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Britbox
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December 18, 2021
Question

4K video exports desaturated

  • December 18, 2021
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Original video is from iphone 12  4k quality looks great in both VLC and Quicktime. I edit and then export in PE 2021 with the BEST 4K setting possible and it comes out looking desaturated in both video viewers. Looks worse in QT but still not same quality in VLC as it was originally. This is very frustrating as it looks like i"m using a filter and I don't want that. Any suggestions what could be going on? Would upgrading to PE 2022 fix this?  See screen shot of video clip bleached out is after rendering at 4K (same settings as import) of the 2nd photo which is screen shot of the original. Thanks for any help!!

 

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Community Expert
December 18, 2021

I'm confused.  Which is the output?  Left or right?  In either case, what you have is not normal.   To work through this a lot is needed.   

 

What is the makeup of the iPhone video?  Post the "tree view" from the (free) program called MediaInfo.

 

What are the project settings and how did you set them?

 

What are you doing in the project?

 

What exactly are the output settings?  Maybe a screen shot?

 

No, upgrading to another version is not the fix.   

Britbox
BritboxAuthor
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December 18, 2021

I have 4k video from my iphone. I am trying to edit it on my macbook in PE2021. The export settings for the Premeire elements is set at same settings as the imported video  but yet the quality doesn't look as good as the original video it looks desaturated and not as crisp and clear. Thanks for any advice!

Legend
December 18, 2021

Like Bill, I'd like to know more details about the original footage.

 

Can you open your iPhone video in the free download MediaInfo. In MediaInfo, set View to Text and then copy the text of the report and paste it to this forum.

 

It's quite possible a color mode or setting in the original. Or it could simply be the way VLC reads HEVC video.