[MacDV] iMovie/FCE Colour Correction

[Erica Sadun]

>Perhaps someone could advise me on this:
>
>I have been given some DV footage to work with which has a 
>consistent colour problem. The inexperienced camera operator has 
>accidentally hit the 'back light' button while setting up the camera 
>and failed to notice.  As a result, the footage (tripod mounted, 
>camera static, subject fairly immobile) is rather washed out and the 
>background (light coloured wall) is totally white.  In fact, it all 
>looks as if it has been shot in heaven.

The DV standard only provides so much resolution and color information.
I suspect you're not going to be happy with the results, no matter
what software you use. As a rule, it's generally easier to restore
underlit scenes than to retrieve a good picture from washed out
overlit ones--there's less information in the pixels to work with.

Any chance you can reshoot?

-- Erica