Hey gang,
I'm sure this is an often asked question, but I can't seem to find the correct answer in the forum archives. I've noticed that there's a HUGE difference between the way Vegas displays video and the way Windows Media Player or RealPlayer display that same video. For example, let's say I shoot some video with my DV cam and transfer it into vegas via firewire. if I drop the AVI file onto the timeline and view it in the preview window, it looks just like it appeared on the camera and in real life. If I use WMP or RP to view that same AVI file, it looks MUCH darker and more saturated. I've posted an example of it on the web so you can see what I'm talking about: http://216.220.240.62/video.htm.
If I render out an MPEG2 from Vegas and view it in WMP or RP, it still looks the same as the AVI did in WMP, dark and over saturated. If I take that same MPEG2 and burn it on a DVD and watch it on my set-top DVD player and television, it looks correct, just like it does in Vegas. But if I watch the DVD on my PC using my DVD drive and PowerDVD, it looks dark again, like in RealPlayer! What's going on here, and how do I correct it?
Thanks all,
Ryan
I'm sure this is an often asked question, but I can't seem to find the correct answer in the forum archives. I've noticed that there's a HUGE difference between the way Vegas displays video and the way Windows Media Player or RealPlayer display that same video. For example, let's say I shoot some video with my DV cam and transfer it into vegas via firewire. if I drop the AVI file onto the timeline and view it in the preview window, it looks just like it appeared on the camera and in real life. If I use WMP or RP to view that same AVI file, it looks MUCH darker and more saturated. I've posted an example of it on the web so you can see what I'm talking about: http://216.220.240.62/video.htm.
If I render out an MPEG2 from Vegas and view it in WMP or RP, it still looks the same as the AVI did in WMP, dark and over saturated. If I take that same MPEG2 and burn it on a DVD and watch it on my set-top DVD player and television, it looks correct, just like it does in Vegas. But if I watch the DVD on my PC using my DVD drive and PowerDVD, it looks dark again, like in RealPlayer! What's going on here, and how do I correct it?
Thanks all,
Ryan