Ripped DVD files too dark...

Icarus · Post by **Icarus** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 12:47 am

Hello people! I ripped a couple of Cowboy Bebop DVDs using Smartripper but the video sequences seem a lot darker than the originals when viewed using premiere. Does anyone know how to fix this problem (if it is a problem at all)?

I would really appreciate some here here. If this question has probably been asked before, a link to an old thread would be nice, too. Thanks!

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 7:29 am

Turn up the brightness on your monitor.
If you want to change the actual brightness of the clips, apply a brightness, levels, or gamma correction filter on them. This is not recommended though, as the DVDs should be at the "correct" brightness levels.

Chaos Angel · Post by **Chaos Angel** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 11:16 am

Try adjusting the contrast on your monitor, as well as the brightness. Or adjust the contrast in Premiere.

Beyond that, ditto Zarxrax.

Knowname · Post by **Knowname** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 2:12 pm

what ripping program/ codec are you using? I've noticed that when looking at the ripped vobs it's all interlaced and crap (ripped vobs, the copyright stops you) but once you make it an avi it's cool

cool ;-p (has nothing to do with gamma but... anyway)

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 2:02 am

Knowname wrote:what ripping program/ codec are you using? I've noticed that when looking at the ripped vobs it's all interlaced and crap (ripped vobs, the copyright stops you) but once you make it an avi it's cool cool ;-p (has nothing to do with gamma but... anyway)

nothing wrong with being interlaced if you work with a realtime editing card.. The crappy look depends on how a program treats the interlacing on your monitor...

In terms of the dark clips, things will get darker as you decrease your preview screen size as well.. I've had to darken things for the the big screen and lighten it for internet distribution in some cases..

Vlad