iMovie/FCE Colour Correction

[sb]

It's probably a lost cause.

(though just having the backlight on shouldn't actually blow out the
background)

Use the FCE Color Corrector to change the midtones as best you can. If it's
really totally white, there's not much you will be able to do.

FCP would not have any additional controls that would help this situation.

 sb
On 1/11/04 9:40 AM, "Colin McDonald" <cmmcdonald at mac.com> wrote:

> 
> 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.
> 
> When I experimented with the colour correction in iMovie (3) all I
> succeeded in doing was to generate peculiar garishly coloured artifacts
> in one corner of the frame, giving the impression that the subject is
> being stalked by some sort of alien jellyfish.
> 
> Is iMovie capable of doing anything about this, and if so, how?
> 
> Would I be better with Final Cut Express which was considering buying
> anyway?  From what I've read, FCE colour correction is different from
> (not as good as?) Final Cut Pro.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Colin McDonald
> 
> 
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