I guess one way is to place two copies of the video clip on parallel timelines. The adjust the back one for the maximum brightness for the clip. Gradually change the transparency of the front clip by keyframing it, to display the parts of the finished video the way you prefer.

Hi Clark -

There's no need for that - you can keyframe brightness! Just about all clip attributes are keyable.

Just select the clip, then click Keyframe. Expand the Fix/Enhance section and you can insert & set brightness keyframes.

Screenshot attached.

Cheers - Tony
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Keyframe brightness does work. I find keyframing exposure better in that highlights aren’t blown out as much in many situations. There are more ways to skin a cat.

Cool !!!!

Tony,

I just tried your suggestion. It worked like a charm.

Thanks much,

Clark

Tony, another question then.. Is there a way to keyframe video speed?

And back to exposure versus brightness, I've read on this a bit. Exposure is better when the entire image or video is dark. Brightness is better when parts are too dark.

In the early days of cinema, they used something like that. The film they used was very slow, so they could only shoot in bright sunlight. In order to give the impression of night scenes, they reduced the exposure setting on the camera which caused the whole image to look dark. It was called "day for night"...I think there's a movie with that title as well. Even many of the early black and white Gunsmoke episodes were shot in day for night. Regards,
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Quote: Is there a way to keyframe video speed?

In a way... though it's not keyframing as we typically use it in PDR.

By setting different "Time Shifts" and using Ease In/Out to transition between speed changes, you can "keyframe video speed".

Screenshot example attached. To explain, the clip was shot at 960fps and processed in camera - Sony RX10 III. The screenshot shows the first & final sections sped up & the middle left as recorded. Ease in/out was applied.

Here's the processed clip - not a supreme example, but an example none-the-less.



Cheers - Tony
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