Premiere is exporting a mix of underexposed and overexposed elements

Forum|Forum|9 months ago
June 12, 2025
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I'm trying to export an edited clip (originally a .mov file) and am etting this warning: "Source Color Space (Rec. Rec. HLG ) cannot be exported with current export settings of the selected format. Export color space (Rec. 709) will be used instead. Update the video encode settings to export in source color space."

I'm not sure how to update the video encode settings per their suggestion.

When I export anyway the results are overexposed video with an underexposed .png logo in the upper third and what seem to be the right shade of captions that were created in Premiere. The previews I see during editing are all underexposed. For example, our white logo w/ transparent background registers as gray (with the one splash of color intact but muted).

Lumetri basic correction is toggled on. Toggling it off had no effect. I've never encountered this issue before.

Exporting using the Adobe Media Encoder didn't make a difference either.

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Sumeet_Kumar_Choubey

Community Manager

Hi Matthew37330961n8ju,

Welcome to the community! As R Neil Haugen suggested, it could be an issue with a mismatch in the color space settings of the media, sequence, or export settings. Please share a detailed screenshot of the Export Setting used & the Color Management tab under Sequence > Sequence Settings.

Thanks,

Sumeet

R Neil Haugen

Legend

You seem to have a mixed selection of media color spaces, apparenly a Rec.709/SDR sequence, and ... you haven't set your color management up in Premiere to handle this. Easy to fix.

First, go to the Lumetri panel's SETTINGS tab, the tab NAMED Settings.

That's where all the CM options in Premiere now "live".

Set auto detect log, display color management, auto tonemapping all to on. Sequence to Rec.709. They have I think one option in there called "Direct 709" which may help you at this time.

If the graphics appear over-bright, go to the sequence, click on the graphic to select it, and go to the Settings tab and set the color space of the clip to say HLG or any log option. Premiere will now tonemap that graphic correctly.

Any other questions, ask away!

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

Kevin J. Monahan Jr.

Community Manager

Hi Matthew,

I read your message. @Sumeet Kumar Choubey - can you take a look at this for Matthew?

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio

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