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Set black and white points in FFmpeg with the colorlevels filter
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What this guide covers
For editors with washed-out or flat footage who want explicit control of black and white points. It maps the FFmpeg manual's four example looks (darker, lighter, more contrast, brighter) to the controls that produce them. Based on the manual only; no command was run.
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Guide title
Set black and white points in FFmpeg with the colorlevels filter
Coverage
For editors with washed-out or flat footage who want explicit control of black and white points. It maps the FFmpeg manual's four example looks (darker, lighter, more contrast, brighter) to the controls that produce them. Based on the manual only; no command was run.
Example
A hypothetical hazy clip starts from the manual's contrast values and then tries a slightly stronger pair; the second pair is untested and nothing was run.
Useful starting points
- Use the same value on red, green and blue; unequal channel values add a colour cast.
- If highlights clip or shadows crush, the input points are too aggressive; move them back toward their defaults.
- Input points and output points do different jobs; mixing them up gives the wrong look.
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