Timothy David Orme Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I'm going to warn you, this may be a dumb question. Every time I shoot something on miniDV, or even when I'm working on beta, there seems to be no way to get the windows from being so blown out. I just don't have that much light to put inside. What are some ways of counteracting this, or dealling with it. I've heard of people 'treating' the windows somehow. What does that consist of? Thanks, Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Bradshaw Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I'm going to warn you, this may be a dumb question. Every time I shoot something on miniDV, or even when I'm working on beta, there seems to be no way to get the windows from being so blown out. I just don't have that much light to put inside. What are some ways of counteracting this, or dealling with it. I've heard of people 'treating' the windows somehow. What does that consist of? Thanks, Tim. "Treating" can consist of several options to affect the light spilling within the window. Some common methods of treating windows are to use ND gels on the inside or outside of the window (depending on how much detail you will see), or to stretch a net on a frame or simply rig a 4x4 or 2x3 net on a stand outside of the window. If you don't have the luxury of these tools, see if you can use shears or adjust the existing blind to a level that's tolerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Michael Nash Posted December 18, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 You can put ND (Neutral Density) gel on windows to cut down light transmission. It is available in different densities, where every .3 equals a one stop reduction of light. You might start off with ND.6 (two stop reduction). I'm going to take this opportunity to clarify once again, that "latitude" does not refer to the range of brightness an imaging system can capture. Latitude is the amount an image can be over- or under-exposed and corrected back to normal brightness with acceptable results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Haas Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 If using nets they can look a little funky if they are in focus. Just something to keep in mind when deciding which to use. ~Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy David Orme Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Great. I thought those were some of the ways of working around/through it, but I wanted to clarify. Also, I didn't know that's what latitude meant, so thanks for that information also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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