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August 13, 2025

Colorimetric bug in After Effect with DNG sequence opened with Camera raw

  • August 13, 2025
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Hello,

 

I have a bug on:

 

1. After Effects V 25.3.2 (with Neat Video plug-in)
2. on Mac Studio 2022 (M1 and Sequoia 15.5) and MacBook 2019 (Sequoia 15.6).
3. DNG Sony FS7 camera RAWs, which I open in AE in: All Files/Camera Raw//Camera Raw Sequence.
4. The expected result is colorimetric conformity between Camera Raw and After Effects (a workflow I've been using for 8 years without any issues until now, but stopped using for at least several months). The actual result is a completely different colorimetry in After Effects (see visual 2) compared to the desired colorimetry set in Camera Raw (see visual 1). This either manifests itself immediately in the case of the Mac Studio, or for the MacBook Pro after changing the frame rate, for example, in Interpret Footage/Frame Rate/Conform To.

 

I wanted to attach three DNG files to simulate the sequence, as well as the XML file for the RAW camera settings, but I got a site error: The content type clip0000132_0000000.dng in the attachment (image/x-adobe-dng) doesn't match its file extension and has been deleted.

 

I still have several hundred rushes shot over the past 10 years that I have to process as I go through this workflow, so if it stops working, it would be a disaster!

 

Thanks in advance.

12 replies

nishu_kush
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 21, 2025

Thanks for reaching out, florenceb86532011.

As I understand, you're importing a DNG Sequence into After Effects. When you import the sequence, it will open in Camera Raw, where you can adjust the color settings. However, the colors in After Effects appear different from what you see in Camera Raw. Is that correct? Please share a few DNG files so that we can test this on our end, as well as your After Effects project, so that we can check the settings. You can upload the files to a cloud (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc) and share the link.

Looking forward to your response.


Thanks,
Nishu

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August 13, 2025

Bonjour,

 

J'ai un bug sur :

 

  1. After effect V 25.3.2 (avec plug in Neat Vidéo)
  2. sur mac studio 2022 (M1 et Sequoia 15.5) et macbook 2019 (Seqoia 15.6).
  3. Rush RAW de caméra Sony FS7 en DNG que j'ouvre dans AE en : Tous les fichiers/Camera Raw//Séquence Camera Raw. 
  4. Le résultat attendu est une conformité colorimétrique entre Camera Raw et After effect (workflow utilisé depuis 8 ans sans problème jusque là mais plus utilisé depuis au moins plusieurs mois). Le résultat réel est une colorimétrie complètement différente dans AFter effect (voir visuel 2) par rapport à celle voulue et réglée dans Camera Raw (voir visuel 1). Soit ça se manifeste tout de suite dans le cas du Mac studio, soit pour le Macbook pro après changement de la cadence, par exemple, dans Interpréter le métrage/Cadence/conformer à.

 

Je voulu vous joindre 3 fichier DNG pour simuler la séquence ainsi que le fichier xml pour les réglages camera RAW mais j'ai eu une erreur du site : Le type de contenu clip0000132_0000000.dng de la pièce jointe (image/x-adobe-dng) ne correspond pas à son extension de fichier et a été supprimé.

 

J'ai encore plusieurs centaines de rushs tournés depuis 10 ans que je dois traiter au fur et à mesure par ce workflow, donc si ça ne fonctionne plus je suis très mal !

 

Merci d'avance.

 

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August 21, 2025
nishu_kush
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 3, 2025

Duplicate thread merged. 


Thanks,
Nishu