My editor and I have been doing some color timing changes to our short film, shot on high-def digital video. Generally speaking, it involves desaturating the image a bit and increasing the blue a bit to give the overall look a colder look than it would otherwise has.
However, as we did so we noticed that there's some noticeable digital crush/splotches in many parts of the image, especially in shadows (though they appear elsewhere in the lighter areas and midtones, too). A slight crush had been there in the original footage, but it seems the color corrections, saturation changes and other changes have made them more pronounced.
We're using Final Cut Pro to edit and complete these picture changes.
What is causing the crush and what can be done to eliminate (or at least reduce) it?
However, as we did so we noticed that there's some noticeable digital crush/splotches in many parts of the image, especially in shadows (though they appear elsewhere in the lighter areas and midtones, too). A slight crush had been there in the original footage, but it seems the color corrections, saturation changes and other changes have made them more pronounced.
We're using Final Cut Pro to edit and complete these picture changes.
What is causing the crush and what can be done to eliminate (or at least reduce) it?