Color mismatch issue from Premiere Pro to PS and back to Premiere Pro

[yash-lucid]

I need to remove a logo from Premiere Pro, by exporting a frame, editing in Photoshop, and importing the new plate into Premiere Pro - however the colors do not match.

Here is a video of my workflow and issue.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fmipx5eMw31MuUlYdeQ_6LkBwkGEYr4u/view?usp=sharing

As you can see:

- I cannot find the exact 709 profile which the PNG has

- I didn't include in the recording, trying a JPG snapshot which shows a different colour profile (sRGB)

- I tried to use the preserve profiles option with no luck

Color science is not something I am well versed in. Please assist.

Also included are the sequence settings:

Media Info

SPECS

• Intel Core i9-14900HX

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

• 64GB DDR5 RAM

• 1TB SSD

• All latest Adobe/Win11Pro/and video drivers
• DELL SE2419HR 24"

[D Fosse]

In Photoshop, Edit > Assign Profile > Rec.709.

I see there's a few varieties of Rec.709, but the Gamma 2.4 version is probably the safest.

[yash-lucid]

I just tried that and got the same result

[Claire H.]

Hi @yash-lucid, thanks for the update! Assigning Rec.709 Gamma 2.4 in Photoshop often helps, but if the mismatch persists, try this:

1. Export a TIFF from Premiere instead of PNG/JPG to preserve color data more reliably.

2. In Photoshop, use Edit > Convert to Profile (not just Assign) and convert to Rec.709 Gamma 2.4.

3. When saving, embed the profile explicitly.

4. Re-import the edited TIFF into Premiere and verify the match.

Also, ensure Display Color Management is enabled in Premiere (Settings > Color). This workflow usually resolves gamma and contrast shifts between apps. You can check your color and fine-tune if needed in the Comparison View. I hope this helps! ^CH

[yash-lucid]

Thank you, I know you marked this as solved however it is not yet. Please advise?

Screen rec: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11DT9r6nRfkms34YlirMIypJZfCjxxD-w/view?usp=sharing

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

When I extract frames like this, check what profile, if any, is attacjed to teh file. Usually it come sin Untagged, If so, make sure to save the revised frame file WITHOUT checking any embedde profile.

[D Fosse]

Screenshots are a special case.

To match a screenshot to the original file, assign your monitor profile first, then convert to the color space of the original file.

A screenshot is in monitor color space. The numbers have already been converted to the monitor profile - but that profile is not embedded in Windows. You have to assign it yourself. In MacOS the monitor profile is embedded. Assigning the monitor profile matches the visual appearance.

The next step, to match both numbers and appearance, convert the screenshot from the monitor profile to the original color space of the file.