(Jorge_Costinha) wrote:
Back to encore 2.0, I just hit the button to create the DVD. Everything looks as I expected, except the fact that the movie is a little bit dark. I assume I lost quality with the compression?
Maybe, but probably not.
I'm with Mr. Simon, I think this is a color correction / grading issue, and not an Encore issue. You can't look at a video on a PC monitor and expect it to resemble in any way what you'll see off the computer -- very few PC monitors can show you the Rec.709 color space that HDTVs, DVDs, and BDs use. This is what production monitors are for -- letting you see the "truth" of the signal.
Without a production monitor in your workflow, you'll have to itterate. That is, make a DVD, take it to a DVD player / TV and watch it. If it's too dark, come back to the PC, correct it, make another DVD.... rinse and repeat until done.