Focused brightening effect?

Shazzy · Post by **Shazzy** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:50 pm

This is an effect from one of Koopiskeva's vids.

The brightening flash-like effect is focused on the girl's silhouette and then fades back to normal. Any idea how this is done?

I use FCP 5, but if you know how to do it another program, that still helps!

Perfect-Blue · Post by **Perfect-Blue** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:05 pm

that is one of my favorite non-linear-editing

FXs - but still I don't know haw EXACTLY to make it - i can make the same result with FX SHINE and STARGLOW in ADOBE AFTER EFFECT,or with some other plugin from AE...
In Premiere ,I think,it can be done in parts with a little play with brightess and contrast. Compulsory with key-frame-ing.

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:20 pm

Thats just Levels

pfc · Post by **pfc** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:32 pm

From the picture, that looks to me like that saturation was mucked with with, but from your description it may be more complex (a silhouetting effect) Can you link the AMV?

The filters I'd play with are the "Color Corrector" and "Color Corrector 3-Way" in FCP.

I wouldn't take my word as gospel - I'm still just playing with FCP, myself.

Shazzy · Post by **Shazzy** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:11 pm

Playing with CC...we'll see if I get results. Here's the vid: http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... php?v=6848

Hitori · Post by **Hitori** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:41 am

NoGreyProduction wrote:In Premiere ,I think,it can be done in parts with a little play with brightess and contrast. Compulsory with key-frame-ing.

Yup, I get the same effect using b&c.

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:21 am

Overlay grayscale of original with appropriate brightness/contrast tweaks (to emphasize the areas you want to emphasize) in an additive blending mode, and adjust the alpha appropriately.

Works for me, anyway.

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:25 am

Guys...
IT'S LEVELS

Perfect-Blue · Post by **Perfect-Blue** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:12 am

Yeap,levels,i've forgot about it..

is there FX with same name in all Video-Editing Progs?I know there is LEVELS in Premiere,and what about Vegas,Pinnacle,Ulead and weiter?

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:43 am

I'm pretty sure it would be called levels in pretty much any app.