Bright contrast when rendering video.

Question

Hello! When I render my project in primiere pro (Updated) My video is vastly brighter than the preview in editing. Does anyone know how to fix this issue? Thank you.

R Neil Haugen · Answer

Your color management wasn't set correctly, that's why.

Ergo ... study the documentation Ann linked to.

TL/DR ... set DCM on, also auto detect log and tonempping.

Set sequence to Rec.709/SDR, use only SDR/Rec.709 export presets, the ones without the HDR forms (HLG or PQ) in the preset name.

Viewer gamma ... pick your poison, if you're on a Mac without reference modes.

The rest of the population, pick viewer gamma by the ambient room light of your 'grading' time ... if a moderately bright to bright room, use gamma 2.2. ONLY use gamma 2.4 if in a (mostly) darkened room. Which is the correct "professional" grading ambient ... not quite a black room, but not much light, and a totally neutral (gray) surround of the grading station.

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