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Zealous_outfit157F
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October 29, 2024
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Extreme color shift and pixellation of phone video when exporting

  • October 29, 2024
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Hi, I'm getting extreme changes in color when exporting videos shot on a Google Pixel 8. This happens on PP 23 and 24. The footage looks fine in Premiere, but in the export preview window, and in the export itself, the colors shift dramatically, into horribly garish hues. There also tons of pixellation.  This happens at every export setting I've tried.  I'm on windows 10. I've attached screenshots of the original video and export.

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R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
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October 29, 2024

Not using correct color management is the problem. And the options change dramatically each major version. 25 x has had amazing upgrades to its color management.

 

 

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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Zealous_outfit157FAuthor
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October 29, 2024

Thanks Neil - and thanks for all your helpful posts here, I can't tell you how many times  Google search has led me to one of your posts answering my question on this forum! 

 

So I just installed 25 and unfortunately encountering the exact same issue. What's so bizarre is the footage looks fine in the timeline, but as soon as I go to export, the preview window shows extreme color changes and pixellation. Maybe it's worth mentioning I'm changing nothing about the clip - no color or other effects - except for normalizing audio and making a few cuts. 

 

If you have any other suggestions, I'd very much appreciate them! 

R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
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October 29, 2024

Well, provide your full settings list for Color Management.

 

When this happens, typically, it's HLG media (though sometimes PQ) not properly managed to a Rec.709 timeline, then exported. The fix for that is a unified set of CM to get where you want to go.

 

In 25.x, display color management, auto detect log, and auto tonemapping to on.

 

Set the sequence working space to Rec.709.

 

Use only export presets that do not have HLG or PQ in the preset name.

 

There is a second, separate issue, after export, but ... only on some Macs.

 

But as you're on a PC, I'll not talk about that here.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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