Brightness Filter effecting quality and color.

Hi, Guys.
I could really do with your help.
I shot a scene in low light conditions so the image is fairly grainy anyway (I shot the scene on an Sony PMW EX3).
Some of the shots are a little bright though. I want to darken the image slightly but when I do this, using the brightness filter, it makes the whole image ridiculously grainy (blocky) and it also changes the colors to like a greeny color.
Does anyone know what I mean and does anyone know how I could adjust the brightness without increasing the size of the grain (without losing quality and color).
Cheers guys.
H

Yes Tom, the reverse ... but steady as she goes going in the opposite direction. You might want to explore some possible denoise options too if the grain is really too distracting.
Take a look at Mattias Sandström's Smart Noise Reduction filter which is part of his completely free and completely awesome Too Much Too Soon filter set: http://www.mattias.nu/plugins/
On the commercial side there is the highly recommended Neat Video plugin: http://www.neatvideo.com
Or ReVision Fx's aptly named DE Noise plugin: http://www.revisionfx.com/products/denoise/

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