ffdhsow: Apply to TV only

[capone]

I use ffdshow for everything, so I'm pretty familiar w/ it. I'm trying to think of a way to greate a condition where it only applies to GB TV (in timeshift, if that matters). I know how to do it for file types, etc, but I can't think what may specifically separate tv viewing.

What i'm trying to do is improve the color output for the 150. I, like other, wrestle w/ some washing out and overbrightness (and tweaking alone will not fix). I know I can improve w/ the color correction in ffdshow, but I don't want it to change playback of recordings (which seem fine) or other files that use mpeg playback.

Application match would work if cueing off recording service would do it. I don't think ratio would work since recodings would be the same.

I have ideas, but am holping someone could save some trial and error if they know.

[capone]

Maybe a more specific qustion for sub or some knowledgeable individual would be what is specific about playing a file/decoder while watching TV, vs watching the recorded file or another file that would use the decoder (eg, a DVD).

[capone]

I just have the 150 and a decidcated system. I can get ok color/bright w/ some playing, but it's problem on some models (mine being one). It takes a sampling of an image to get a white balence, and it washes out news brodcasts a lot w/ the lights and bright sets.

I get great color from the vid card and recordings. I just need to be able to change the lum on live tv only.

[capone]

I appreciate it, but it's not that I can't adjust it or that I don't know what's wrong w/ it. I know if I can get just the TV to be detected by ffdshow alone--leaving the rest of the mpeg2 playback alone, I can apply some luminance offset through the Picture properties filter.

What it will put in is the rich darks and natural shadows--the kind you see in the shadows under someone's cheekbone or under their chin. Using just contrast/bright you can make them darker or lighter, but you can't add the natural texture you need.

I can grab a pix tomorrow to show what I mean (the CNN morning news washes out w/ that bright set they use). Outside of wintv, can you get a screen capture in GB? The effect is more drastic there.

[capone]

This is what I'm talking about. The 1st is where the scene is filled w/ very bright tone w/ little to compare and get a good whitepoint for, it blows out the highlights. The other two (the 2nd being the shame channel/time) show that in normal viewing, it's fine. Even a very white image (eg, lots of clouds) it's fine. It's the bright color that attacks the brightness.

If I can specifically lower the lumenince high piont, it would be good all around.

[KingArgyle]

Capone,

Is there a way for FFDShow to look in a specific directory for the LiveTV file. If so, you should be able to setup a rule that will apply to any file played back in that directory. I'm not overly familiar with setting up FFDShow for that type of stuff though.

[capone]

That may be the ticket. They have a "on file name w/ wildcards". I'll give that one a shot. Thx much and I'll let folks know how it goes.

[capone]

Interesting...I can't get ffdshow to engage on video. It is working on audio. I kind of thought it was always doing some post-processing on video w/ the raw setting on.

[dragonfiregum]

lol looks like you got the same crappy quality as me with your cartoons and your dark shows... i dont get lighting problems..
(i use a ati theater pro 550 btw ) So if you figure out how to fix it tell me.
im talking about tipsters second image and
your 6_resize.JPG (37.4 KB, 0 views

[capone]

That image doesn't show it well, but my animation quality is probably the best thing I get. Very crisp and fluid.

My darks have been better since I got the high whitepoint lowered through some fluke ("cops" used to look like a guy in uniform in front of a black screen in night shots).