Video is dark

when I watch video on my aluminum unibody macbook during dark scenes it is almost impossible ot see what is going on. does that make sense?

It does happen with certain videos. You can adjust brightness in some video applications though. I use VLC a lot to watch movies. You can adjust brightness, contrast, etc. If you are watching a dark Flash video online, you could save the video to your hard drive and then watch it via VLC.
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Anyone else noticed this??
Also manual exposure control doesn't work for me when in video mode, when i move those on screen controls nothing changes whereas when i move them in photo mode pictures become either brighter or darker.

iPhone 6 plus video is dark compared to the pictures
Just a note that there was a topic about this started on October 2, 2014. I copied the subject line of that topic above. As of today that topic has had 11,946 views and 49 replies. Although this topic is about iPhone 6 and not iPhone 6 PLUS I'd suggest to any potential contributors to this topic consider posting to the earlier one that has more views. In any case I would encourage anyone reading this who has the same issue to post SOMEWHERE about it on this forum. If you are wondering what the fix is, there isn't one and if you get a replacement iPhone you will have the same issue as bendyy did above.
But please consider moving this conversation over to iPhone 6 plus video is dark compared to the pictures which was posted on Oct 2, 2014 by siddsv

IPhone 6 video too dark

the video on iPhone 6 is far too dark. Compared to photo it's Much darker. Can't make out much in videos. Is it fixable?!

iPhone 6 plus video is dark compared to the pictures
Just a note that there was a topic about this started on October 2, 2014. I copied the subject line of that topic above. As of today that topic has had 11,946 views and 49 replies. Although this topic is about iPhone 6 and not iPhone 6 PLUS I'd suggest to any potential contributors to this topic consider posting to the earlier one that has more views. In any case I would encourage anyone reading this who has the same issue to post SOMEWHERE about it on this forum. If you are wondering what the fix is, there isn't one and if you get a replacement iPhone you will have the same issue as bendyy did above.
But please consider moving this conversation over to iPhone 6 plus video is dark compared to the pictures which was posted on Oct 2, 2014 by siddsv

Hi, well i just got my mac book pro, and it worked perfectly yesterday but then when i opened it today to go on FaceTime, my picture/video was dark and red ! how do i get it back to normal?

hi, well i just got my mac book pro, and it worked perfectly yesterday but then when i opened it today to go on FaceTime, my picture/video was dark and red ! how do i get it back to normal? there is a green light next to the camera when im on photobooth/facetime,...

Just do a restart. It seems to clear it up.

Video looks darker in iMovie.

I've been working with iMovie for some years already. I have never been able to figure out why the videos look darker in iMovie than they look in the camcorder.
I use a Sony HandycamDCR-PC101-NTSC (DV). The difference between the LCD on the camcorder and what I'm getting while/after the movie is imported is pretty obvious. Then, when the final movie comes out of iDVD looks darker specially in those already dark-low light scenes. Is there anything that I can do. Please. Thanks

Hi G
1. The LCD-screen on my Camera can be set brigth <-> dark with buttons
I set it in middle value (setting)
2. On the menu in my Camera I can set extra bright LCD-screen (for out doors
and in Sun)
3. iMovie: Brightnes & Contrast - are very crude. Nearly useless.
If Your movie is of importance - looking into/testing or even buying
FinalCut Express (or Pro) gives very much better tools to adjust the image
- BUT - To a cost and a rather steap learning curve.
(I use it - mainly when I need to Contrast/Brightness, Color correct and
when the image is in need of slight rotation (can do any angel).
Yours Bengt W

Face time video is dark

Hi There,
My face time video is very dark. even if there is daylight my video is dark. is there an option to increase the brightness or lighting correction in face time.
I am using face time on my mac book pro.
Please help.
Thanks
Mohan

This article explains Face Time:
iOS: Using FaceTime
... and this article explains what other iOS 6 features (in addition to Face Time) have country limitations:
http://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability/

YouTube Videos are Darker now.. Brightness Setting?

Yesterday I updated my Adobe Media Player. Now my favorite YouTube videos are dark. Very dark. How do I change Brightness on Flash Media Player?
Thank you.

please just update your Adobe Media Player and it will work fine.
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Videos look dark displayed using projector, but OK in my laptop?

this one seems to be a common problem. I have been lecturing in several medical meetings and when colleagues show embedded videos in their presentations, they look very dark. Sometimes they are so dark that miss completely the point. I have had the same problem, to the point where I have had to skip a slide with video because it is so dark that it cannot be seen on the main projector screen. The curious thing is that in my laptop screen they look fine when I am presenting... but very dark when they are projected. Any ideas to solve this problem? Thanks in advance!

