Video Data Levels

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Charles Bennett

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Video Data Levels

PostFri Jun 22, 2018 12:44 pm

If changing the data levels in Clip Attributes between Auto or Video and Full, there is quite a difference. Which, if either, is the correct one to use as a starting point for grading? Footage is from a Canon G40.
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Re: Video Data Levels

PostFri Jun 22, 2018 1:50 pm

It doesn't matter that much if you are going to grade it, but based on scopes (and fact that typically cameras like G40 record limited range) Limited looks to be correct.
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Re: Video Data Levels

PostFri Jun 22, 2018 2:42 pm

Should be limited but note that many cameras record super whites, those have to be brought down in post.
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Re: Video Data Levels

PostFri Jun 22, 2018 3:41 pm

Thanks guys. The more I use Resolve and read posts in the forum, the more I discover. This question was prompted by an earlier post on levels from a Sony FS7.
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Re: Video Data Levels

PostFri Jun 22, 2018 3:51 pm

Resolve most likely won't clip data if you misinterpret, so it doesn't matte that much.
It's your job during grading to bring levels, contracts, colors where you want them.

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