VS10 Enhance lighting filter

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:29 am

I begin to get a little lost with the inflation of filter types.
Anybody has detailed info about the exact working of this new filter?

To me it looks like the first cursor is a gamma correction and the lower a contrast slider.
Both corrections were already available in the general Brightness/Contrast filter and in the Color Correction function (granted, that one has no keyframing).

Or am I as old as Steve is grumpy, cold and wet, and I can't see a difference when I'm shown one?

Post by **Ron P.** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:37 am

Hi Daniel,

Basically, the Enhanced Lighting Filter is a "Flash Fill type of filter. Oh and while it is suppose to be keyframeable, they don't work correctly. Try adding keyframes and changing the settings. Then go back to a previous keyframe, and you will find that those settings were not retained. This is one of several keyframeable filters that Ulead did not fix before releasing it. I had made them aware of this in February, but they didn't have time to correct it.....

Ron P.

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:53 am

Yup, but isn't that the effect of the usual gamma correction?
Increasing the response in the median values.
Or does it work differently?

I initially thought the flash could be placed at a desired position and fade in the rest of the picture, but as I see the effect is general.

I was referring to the keyframes in the Brightness filter. Thankfully this one is an old hat and the key frames still work...

Post by **Ron P.** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:19 am

I too thought that the Enhanced Lighting filter would be different, just another marketing tool...

I think the main selling points of VS10 Plus is the multiple video tracks, and the anti-shake filter (if they get the keyframes working correctly). If your into HD then that is also a Plus. However it will be a while before that becomes very wide spread.

Ron P.

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:03 pm

Oh Yeah HD that's my big interest today. (Grin.)

No Home Cinema so can't use surround, not even an 16:9 TV, no big deal since my camera is nor HD nor 16:9.

Seriously the second overlay is my big point in this version (maybe a third would come handy sometimes) although I am now used to include *.VSP on the timeline but hey it limits the number of files.

The anti-shake I tried quickly, but I have yet to see it working. Looks like I have selected the wrong clips.

And I also like some of the menu functions (text buttons, shared video frame, menu transitions.) Must still try capture and disk burning.
And sound waveform display makes it definitely easier to know where to insert the key frames for volume "rubber banding".

Post by **Ron P.** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:19 pm

Are you using the Trial version of VS10? I think you would like VS10 Plus much more. Just ignore the HD stuff, it's the 6 overlay tracks, to me that is one if it's biggest selling points. If you already own an earlier version of Video Studio, then it is really cheaper, since you can not upgrade to the plain VS10...Just my opinion...

Ron P.