I don't have the same problem (i.e. videos too dark) but I'll bet it's the same solution. My problem was that the Keynote presentation on the LCD were way too dark. Funny thing was that if I opened up the systems preferences dialog box, they looked fine. Hummm.
Turns out that it was an issue with a change in the latest OS and how apple now handles the gamma setting in external displays. I don't recall all the details but Snow Leopard seems to use the new standard gamma of 2.2, making output too dark. The output gamma should be closer to 1.8.
To fix this, you need to adjust the color profile for the LCD projector that you are using.
To fix a projector, the projector must be plugged in and turned on to do this.
If you go to System Preferences, Displays and the Color option. You'll see a list of Display Profiles. There will be a dialog box on both the computer screen and the projector screen. To get them both on the computer screen to make editing a little easier you can click Gather Windows at the bottom of the dialog box on the computer.
I found it easier to just Calibrate the monitor and same a new profile - you can also uncheck the Show profiles for this display only and pick another profile like one of the sRGB profiles. To calibrate, click the Calibrate button (be sure you do it on the dialog for the LCD projector) I'd click Expert Mode - this will give you more options when adjusting the Gamma. Run through the Calibration routine making sure that you select a Gamma that is closer to 1.8 instead of the 2.2.
At the end, same the profile and then everything on the external display should look much better.
When researching my issue, there seemed to be consensus that using a digital interface the projector was better than the normal VGA cable. Didn't have a cable to try that.
Once you do this, the machine should always recognize the projector and behave properly. Seems a pain to have to do this but I didn't find any other alternative. The good thing is that I have not had to do this on every projector that I use. I have my own projector that has always worked properly.
I teach at a university where the rooms have mounted projectors - some work with no change, others I have to calibrate...
Try it out, hope it helps...

Nokia 808 Captures Videos Very Dark in Low Light C...

As in the title written Nokia 808 captures videos very dark. Please look at the video sample. My father captured with panasonic lumix camera and i did with 808. The result was, sound quality was brilliant in 808 but video was lighter in panasonic. I had to choose creative mode and selecter higher levels to make the video better. I think Automatic mode should do everything perfect for the user. But i had to interfere. I think an update about camera rules would be great.
The sample video : http://youtu.be/AVEMqF3XXzI
Also, please nokia team do something for camera shake in 808. Maybe digital image stabilization i dont know.. Photos looks sharp until we zoom in and realize there is blur in the photos. I hope there will be fix on that.

I had the N70, then the N95, then the N8, and now the 808. And the problem with the dark video when in automatic mode in the dark got worse with each new phone, but the problem with the 808 is really bad, and yes you have to adjust manually instead of the automatic mode adjusting automatically, and this is very bad.
About the sound recording in videos, I think it's very low in volume, amybe because it's prepare to handle the very loud sounds of a music concerts. That's fine, but for the normal use there should be the possibility to adjust the sound recording level/sensitivity.
About the blur in pictures, it's the first phone that does this. And other users report that the camera shutter speed is very low, so you will get that problem even with very steady hands. And some users reported that if you take a picture of moving people on the street, you will notice the trace of their movement. I never had that problem with the other phones.

Video very dark in FCP X - ICC profile issue?

I am a new user for Final Cut Pro X. I have been using iMovie to edit movies.
When I imported a project from iMovie, I immediately noticed that the video was significantly darker when I view it. After Googling it a bit, I noticed one person that suggested that his ColorMunki ICC v4 profile wasn't compatible with FCP X. When I switched my display profile to the default one (came with my computer), the video appeared as it used to.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? Has Apple issued a patch for this?
Thanks in advance,
Ron

Thanks for interesting Andy,
my monitors are not calibrated, and in this moment I'm working on a laptop (but I suffer the same issue on a mac book pro with good monitors too).
The differences between the two clips are noticeable on the same monitor, what creates the difference I'm afraid could be these two factors:
1 - the first conversion from Panasonic recording format on P2 cards to a Quick Time compatible (and fcp compatible) new format (the ".mov" one).
2 - Their comparation when watched from these couples of softwares combinations:
a) fcp's log and transfer window (before converting the P2 content in ".mov" files) VS fcp already converted clips.
b) any clip (already converted to ".mov" files) in fcp VS any clip opened in Quick Time (but this could be a different issue - and then a different way - from my first one about conversion).
When I shot these clips I was using on my Panasonic Camera a Panasonic BT-LH80WUE P external 8' monitor (http://adcom.it/public/images/big/BT-LH80W-1.jpg), and the standard lcd display of Canon EOS 5 Mark II from what was shot on that. And tones of black and whites were looking acceptable on both.
Is it possible that can be a so heavy difference between these monitors to justify the totally lost of a work? Seems quite big... and, with us there also was a 20 year experienced photographer, that knows Canon quite well, and is used to trust to its lcd monitor... why on video it should not to be true, while in photography it always is? I'm not talking about what is photographed and what is printed, but about what is photographed and what is displayed on a computer monitor.
Anyway, if I would want to pull its best from my Panasonic 8' lcd monitor to really use it as a true reference (its price should justify my will) what would you suggest to do?
Well, situation quite complicated, isn't it?
Thank you very much again,
any other clues will be welcome.
Stefano.

Why is the video so dark when using 'Hello' video calls?

