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Compensating for flaws in video

Ideally, video producers have complete control over production elements such as shot selection, lighting, and video format. But in many cases, they have to shoot in harsh sunlight using an inferior video format. Or, producers might have to use a videotape that is either inadequate or unsuitable for streaming. This section includes some common flaws that appear in video and tips for dealing with them.

By raising the video brightness setting and optimizing the grayscale, you can correct a dark picture. However, in doing so, you increase video noise because noise is most noticeable in dark areas of an image. It is possible to partially hide the noise by increasing the contrast. For more information about capturing video, see your capture card documentation.


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