when viewed on a TV from the source tape?

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:37 am

Hoodlum

Is it possible for you to use the save as still image option to capture a sample frame and then post it onto the site - or a link to it.
I am sure one of us here will then have some idea(s) we could suggest.

Steve J

gordon_fan_24 · Post by **gordon_fan_24** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:34 am

It sounds to me like the video was overexposed while shooting, the whites will blend together when video is overexposed. It is easier to fix an underexposed video than it is to fix an overexposed video. Try reducing the brightness and increeasing the contrast through a filter, and just play with the brightness and contrast filter. It will not be purfect, if the video was overexposed to begin with.

Hoodlum · Post by **Hoodlum** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:56 am

Thanks for replying so quickly. I'll try and get a still shot and place it on the net. Also I'll take another look at the vid on the TV and see if I can work out the % worse it is after I've captured it (if that makes sense).

hoodlum