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Posted by Frank on 08/04/06 04:52
On 3 Aug 2006 20:20:51 -0700, in 'rec.video.production',
in article <Re: Best way to generate true Black video in PP2.0?>,
"RP" <RobertPerezLaw@gmail.com> wrote:
>This is what I've been trying to do, and
>unfortunately it doesn't produce good results because when I move the
>video from my computer to the TV monitor playing a DVD, the "black"
>turns into very grey gray. Hence my question: how can I generate true
>Black? Can I do it in PhotoShop? Even when I try it there with -255
>brightness, 0,0,0 RGB value, when it gets displayed from a DVD onto a
>TV monitor, it turns out very gray, not at all black.
In NTSC-land, video black is not RGB black. Due to EIA RS-170A, +7.5
IRE, setup, etc., you should try RGB 16,16,16 rather than RGB 0,0,0.
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