Corrections to scanned film in a VS2019 project

[MikeFromBrighton]

I just had eight thousand feet of film scanned. The scanning was perfect. The photographer was a "newbie". There are several under exposed and overexposed sections of film. I tried a few tricks based on years of photo editing. My results were inconsistent.

I'd appreciate input on the following questions from other people that have had to adjust scanned film.

1). Best recommended general settings to adjust for overexposed sections of film
2). Best recommended general settings for underexposed sections of film
3). Best recommended general settings to try for backlighting.

The Clarify feature has been wonderful. About a five percent adjustment makes a huge difference. I've tried the usual settings: Gamma, midrange, exposure, shadows and highlights. I can't seem to arrive at a consistent formula for each of the three conditions (Under/Over Exposure and backlighting). Of course, some of the conditions are so extreme that they can't be fixed.

Thank You
Mike

[asik1]

How can you ask for "recommended general settings" for particular shots exposures issues?
A general setting is the ez compromise in order not to deal with particular issues.

the general settings between espresso and a glass of milk is the latte.

[tletter]

I just had eight thousand feet of film scanned.

Colour or B&W?

I can't seem to arrive at a consistent formula for each of the three conditions (Under/Over Exposure and backlighting).

If there isn't a consistent approach to your three conditions then there's probably significant variation within each condition.

input on the following questions from other people that have had to adjust scanned film.

Not sure what difference it makes whether the source was captured directly on a digital camera or converted from a non-digital camera as the end result is a digital media file of some given quality. In either case, a general approach could be:

1. Color grading
2. Color Correction
3. Explore video tuneup, Auto Exposure, Auto Levels, ColorFast, etc., filters
4. Preview the results of your filters and if you are happy with the results then paste them on to similar clips.

The Clarify feature has been wonderful.

Is this the actual name of this "feature"?

tletter
https://www.youtube.com/user/tletter

[MikeFromBrighton]

How can you ask for "recommended general settings" for particular shots exposures issues?
A general setting is the ez compromise in order not to deal with particular issues.

the general settings between espresso and a glass of milk is the latte.

You are right! It was a matter of reverting to my Photo-editing skills. I had to use quite a number of tools to deal with 60 year old scanned film taken by someone without a light meter.

[MikeFromBrighton]

I just had eight thousand feet of film scanned.

Colour or B&W? Colour. It was all 8MM (Not Super8). The scanning job was superb. I've created about six hours of DVD output thusfar.

I can't seem to arrive at a consistent formula for each of the three conditions (Under/Over Exposure and backlighting).

If there isn't a consistent approach to your three conditions then there's probably significant variation within each condition. Most clips needed exposure tweaked. Many needed across the board adjustments to bring out the image. This included: Sat, Vibrance, Clarity, White Balance, Gamma.

input on the following questions from other people that have had to adjust scanned film.

Not sure what difference it makes whether the source was captured directly on a digital camera or converted from a non-digital camera as the end result is a digital media file of some given quality. In either case, a general approach could be:

1. Color grading
2. Color Correction
3. Explore video tuneup, Auto Exposure, Auto Levels, ColorFast, etc., filters
4. Preview the results of your filters and if you are happy with the results then paste them on to similar clips.

The Clarify feature has been wonderful.

Is this the actual name of this "feature"? Yes. It's near the bottom of the edit feature list.

tletter
https://www.youtube.com/user/tletter