Frames Washed Out/Desaturated When Exporting
- April 26, 2024
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When I export a video (about 30-40 minutes long), there are a few frames at almost 2 minutes that are desaturated/washed out and lower quality; the problem occurs at the same exact spot each time. However, in the preview window of Premiere Pro, everthing looks right -- no issues at all.
I am including the following screen shots:
- H.264 export result right before the problem starts
- H.264 export result right after the problem
- H.265 export result right after where the problem was happening
- Premiere Pro preview right where the problem should be
The odd part is this: a few frame earlier, with the same exact text and background (nothing changed) everything is fine. It doesn't make a difference if I export directly using Premiere Pro or through Media Encoder.
What I'm Using (all up to date per Creative Cloud)
Premiere Pro v 24.3
Media Encorder v. 24.3
Camera Raw v 16.2.1
My Export Settings
Format: H.264
Fame Size: Full HD (1920 x 1080)
Frame Rate: match source
Field Order: match source
Aspect: match source
Render at Maximul Depth (checked)
TV Standard: match source
Use Maximum Render Quality: checked
Render Alpha Channel Only: unchecked
Time Interpolation: Frame Sampling
Performance: Software Encoding
Profile: High
Level: 5.1
Bitrate Encoding: VBR, 2 pass
Target Bitrate: 30
Maximum Bitrate: 50
Effects: on, but nothing checked
Metadata: on, but nothing checked
System Changes What I Tried
Disabling "Effects" in export settings - no difference
Clearing Adobe cache (Edit > Preferences > Media Cache > Delete) - no difference
Checking for updates - updated Premiere Pro today, made no difference
I also ran various tests to see if anything improved.
Test 1: Export only a couple minutes that included that section
Result: the problem did not occur.
Test 2: Export from the beginning of the video to about a minute after the impacted section
Result: the problem did not occur
Test 3: Export full video as HEVC (H.265)
Result: the problem did not occur
Thus, this seems to be limited to H.264 and when I export the whole video.
