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Inspiring
Dec 19, 2024 4:20 PM UTC
Question

Encoding error with Media Encoder vs PP encoding

I'm having a strange issue whcih is new on a project. When rendering in PP, everything is fine, when rendering in ME, the gamma and colour of one cameras clips is wrong and also an overlay that is hiding some cropping of the frame is not being rendered. This is a project that I have been working on for a few months and everyhting was fine until the latest update. The error occurs on both Windows 11 (latest) and Mac Sequoia 15.2. Both PP and ME versions are the latest. I would upload frame grabs of the issue, but the forum is not allowing me to upload jpegs for some reason. I've attempted to attach them.

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R Neil Haugen
Legend
Jan 15, 2025 7:55 AM UTC

You may not be aware that this is primarily a user to user forum? We get some assistance from staffers, for which we all are grateful. But the standard "help" here is peer assistance.

 

You may note my stats if you check, I do have rather a lot of help provided to users. And further, others pay me to advise and to train them on this stuff.

 

Your choice of course. Fix it, or wait. Ain't hurting me any.

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Inspiring
Jan 15, 2025 2:22 AM UTC

Please stop. Thanks.

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R Neil Haugen
Legend
Jan 15, 2025 1:54 AM UTC

Of your two images up top, sadly unlabeled, the upper looks to be HDR improperly tone-mapped/normalized to Rec.709, the lower looks to be log-ish not normalized (expanded) to Rec.709.

 

So all "we" on the forum can know, is that you have an image not being correctly handled by the CM of 25.x, but "we" don't know which way the issue lies. Just that you have one.

 

Working troubleshooting from incomplete data is always a catch-up game. And as frustrating for 'use' as it is for you.

 

Which is why giving data always is wise. And helpful. And saves a ton of time.

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Inspiring
Jan 15, 2025 1:19 AM UTC

Thank you for your input.

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R Neil Haugen
Legend
Jan 15, 2025 12:53 AM UTC

Auto detect log and auto tonemapping are essentially inter-dependent. That's why I asked. I'm rather experienced in color management both in Premiere and Resolve, for near a decade now.

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Inspiring
Jan 15, 2025 12:44 AM UTC

Thanks but it is not the issue. I'll wait for Adobe to reply or a fix.

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R Neil Haugen
Legend
Jan 15, 2025 12:24 AM UTC

You haven't answered the last question. It is important data.

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Inspiring
Jan 14, 2025 9:46 PM UTC

Hi...just checking in to see if there is any resolution to this bug upcoming? TIA

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R Neil Haugen
Legend
Dec 19, 2024 7:28 PM UTC

Do you have both auto detect log and auto tonemapping on? 

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Inspiring
Dec 19, 2024 7:00 PM UTC

I just tried disablng 'auto tone mapping' in the sequence and the results are the same...one clip is misinterpreted in ME.

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