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IndianaPwns
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June 10, 2026

ProRes color/contrast differences - 422, 422HQ, 4444 XQ

  • June 10, 2026
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Adobe Premiere 2026.2.2 (Build 3). I have been roundtripping (export > reimport) .mov ProRes exports from my timeline and noticed a contrast/gamma shift on my ProRes exports. Image is noticeably darker.

Seems to only be affecting exports from .R3D source material.

This is new and should NOT be happening.

Funny thing is...this change only seems to occurs in 422 HQ, 4444, and 4444 XQ - not in 422.

- Color Management is off.
- Same exporting from Premiere or Media Encoder.

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I’m pretty sure this has to do with exporting R3D footage to ProRes.

Dynamic-linked clips to AE and exported. It does NOT have this problem.

Ladies and Gentlemen - we have a Premiere Bug.

***** I am at a full standstill right now and this is ruining my deliverables timeline. Someone - please help. *****

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    KatieToo
    Community Manager
    KatieTooCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    June 10, 2026

    Hi ​@IndianaPwns 

    Welcome to the Premiere Pro forums! We are glad to see you here. Thanks for providing which version of Premiere you’re having issues in with the R3d to ProRes exports, both directly from Premiere, and the same with Media Encoder. If you could include screenshots or a sample clip, that’d be appreciated. We did need a few more details to try to help with the issue. Please see, How do I write a bug report?

    I did also see your comment mentioning that disabling Color Management in Sequence Settings helped solve the issue. So if you disable that, everything appears as expected?

    Sorry for the frustration and hope we can help soon! 

    Thanks for reaching out,
    Katie

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    IndianaPwnsAuthor
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    June 10, 2026

    Disabling Color Management IN SEQUENCE did prevent this issue, but this shouldn’t be happening and is a big offshoot and unnecessary step.

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