#CONTROL BRIGHTNESS IN VDMX DOWNLOAD#

be forewarned, however: every time you un-check these toggles, you're telling vdmx to render at the resolution of your main output window, as opposed to the resolution of your source footage. Lastly, and this applies only if you've got any fx processing going on, you could try un-checking the 'use source res' toggles- first in the group, then in the individual layers. try some DV clips, try some QVGA clips- experiment, and find what works for you. Secondly, you could try using different footage- since clips are, by default, treated within vdmx at their native res & compression, this can also make an enormous difference. i really can't emphasize how much of a difference this can make. i'm assuming you didn't do this, because your description of artifacting in the dark areas of the pictures would seem to indicate that your contrast and brightness controls are out of whack (lord only know what your gamma curves look like). first of all, i'd recommend calibrating your monitor if you haven't done so already- this can make an *enormous* difference, and should always be performed. There are, of course, things you can do to make your output look better.

if you're going to take screenshots (which we'd love to see), please take them with the main output displaying your clip- without fx, please- alongside the same clip opened in quicktime player.

the compression artifacts may be more or less evident, depending on the fx that are being applied to them.

#CONTROL BRIGHTNESS IN VDMX DOWNLOAD#

since the sample clips are all 320x240 compressed as pjepgs (to make the download smaller), i would expect them to look blocky when blown up to 10 times their native resolution. By default, vdmx renders all it's clips at their native resolution, in their native colorspace.

Control brightness in vdmx