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ethandale
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October 24, 2017
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Brighten part of a video?

  • October 24, 2017
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I have a video where one half of it is very bright and the other half is very dark. Is there a way to brighten just the one side of the screen and have it seem somewhat blended?

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Correct answer Rick Gerard

There is zero detail in the black so you are not going to be able to bring up anything there unless the original video is a RAW recording form something like an Arri.

If you had some detail in the shot then I would probably create a procedural matte by making a duplicate copy of the video and then applying curves to crush the blacks even farther and then expand the whites, add some blur, then use that as a track matte for an adjustment layer that contains your color correction. I don't hold out much hope for bringing out any detail at all in the shadows though because zero times 1000 is still zero.

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Dave_LaRonde
Dave_LaRonde
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October 24, 2017

Without seeing the shot, and knowing what happens in it, it's impossible to give a useful opinion.

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ethandaleAuthor
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October 25, 2017

Here is the video.

Attempt03 on Vimeo

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Rick GerardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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October 25, 2017

There is zero detail in the black so you are not going to be able to bring up anything there unless the original video is a RAW recording form something like an Arri.

If you had some detail in the shot then I would probably create a procedural matte by making a duplicate copy of the video and then applying curves to crush the blacks even farther and then expand the whites, add some blur, then use that as a track matte for an adjustment layer that contains your color correction. I don't hold out much hope for bringing out any detail at all in the shadows though because zero times 1000 is still zero.

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