HI,
I have used 'Hello' on 4 computers this week to trial it. For each of them the video is very dark. When I open AnyMeeting on the same computers the video output is might lighter. Can anyone tell me why this is and/or how to change the Hello settings?

Hello Laine,
Please try refreshing your Mozilla Firefox using its refresh feature.
The Refresh feature (called "Reset" in older Firefox versions) can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your bookmarks, history, passwords, cookies, and other essential information.
'''''Note:''' When you use this feature, you will lose any extensions, toolbar customizations, and some preferences.'' See the [[Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings]] article for more information.
To Refresh Firefox:
# Open the Troubleshooting Information page using one of these methods:
#*Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]], click help [[Image:Help-29]] and select ''Troubleshooting Information''. A new tab containing your troubleshooting information should open.
#*If you're unable to access the Help menu, type '''about:support''' in your address bar to bring up the Troubleshooting Information page.
#At the top right corner of the page, you should see a button that says "Refresh Firefox" ("Reset Firefox" in older Firefox versions). Click on it.
#Firefox will close. After the refresh process is completed, Firefox will show a window with the information that is imported.
#Click Finish and Firefox will reopen.
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IMovie to iDVD--Video too dark, sound too loud--Help!

I created three iMovie projects for my son's swim team, then made a DVD using iDVD. It was fine when viewed in iDVD's preview, but when burned to the DVD-R the video was too dark and the sound was way too loud. This is footage taken on a Sony digital camcorder (DCR-TRV11).
I did the iDVD project by starting from scratch from within iDVD, then dragging the iMovie pieces and still images into the iDVD project. The iMovie pieces were prepared by using Share to make them into "full quality" .dv movies.
When I play the finished DVD on my iMac, there are no unusual problems with the video or audio. It looks and sounds like it did when played from the digital camcirder. But when played on both of my standalone DVD players + TVs, the video is too dark and the audio is much too loud.
Any idea why this is, and to fix it? I don't find a way to reduce the audio volume in iMovie. Maybe there is a workaround using the Relative Volume feature, but all my clips have a similar sound level. Any help will be appreciated.
--Eric
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

when burned to the DVD-R the video was too dark
They is a VERY slight darkening during the MPG-2 compression process (see my pages Digital Video Color Bars Test at http://homepage.mac.com/profpixel/color_bars/colorbars.htm and iMovie HD and iDVD 5 Gray Patch Test at http://homepage.mac.com/profpixel/gray_patches/graypatches.htm )
I suspect what you are seening is a major difference in brightness/contrast between your computer monitior and your TV set (and in fact you admit this: "When I play the finished DVD on my iMac, there are no unusual problems with the video or audio. It looks and sounds like it did when played from the digital camcirder. But when played on both of my standalone DVD players + TVs, the video is too dark and the audio is much too loud.") so you aren't seeing an iDVD problem.

Video too dark

I downloaded a few tv shows and movies and all seem too dark, especially the black & white movies. I know its not just the monitor because the playback is the same on all monitors and on my HDTV monitor when played back through AppleTV. Interestingly, the small "Now Playing" frame in the lower left of iTunes shows the videos with what seems to be the correct brightness and contrast. I also opened the b&w movie in Quicktime and adjusted the brightness and contrast and the movie looked fine. Any suggestions?
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Hi Eva
Two points:
a. You shouldn't judge the quality of Your movie on Your Mac screen. It's just
a qualified approximation. I have to and parallell with connected a small TV to
the analog out on my Camera. In iMovie I've selected play back via Camera.
Now I can see what iMovie does with my material on the TV and that's the
final result quality.
b. Yes there are a tool for brightness and contrast in iMovie under Effect - tool
but it is very crude and nearly unusable.
If You have or have a friend that have - FinalCut Express or pro - the tool to
alter the picture quality is greatly more advanced. You could in such case
Capture Your clips there and fix the apperance and save back to a new tape
in Your Camera to cont. working from this.
Yours Bengt W

Video Playback Dark

Whenever I playback video using Quicktime, or in Final Cut Pro, just video playback period, videos are always very dark, and details hard to see. When I playback the exact same video (trailer from apple) then it plays back fine and with brightness and detail on a Cinema Display. Is that natural? I have a MBP with Glossy Screen.

Ron, this is slightly confusing to me:
+Whenever I playback video using Quicktime, or in Final Cut Pro, just video playback period, videos are always very dark, and details hard to see.+
So for the above, I assume (from what you say in the second sentence) we are talking about video trailers from Apple, correct? Here is your second sentence:
+When I playback the exact same video (trailer from apple) then it plays back fine and with brightness and detail on a Cinema Display.+
So are you saying that you are not using Quicktime or FCP when you play back the "exact same video trailer" that you played the first time with bad results? What program are you using when the Apple video trailer plays back fine?
Sorry to just be asking questions without providing any advice or solution, but I am trying to understand better.

Snow leopard video too dark

i just installed snow leopard and my ichat video is really dark, people can barely see me now. anyone else have this problem? or know how to fix it?

Hi,
Were you using iGlasses in Leopard ?
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