HDTV (Rec. 709) working color space missing

Report · Aug 03, 2024

There used to be a "HDTV (Rec. 709)" and "HDTV (Rec. 709) 16-235" under working color space. I find HDTV (Rec. 709) is the perfect color space for roundtriping with FCPX and also to avoid colour shift when playing back in Mac, so I have used it extensively.

Since a few versions ago, suddenly "HDTV (Rec. 709)" went missing. Only "HDTV (Rec. 709) 16-235" is left available, which unfortunately does not provide the same result.

Old project that is saved with "HDTV (Rec. 709)" working color space, when opening the color setting, will give error:

"After Effects warning: Profile "HDTV (Rec. 709)" is missing, invalid or has incorrect file permissions. ( 83 :: 0 )" (see screenshot)

Unfortunately, rolling back to previous version of AE does not bring back the profile. It seems once you updated it, it is lost forever.

Report · Aug 22, 2024

Still the same in the latest 24.6.0 updated. Developers, please fix this!

Report · Sep 01, 2024

I have found out that since an update (possibly somewhere in June 2024), at /Library/Application/Adobe/Color/Profiles, the color profile "VideoHD.icc" was updated. Previously VideoHD.icc is "HDTV(Rec 709)", and there is also "HD_Display.icc" which is "Reg 709 Gamma 2.4".

However after the update this June, VideoHD.icc was replace by the duplicate of HD_Display.icc, which is in fact the "Rec.709 gamma 2.4" profile. I believe this is a bug.

For a temporary solution, I am able to download the original VideoHD.icc from before the update.