lighter Color. help

[whiteshark99]

My Rip
http://img15.imagefra.me/i8b9/whiteshark/2_084_u9hfa.png (http://i.imagefra.me/ddfjtfl7)Uploaded at ImageFra.me (http://imagefra.me/)

DVD
http://img15.imagefra.me/i4b9/whiteshark/1_55d_u9hfa.png (http://i.imagefra.me/74ejtfl6)Uploaded at ImageFra.me (http://imagefra.me/)

I'm using megui to convert. I have a Color problem thanks for help.

[LoRd_MuldeR]

Could be a "PC vs. TV range" issue. Please have a look here:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=143689

[whiteshark99]

so how do i sort this out thanks.

[LoRd_MuldeR]

Actually by looking closer at your pictures, I fail to see the "lighter color".

What I can see is that your "original pic" shows more compression artifacts and significant less grain/detail, compared to your "my rip" picture. Maybe you got them mixed up? :confused:

(BTW: Those pictures don't even show the same frame)

[whiteshark99]

there is a color problom

[LoRd_MuldeR]

What exactly is your source? And what exactly are your processing steps?

[whiteshark99]

What exactly is your source? A: DVD


And what exactly are your processing steps?


followd these steps
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=112496

[Asmodian]

Sorry, we will need more information. Please post (on a separate hosting site) a short piece of the unprocessed source as well as your script and what you have tried.

[whiteshark99]

now money seconds do you need thanks.


LoadPlugin("D:\PortableApps\MeGUI_2418_x86\tools\dgindex\DGDecode.dll")
DGDecode_mpeg2source("C:\Users\Graeme\Desktop\New folder\VTS_04_1 - 0xE0 - Video - MPEG-2 - 720x576 (PAL) - 16~9 - Letterboxed.d2v", info=3)
LoadPlugin("D:\PortableApps\MeGUI_2418_x86\tools\avisynth_plugin\ColorMatrix.dll")
ColorMatrix(hints=true, threads=0)
#deinterlace


crop(0, 74, 0, -76)
Lanczos4Resize(592,240) # Lanczos4 (Sharp)
sharpen(0.30)

__film = last
__t0 = __film.trim(4000, 4500)
__t0

[Asmodian]

even 15-20 seconds that show the problem in your workflow should be enough.

[whiteshark99]

even 15-20 seconds that show the problem in your workflow should be enough.

my dvd is fine its my converting that it the problem thanks.

[LoRd_MuldeR]

my dvd is fine its my converting that it the problem thanks.

If you expect any help, we need an unprocessed piece of your original source. Plus the exact instructions to reproduce your problem.

(Anway, I still fail to see a "color problem" in the screenshots you provided. All I see is significant less grain in the "My Rip" version, compared to the "dvd" version - which isn't that unusual at all)

[whiteshark99]

this is going to take a very very long time i will up load a clip for you. thanks

[whiteshark99]

~links removed~

[LoRd_MuldeR]

Please post only a short piece form your unprocessed original source, which is just long enough to illustrate the problem. Do not post the whole video/movie!

A tool like DGSplit (http://rationalqm.us/dgsplit/dgsplit12.zip) may be helpful here...

[whiteshark99]

i did not upload the full film.

http://www.filefactory.com/file/64hpogpu3upb/test.part01.rar

[whiteshark99]

http://www.filefactory.com/file/64hpogpu3upb/test.part01.rar

[Asmodian]

I do not see any color differences between the source and the source after the script, except that it is cropped and smaller? Yadif appears to be unnecessary as at least the lion and blue logo are progressive. Maybe cut a short piece out that shows the issue better? 10 seconds should be more than enough.

Both your screen shots look to have the same color to me as well so I cannot offer any suggestions at this point. Sorry. :confused:

[foxyshadis]

I can verify that your screenshots have the same colors. I'm guessing that your monitor is a TN screen, where the colors look very different in different places. Better to interleave them and flip back and forth, instead of trying to glance up and down to see changes.

[whiteshark99]

well if you guys can not see any color change then it must be my tv lol thanks for all the help.

ps
any way that i can keep the original grain thanks.

[LoRd_MuldeR]

any way that i can keep the original grain thanks.

Video compression works by eliminating redundant data. But grain is random by nature. This makes grain inherently difficult/expensive to compress.

Anyway, you can try using x264's "film" or even "grain" tuning option, if you aren't doing that already. In addition that, use a higher bitrate or a lower CRF value.

You could also try using 10-Bit x264 instead of the "normal" 8-Bit version. Though support for 10-Bit H.264 is pretty much non-existing in hardware players.