Under Effects, using "Auto-exposure" doesn't tell you what it has done

simmiv wrote on 9/19/2024, 12:15 AM

Hi,

When I use the "Auto-exposure" button under Effects, Birghtness/Contrast in Video Pro X16, it sometimes makes a big change to how the video is exposed and sometimes a small change..

Once using the Auto feature, it puts a "Auto lighting" in the effects duration tab with a tick box.

This is all well and good, however it doesn't tell me which exposure controls it has used. i.e. there seems to be no way to find out if it increased/decreased the brightness or contrast and by how much.. This means it's keeping it's secrets close to it's chest..

Just wondering is there a way to see somewhere what adjustments it made to the video footage?

Rgds,

Simmi

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johnebaker wrote on 9/24/2024, 2:27 PM

@AAProds, @browj2, @Bol

Hi everyone

. . . . Auto-color . . .

Where is this effect located - I have misplaced it in VPX16 ?

Edit:

. . . . Is AI Dehaze also in MMS2025? . . . It is, and it's a gimmick. All it does is drop the contrast.

It does more than this, reducing the blue levels and rebalancing the red and green channels and adusting white balance where required, to return the image to a natural look, it does have limitations as shown by the image below with high haze levels.

I posted in another topic on its use, and the good result obtained, however I cannot find it or the original comparison image I posted. Found the original image and redid the AI dehaze:

John EB

browj2 wrote on 9/24/2024, 4:49 PM

@johnebaker

Hi John EB,

Auto-color is under Color - just above the colour wheel.

My recorded videos always looked good until I applied some corrective effects. Then I realized that they were not very good. Same with photos and audio.

John CB

jake-h wrote on 9/25/2024, 12:44 AM

I don't have the AI sharpen or dehaze, why am I missing these??

AAProds wrote on 9/25/2024, 1:32 AM

@jake-h

Jake, I'm on Movie Studio 2025, version 24.0.1.219 (a recent update). I don't know when the AI stuff appeared.

jake-h wrote on 9/25/2024, 2:06 AM

@AAProds I went to double check movie studio suite and boom, there they are. What? Lol!

AAProds wrote on 9/25/2024, 2:15 AM

@jake-h seek and you shall find! 👍👍

johnebaker wrote on 9/25/2024, 2:21 AM

@browj2

Hi John

Thanks for the location, as my wife would say 'I did a man's look' 🙈😂.

John EB

Bol wrote on 9/25/2024, 9:31 AM

@browj2

Hi John,

..... Even if you go back to Auto-exposure and press it more than once, it will no longer appear on the object or in the keyframe area. Auto-color will remain there.....

This is the same. Why this is the case, I have to admit I don't know. I never use Auto-exposure and Auto-color myself. But I strongly suspect that this is a BUG.

In VDL2016 it will change. See movie.

Greetings,
Rob

simmiv wrote on 9/25/2024, 10:50 PM

I've got VPX and it behaves the same as you have discovered, when I do Auto exposure and then Auto Color, the Auto exposure disappears.. However if you to Auto color first and the Auto exposure, the Auto exposure affects the image, but Auto exposure doesn't appear in the keyfrrame area.

I also tried to save Auto exposure as a video effect and then had a look at the file in Notepad, sadly is a binary file, so nothing can be inferred from that.. Not sure if these are bugs or done on purpose..