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sigitm

Posted: May 10 2007, 09:54 AM

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Hi,
I'm looking to recreate a color effect like the one used in the movie 300.

Something like this:
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6952/01if2.jpg

How can I do this in Virtualdub?
Which virtualdub filter should I use (and which parameters should I set)?

Thanks.

Fdump

Posted: May 16 2007, 04:50 PM

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Hi.

It's not exact way, it just way to play...

First filter for partial desaturate, for example:

VirtualDub.video.filters.Add("RGB Equalizer(2.11)");
VirtualDub.video.filters.instance[0].Config("АБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБ?А?ААБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБкААБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБИБАДАБВДАБВДАБВДАБВДАБВДАБВДАБВДАБВДАСвДАБВДА");

Second for play with color, for example:

VirtualDub.video.filters.Add("RGB Equalizer(2.11)");
VirtualDub.video.filters.instance[1].Config("АБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБшААБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБмБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБ°ААБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБОБАБАБрААБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБАБЖБЗБАДАБВДАБВМАБВДАБВДАБВДАБАМАБАДАБВДАСвДАБВДА");

Sorry. Symbols ° must be replaced on hex byte B0.

I have a decision. Copy and paste in hex editor and save as settings.vcf:
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

Then load it as VirtalDub processing settings

sigitm

Posted: May 17 2007, 12:20 AM

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Sorry but I have troubles using this method to generate the .vcf file.

I converted the hex string in this site (http://www.vortex.prodigynet.co.uk/misc/as...ascii_conv.html) and I pasted it into a .vcf file.
But when I open it in Virtualdub, it quits with no messages.

Maybe some extended ascii value didn't convert well...

Could you please publish the .vcf file somewhere?
(e.g. on www.sendspace.com)

Thanks!

Fdump

Posted: May 17 2007, 05:22 AM

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Hi,

It was a long long nightmare…

Vcf-file -> http://www.sendspace.com/file/mfg546

Filter -> http://fdump.narod.ru/equalizer.htm

Sorry...

sigitm

Posted: May 18 2007, 09:25 AM

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It worked! Thanks!!

rfmmars

Posted: May 19 2007, 03:35 PM

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Good to hear from you "Fdump"

Richard
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BugsBunny

Posted: May 20 2007, 08:45 PM

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Played around a bit - here is my take on it:

Download the latest beta version 1.24.2 of the gradation curves filter:
http://members.chello.at/nagiller/vdub/index.html

Here's the vcf: http://www.sendspace.com/file/43f6a8
(uses HSV curves and the brightness/contrast filter)
If you play a bit with the settings you could even enhance it more.
Adding some grain with a grain filter (thread "film look for DV" on doom9) could enhance it even more, depending on your source.

Edit:
Flaxens noise filter can be used to add grain:
user posted image

Use an effect intensity of 2 or 3

Maybe I've set the brightness in my settings a bit too dark/contrast too high - depends on your source. Tried it on some of my DV stuff there it worked fine - for some darker TV capture the brightness was set too dark/contrast too high.

arklight

Posted: Jul 26 2007, 06:02 PM

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If you didn't know, i put up my version of the 300 challenge with pictures
at neuron's forum...

http://neuron2.net/board/viewtopic.php?t=1119

heri.

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Posted: Oct 4 2007, 03:06 PM

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Color-correcting a movie can be quite a sience. Either you know exactly what you are doing, then VD-Filters are perfectly okay, or you need a propper videoediting software. They offer various helping tools to archive various effects.

Greetings
-SPM-Mad

Loadus

Posted: Oct 9 2007, 03:25 PM

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1. Grab Emiliano Ferrari's excellent BLEND filter (which should be implemented as an internal
filter for Virtualdub). http://emiliano.deepabyss.org/

2. Use it to create a blendchain:
BLEND [Store]
BLEND [Swap]
BLEND [HARDLIGHT 100%]

3. Insert a grayscale (or colorize) filter between the first chain:
BLEND [Store]
Grayscale
BLEND [Swap]
BLEND [HARDLIGHT 100%]

... And there you go. The '300' film uses a subtle sepia toning (among other things) to warm up the image.

Here's a quick screenshot:

user posted image

I'm using Bugs' Gradation Curves to give it that old film toning,
placing the Gradation Curves right after the Grayscale filter.

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deviantART behance

arklight

Posted: Nov 16 2007, 06:00 PM

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Hey loadus!

Looks like you're on that film style mission I was on years back.
Anything intreasting you made? Always intreasted in what
other filmakers are upto!

Any chance of some raw sample footage
about 2 mins or so (xvid, what ever..) you could up? Then maybe we could try
the film style look.

Intreasting procedure you used to do the car there.
Instead of using grayscale, I would have used colormill or RGBequalizers
destauration instead and in only certain parts of the lights and darks.
Then add the gradation like you.If you up some footage, I'd give it a go.

heri

arklight

Posted: Nov 16 2007, 06:05 PM

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If bugs added a way of importing other Satuartion curves that smartcurve
or photoshop can produce (HSV,HSB, etc etc)you wouldn't need
the gray scale filter or rgbeq or colormill at all.
ONE FILTER WOULD DO IT ALL!

Saw a post about which filters should be converted to 64bit,
even though i'm no usig 64bit, I thing gradation curves
is a candidate

Heri

Loadus

Posted: Nov 27 2007, 02:20 PM

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QUOTE (arklight @ Nov 16 2007, 12:00 PM)

Hey hey.

Check this .fx script for GPU Filter:
http://forums.virtualdub.org/index.php?act...7&t=14597&st=15

This was really a dream come true, I'm currently doing all of my color correction
using .fx files.

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arklight

Posted: Nov 29 2007, 10:04 PM

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seen that, very nice!

Now we need like a standard piece of DV to
be upped so we can hack at it. and get a result.

Heri

arklight

Posted: Nov 30 2007, 08:22 PM

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hey can your new method, do the ones below?
I did that in regular virtualdub.

FIRST IMAGE IS THE ORIGINAL,
LATER IMAGES VIRTUALDUB MAKEOVERS.

ORIGINAL...

user posted image

VIRTUALDUB CORRECTED....

user posted image

Is your new method/workflow faster in reproducing above results?

Heri

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