Posted by Frank on 08/04/06 10:02

On 4 Aug 2006 08:10:34 +0200, in 'rec.video.desktop',
in article <Re: Best way to generate true Black video in PP2.0?>,
Martin Heffels <LJ7K3ZIFMS@EB84N91IPQQ78QCI6ZXASEA6B092LVRE9P.com>
wrote:


>Like Frank said, black in NTSC should be 16:16:16 to make it 7.5IRE, which
>is supposed to be black. The AGC in your TV goes funny if you feed it lower
>black that that.
>
>cheers
>
>-martin-


Yes, and to the original poster, I apologize for not including at
least one link (I was pressed for time), so here's one now, but you'll
find many more out there if you look.

Considerations for an Editing Workstation
The Peters Primer Archive
Understanding Video Levels
http://216.69.187.164/pp_archive/MCAI_12_Video_Levels.htm

Note the part where it says, "black = 16 and white = 235".

For a very good 5-minute Macromedia/Adobe Flash presentation on the
subject of black level setup, I highly recommend the following.

http://pro.jvc.com/pro/attributes/PRODV/clips/blacksetup/demo.html

Good luck, and I agree with Susan's suggestion about using a 4-way
PIP.

--
Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
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