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Much of this video is kinda dark so I upped the exposure and brighness, also sometimes the saturation:

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Yeah, always pay attention to the histogram.
I forget this too often.
But it can be a nice way to tell your story and give a certain 'mood' to it.
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Montfrooij Posted at 11-6 07:12
Yeah, always pay attention to the histogram.
I forget this too often.
But it can be a nice way to tell your story and give a certain 'mood' to it.

But how do you make rather dark scene brighter without overexposing? Also, do you think it was a little oversaturated at times?
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How do you like the thumbnail?
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Mkurr Posted at 11-6 16:51
How do you like the thumbnail?[view_image]

I used chroma key to edit out part of the background
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Mkurr Posted at 11-6 09:50
But how do you make rather dark scene brighter without overexposing? Also, do you think it was a little oversaturated at times?

Are you flying manual mode, of auto exposure?

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Mkurr Posted at 11-6 16:51
How do you like the thumbnail?[view_image]

For youtube?
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yes
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Mwa.
I would try to make something with a more clear subject.

But were you flying manual mode or auto exposure?
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I'm not sure if you read that question
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Montfrooij Posted at 11-7 04:53
I'm not sure if you read that question

Auto, that's why some scenes started out brighter than they end....
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Mkurr Posted at 11-7 11:03
Auto, that's why some scenes started out brighter than they end....

Strange.
Normally DJI makes for a rather 'average' exposure.
Did you change the EV compensation?
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Montfrooij Posted at 11-7 13:11
Strange.
Normally DJI makes for a rather 'average' exposure.
Did you change the EV compensation?

I don't think so...
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Mkurr Posted at 11-7 14:13
I don't think so...

Ok. That's odd.
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Cool footage.
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A few thousand others agree!
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Mkurr Posted at 12-4 18:10
A few thousand others agree!

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You could consider brightness rather than exposure and Vibrance rather than Saturation.
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AlansDronePics Posted at 12-8 13:52
You could consider brightness rather than exposure and Vibrance rather than Saturation.

Do you think that would help?
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Mkurr Posted at 12-10 09:49
Do you think that would help?

They do make a difference.
Exposure is the amount of light to which a photograph or a video is exposed. Brightness is a property of the final photograph which tells how “bright” the photo appears.
Brightness is a visual perception which enables the observer or the viewer to see an image as bright or dark. The brightness is often quantified using the RGB scale. RGB scale, which stands for Red, Green, Blue scale, is a three dimensional color space where any color can be quantified using the R, G, and B values of the color.
Exposure level on a photograph depends on several factors. The shutter speed is one of the factors that control the exposure. Slower the shutter speed, higher is the exposure level. Aperture size is the other controlling mechanism that controls the exposure. Larger the aperture, higher is the exposure level. External light is also a factor, but it is not controllable by the camera unless a flash light, or reflectors are used. ISO value is not a factor that measures exposure; it is rather a sensitivity adjustment of the camera.
If exposure of the camera goes too high, the picture gets overexposed, and details are washed from the picture. If the exposure is too low, the picture becomes underexposed thus making the picture dark. A fine adjustment for exposure is available by using the exposure compensation.
What is the difference between Exposure and Brightness?
• Exposure is the amount of light that is incident on the sensor in the process of taking the picture.
• Brightness is how bright an object appears in the picture.
Vibrance is always the better adjustment, because it selectively strengthens weak colours whereas, Saturation boosts all colours equally. i.e. it makes reds redder and pink skin lobster red.
I hope this helps, but for such an easy test, just try it. You still might not like the result, that no one can guarantee, but it will show the differences between effects.
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AlansDronePics Posted at 12-11 01:30
They do make a difference.
Exposure is the amount of light to which a photograph or a video is exposed. Brightness is a property of the final photograph which tells how “bright” the photo appears.
Brightness is a visual perception which enables the observer or the viewer to see an image as bright or dark. The brightness is often quantified using the RGB scale. RGB scale, which stands for Red, Green, Blue scale, is a three dimensional color space where any color can be quantified using the R, G, and B values of the color.

Thanks for the tips!

Interesting that you should say lobster... Because I have a video with just that subject (and I suspect that I did use saturation)
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