TV programmes post processed ?

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Sorry about the title but I couldn't think of anything better. Do TV programmes get processed in the way that Photoshop can process still images. The reason I ask is that I watched last week's George Gently and the colours were muted as to add to the atmosphere and memory of the time yet the Peter Kay comedy after was bright and crisp
 
Yes, it's called grading.
 
I find this really annoying. After having spent a shed load of money on a HD 4k utra tv and pay extra for the HD channels to have the picture dumbed down to add "atmosphere". Surely colours are just the same now as they were back in whenever the programmes are set. A daffodil for example was just as yellow as it is now.
 
chris954 said:
I find this really annoying. After having spent a shed load of money on a HD 4k utra tv and pay extra for the HD channels to have the picture dumbed down to add "atmosphere". Surely colours are just the same now as they were back in whenever the programmes are set. A daffodil for example was just as yellow as it is now.
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No,colour was only invented in the 60s and it wasn't as good then as it is now,before that everything was black and white,I always watch "old" programmes converted to 405 lines on an old cathode ray TV, it's much more authenticer.
 
Ever noticed the green tinge in the Matrix films? Film is art. The colours are part of this.
 
Dale_tem said:
Ever noticed the green tinge in the Matrix films? Film is art. The colours are part of this.
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Ah but there was only a green tinge when he was "in" the matrix. When he wasn't, it was blue tinge. (or vice versa, I forget)
 
TCR4x4 said:
Yes, it's called grading.
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This, and it happens in just about everything. The 'standard' being for blue shadows and gold highlights, which creates a perception of higher contrast. It's alos very common for period pieces to be shot with low saturation to add a sense of nostalgia - the same way amateur photographers keep doing at 40s events.

Both of which can really work well if used well, of course there are travesties - go and watch the Aviator. Everything looks like it's been shot on Kodak EIR film.
 
crofter said:
No,colour was only invented in the 60s and it wasn't as good then as it is now,before that everything was black and white,I always watch "old" programmes converted to 405 lines on an old cathode ray TV, it's much more authenticer.
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I'm pretty sure the US had colour television in the 1950s...
 
crofter said:
No,colour was only invented in the 60s and it wasn't as good then as it is now,before that everything was black and white,I always watch "old" programmes converted to 405 lines on an old cathode ray TV, it's much more authenticer.
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Yes but in real life, everything was coloured just as it is now.
So why the need for a programme set in, say, the 50's or 60's, use filters to try to recreate how the picture might have looked if viewed on TV in that era.?
(Sorry if that's not what you meant Rob!)
 
Rapscallion said:
Bo!!ocks!
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Do try to keep up.
IN REAL LIFE (ie...not on the telly), daffs were just as yellow as they are now, bluebells as blue.
It only looked that bad on TV back then because film tech and tellies were rubbish.
There is no need to use special effects when filming to make the programme looked aged.
 
viv1969 said:
Do try to keep up.
IN REAL LIFE (ie...not on the telly), daffs were just as yellow as they are now, bluebells as blue.
It only looked that bad on TV back then because film tech and tellies were rubbish.
There is no need to use special effects when filming to make the programme looked aged.
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Still don't believe you. I've seen the pictures to prove it.
 
chris954 said:
I find this really annoying. After having spent a shed load of money on a HD 4k utra tv and pay extra for the HD channels to have the picture dumbed down to add "atmosphere". Surely colours are just the same now as they were back in whenever the programmes are set. A daffodil for example was just as yellow as it is now.
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You saying you expected every programme and film to be all sunshine and lollypops then? As Bart simpson say`s, "Sucker" :D
 
Yes, you can edit videos just as much as you can with pictures in Photoshop, just a tad harder is all.
 
Practically everything you see on screen will have been colour graded.

The chance of it not being would be like a professional photographer (an actual professional) shooting in JPEG and uploading/printing the shots straight from camera. Not gonna happen! (you would hope :bat:)
 
Does it deteriorate over time? I've often wondered why effects in some films/tv shows look really bad a few years after first release.
 
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