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michaelm11605974
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July 31, 2025
Question

AVC Intra 100 MXF Metadata Colour

  • July 31, 2025
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Hi,

I've noticed Adobe AVC Intra 100 MXF files have the below colour metadata:

 

Color range : Limited
colour_range_Original : Full

 

Telestream (Vantage) AVC Intra 100 MXF files only has:

Color range : Limited


Adobes extra metadata of colour_range_Original : Full - Appears to be confusing other video transcoders outside of Adobe software resulting in the colours being lifted.

What is the reason for this extra metadata?

1 reply

jamieclarke
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 31, 2025

Hi @michaelm11605974 -   Thanks for raising this you’re right to notice that Adobe AVC Intra 100 MXF exports include both Color range: Limited and colour_range_Original: Full.

As of version 25.3, Premiere Pro has begun honoring DataRange metadata in MXF files but currently only for DNxHR/DNxHD. For AVC Intra, proper interpretation is still pending, and in the meantime, Adobe applications may rely on other metadata fields or known heuristics (e.g., gamma or camera profile) to determine how to treat signal levels.

We understand that conflicting metadata can create issues in external tools that interpret the colour_range_Original tag too literally. This is a known challenge across the industry, and improving control over color range handling is something we’re actively looking into.

michaelm11605974
Known Participant
July 31, 2025

Hi,

 

Thanks for the reply. This isn't a camera file. It's an MXF export of a sequence from Premiere Pro using your AVC Intra 100 Preset.

 

 

jamieclarke
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 31, 2025

Hi @michaelm11605974 -  Could you please share a screenshot of the MediaInfo output for your original files?  That will help us better understand how the color range metadata is being handled.