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Mar 28, 2025 9:19 PM UTC
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Misinterpreting Rec. 709 Metadata as sRGB

Hey everyone, I’m running into an issue where Premiere Pro is misinterpreting a file with Rec. 709 metadata as sRGB. The file itself (received from the colorist) has the correct Rec. 709 color primaries and color space metadata (checked in VLC, Davinci Resolve), but when I import it into Premiere, it defaults to sRGB.

Has anyone else encountered this? Any idea why Premiere might be doing this. Manually setting the color space in the Interpret Footage dialog fixes it, but I’m wondering if there’s a deeper issue with sequence settings or a potential bug in Premiere, why Resolve and VLC can interpret it properly?

I’m using Premiere Pro 25.1.

 

Thanks in advance!

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Adobe Employee
Mar 29, 2025 2:36 AM UTC

Hi,

Please help in sharing a sample media. It will help in isolating the issue you are seeing.

 

Thanks,

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R Neil Haugen
Legend
Mar 28, 2025 9:24 PM UTC

By the specifications, Rec.709 is sRGB  ... period. The HDR formats can have varying color spaces, but SDR/Rec.709 is simply sRGB.

 

What is yours showing?

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Participating Frequently
Mar 28, 2025 10:15 PM UTC

Thank you for your answer. 

Sorry, my knowledge isn’t enough to properly explain this, but when I import the file into DaVinci Resolve or play it in VLC, the colors look fine. However, when I import it into Premiere, the colors appear washed out until I manually set the clip to override Rec. 709 instead of the default sRGB in modify/color.

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R Neil Haugen
Legend
Mar 29, 2025 12:31 AM UTC

What is the clip's color space?

 

What's your viewing gamma setting in Premiere?

 

Mac or PC?

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