[MacDV] Re: Splotchy color

[sb]

The most likely reason is the transfer from VHS to DV via a composite (RCA)
connection.
If you can borrow a VHS machine with S-Video connections, try using that for
the transfer.

 regards,

 sb


On 12/29/04 6:07 PM, "CFlatow" <cflatow at optonline.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I mostly lurk but finally starting to do a little low-level DV.
> I've taken a VHS recording (home movie) and digitized it through my
> ZR-10.
> I am viewing the DV in iMovie3. I am saving it as "self-contained" QT
> movie.
> 
> It appears (in iMovie) that the video has shadow detail where there was
> smooth darkness before.
> This is not a good thing, since it looks mostly like noise.
> 
> But the really bad  part is that the skin tone of a Hispanic child now
> looks really splotchy instead of smooth beige. It has seemingly random
> yellow patches. Again, this looks like noise.
> 
> Is this likely a limitation of my hardware, software, the process of
> copying or a combination of all?
> 
> Thanks,
> Carl