http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Topic: I don't know if this belongs here...but lets talk about grainy video en Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:27:26 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-dont-know-if-this-belongs-herebut-lets-talk-about-grainy-video#post-51674 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:53:32 +0000 NChaparro 51674@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Wait I figured it out...I will get back to you, hopefully this makes the blacks crisp!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-dont-know-if-this-belongs-herebut-lets-talk-about-grainy-video#post-51673 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:51:03 +0000 NChaparro 51673@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hmmm thats good to hear!  Do you remember how to do it?  I'm messing around with it, and I can't quite figure it out.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-dont-know-if-this-belongs-herebut-lets-talk-about-grainy-video#post-51672 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:45:57 +0000 robGRAUERT 51672@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Yea. I used to use that camera, so I know it allows for manual adjustments. And I know you can achieve dramatic lighting with it because I light dramatic lighting too. Here is an example:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFGWYqPWQYs&amp;feature=player_profilepage" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFGWYqPWQYs&amp;feature=player_profilepage</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-dont-know-if-this-belongs-herebut-lets-talk-about-grainy-video#post-51670 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:39:09 +0000 NChaparro 51670@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm using a Canon GL2, can I manually adjust the gain on it?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-dont-know-if-this-belongs-herebut-lets-talk-about-grainy-video#post-51668 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:15:30 +0000 robGRAUERT 51668@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>What kind of camera are you shooting with? </p> <p>You want to use a camera that allows you to adjust the image manually so you can keep the Gain at 0dB. Boosting gain is what causes the image to get grainy, and a lot of consumer cameras do not let you control this function. So it will automatically boost the gain without your consent </p> <p>Cameras with larger image sensors record less grain too. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-dont-know-if-this-belongs-herebut-lets-talk-about-grainy-video#post-51667 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:49:45 +0000 NChaparro 51667@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Recently, I posted about achieving dramatic lighting and some problems I was running into.  I have been watching many videos with dramatic lighting (part of the face lit up, and the other part in shadow)  What I have noticed is that in these videos.  The shadow part is BLACK, very smooth and crisp.  When I take video, the lit up part of my subjects face is good, but the dark side, is very grainy.  How do I achieve this "crisp" distinction between light and dark, this absolute contrast?  Do I do it in post, and if so how do I do it? </p>