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November 16, 2023
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Why does my video look darker in After Effects?

  • November 16, 2023
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Hello! I have been using AE for a long time and never found a solution. 

 

When importing any video to AE it looks darker, no matter the color profile settings, I have tried sRGB, Rec709. Then when exporting, the final output file mp4 looks fine, same as the source video.

 

So my question is, Why does AE make the video darker? what if I want to do a Lumetri Color Retouch in AE? or any retouch. Color displayed is not accurate.

 

See attached image as example. Thank you in advance.

Left: Original Final (MOV) Screenshot in iMac
Middle: AE Screenshot (Rec709 color Profile)
Right: Output file mp4 (Screenshot in iMac)

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Correct answer nishu_kush

Welcome to the community, Aitor Canto.

Are you using Quick Time to preview your media? If so, please check out the following article: https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/quot-why-does-my-footage-look-darker-in-premiere-quot-color-q-amp-a/td-p/4788414

Hope it explains the issue. Feel free to reach out.

 

Thanks,

Nishu

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nishu_kushCorrect answer
Legend
November 16, 2023

Welcome to the community, Aitor Canto.

Are you using Quick Time to preview your media? If so, please check out the following article: https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/quot-why-does-my-footage-look-darker-in-premiere-quot-color-q-amp-a/td-p/4788414

Hope it explains the issue. Feel free to reach out.

 

Thanks,

Nishu

Participant
November 20, 2023

thanks a lot! I will have a look a it. 

Aitor