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Thorm88
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October 25, 2022
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Colors wrong after export

  • October 25, 2022
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Hi folks!

 

I upgraded my pc yesterday and upgraded from 15.4.1 to the latest 22.1 version, now I am having severe issues.

 

In the preview screen my colors are perfectly edited and look original as they should but when I export my edit the colors are clearly wrong (way too much red, exposure seems to be off too). I am not a newbie, I know about color spaces and export color space but all of them are set correctly to Rec 2001 HLG! However, even though everything is set correctly, the colors in my final render dont look like my preview. What am i doing wrong?

 

I would appreciate fast help, my client expects my delivery soon but unfortunately I can't downgrade to version 15.4.1 because adobe doesn't offer a download of that pp version anymore. 

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ANATOLY21970513o1nj
Participant
March 3, 2023

I have this issue only recently.
Also been working with PP for 7 years. 
The last 1 year worked with HDR videos in Rec.2100 HLG format.
The source footage camera DID NOT CHANGE.
However, today when I work with 2100 color space and then export it in H.265 -> the exported colors are TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

PLEASE HELP! 

Look at the screenshot: 
- the exported color tone is completely different (reddish midtones AND blue-ish highlights)
- the source video has no adjustments, it's just freshly dropped on the timeline with Sequence Settings Rec.2020HLG.


R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
Legend
March 4, 2023

What is the project graphics white set to? I notice the 100IRE/nits setting in the Export dialog, and I'm presuming that is what this project has.

 

Would you try setting that in the Project settings to 203, which is the more normal option for most usage? See if that makes a difference.

 

And past that, do you have the preferences option for Display Color Management set to on?

 

What happens if you re-import the file into Premiere? Does it look the same as within Premiere above?

 

Neil

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Media Editor
Inspiring
October 26, 2022

Before you upgraded you should have done some research to determine if there are any issues in upgrading.

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Fiscal26024333b2n2
Participant
July 24, 2024

Oh yeah - 'cause it's our job as users to make sure the company doesn't completely BRICK our system or projects when they push their dubious "upgrades" onto us (often, without a whole lot of choice, as detauked by OP).  Nice job, Corporate Apologist esq.  People like you are the reason these companies feel entitled to walk all over us and jeopardize our portfolio.

Ann Bens
Community Expert
Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 25, 2022

Premiere Pro V22 - Understanding Color Spaces, HDR, and what that might mean to you - YouTube

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    Thorm88Author
    Participant
    October 25, 2022

    Thanks, this fixed it for me, but why is adobe not telling their users that they have to do this? This is insane, a standard user is never going to figure this out and will just give up and get another product instead. The idea that you have to reinterpret your entire footage and sequence to rec 709 before editing is bonkers. It used to work just fine with older versions of premiere. I am speechless, what a terrible terrible idea!

     

    Regardless, thanks for the help!

      R Neil Haugen
      R Neil Haugen
      Legend
      October 25, 2022

      No, it's bringing modern user-controlled color management into Premiere, so we can choose to work in Rec.709 or two forms of HDR, HLG and PQ.

       

      Yes, it's a pain in some ways to have to learn new tools. Yes, they hid the blame controls!

       

      But my UserVoice request for an Essential Color Management Panel has now been changed to "in progress" ... so maybe someday soon we'll see an actual dedicated separate panel for color management. That will make it a lot easier to track what's going on, to check and to change things.

       

      Neil 

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