Dark Images Problem

We video with 3 Sony VX2000 Cameras, input to a Panasonic MX30 mixer and record the output with a Sony TRV 950. We then export the recorded tape to iMovie 6. Our problem is the imported clips appear dark. The images from the shooting cameras, from the recording camera and from the mixer output look fine. The problem appears to be in iMovie 6 resulting in too dark "shared" images (output of edited program back to camera or DVD). Anybody have any clues as to what I should do to correct this (brightening the individual clips not really an option as we're doing 1 hr programs)?

Hi
Really. There is no other solution than adjusting brightness and contrast in iMovie HD 6.
In this case I would concider FinalCut and if the three Cameras are recording
continually (without any break) during the 1 hour up-take.
Then I would look into FinalCut Studio Pro 2 where MultiCamera editing is standard.
If not.
FinalCut Express where correcting picture quality is a dream compared to iMovie.
You make one correction then drop this on the rest of the clips or the whole sequence. (It's imported as a full sequence then can be split into clips)
There are no "set picture correction" that then can be copied over to the rest
of the clips in iMovie as standard. If there is such a plug-in is out of my knowledge.
Try though.
Stupendous software http://www.stupendous-software.com
GeeThree http://www.geethree.com
cf/x. http://www.imovieplugins.com
Apple http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/ezediapluginsforimovievol1.html
http://www.imovieplugins.com/fxhome.html
Yours Bengt W

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