No, this is not just a subjective or screen adjustment thing. Apples-to-apples comparison, screengrab of both side-by-side (Premiere CC on left, Premiere CC 2014 on right), on the same screen. Of course, this is assuming that the colors are the same between Premiere CC and the first version of Premiere CC 2014, but I don't recall there being a change. This image on here looks less clear than it does when it's actual size, but that's true for both sides. Yet, if I squint, or look away and look back to this image, my eyes always come back to the yellow. By that subjective measure, the yellow stands out more. However, here's objective measurements to show there is a noticeable difference. The yellow's brightest pixels have a brightness of between 96-99% (depending on which pixel you sample, I've included which pixels I've used below), with the background being 26% brightness. So, the yellow is approximately 70-73% brighter than the background. Notice also that the background itself is slightly lighter - if we made the background on the left as dark as the background on the right, the contrast would be even greater. On the blue text, the brightest pixels have a brightness value of 74%, the background has a brightness level of 20%. That's a difference of 54%. So, measuring objectively... Yellow to background luminance difference: 70-73% Blue to background luminance difference: 54% And to show that I've truly compared apples-to-apples, here are the locations and values of the exact pixels I sampled: One other thing that's worth noting... That dotted underline that used to show up on the old version is GONE. That also helped isolate the values and make them stand out. Now, I suppose you're wondering why I just spent so much time trying to prove this point. If I were to see someone else make a post like this, my initial thought would be "wow, this guy doesn't have a life!" For some people it may not be a big deal, color and brightness perception works differently for different people, both on a physical and psychological level. But for those of us who do see it (pun intended) as a big deal, it's a question of ergonomics, not just taste.
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