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lucyeden
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March 10, 2023
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Color and light altered in imported files

  • March 10, 2023
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I imported files from my iPhone for a project and the footage is washed out and tinted green. I figured it was an issue with interpreting the iPhone footage and just went through and edited to colors as best I could.

 

But upon exporting, the colors altered again and reverted back to the normal appearance of the footage (but with the color edits I applied so now it's totally off). Also, I added a still png file at one point and that tinted green as well so that means its not just the iPhone footage.

 

And on top of that, if I remove the color settings I added in premier and export as is, it become wayyy over exposed in the exported file. Whats going on?! Please help!


I attached some images to show what is happening:

1 = how fottage should appear and how it is on my phone 

2 = how it displays in premiere

 

 

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Correct answer lucyeden

Thank you for those videos!! The second one finally got me a solution by doing this: 

 

1. Download this custom LUT: https://bryanadamc.gumroad.com/l/hdrconversionlut

2. Set sequence working color space by going to Sequence > Sequence Settings and choose Rec 2100 for the working color space

3. Select all used footage in the project panel and right click and click Modify > Interperet footage and at the bottom set the color space override to Rec 2020. Then under Input LUT, choose 'Add LUTs' from the dropdown and import that custom LUT I mentioned earlier

4. Under Premiere Pro > Preferences > General, be sure the three check boxed shown in the attached image are on.

 

That finally got it right! (And this is what specifically worked when using iPhone HDR footage) 

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R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
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March 10, 2023

Basic Color Management 101. Which we all have to learn now.

 

You must set clips to the working color space of the sequence, or set the sequence working color space to match the clips.

 

For Rec.709/SDR sequence work, select one or more HLG color space clips in the Project panel.

 

Right-click/Modify/Interpret Footage.

 

Set the Override-to option to Rec.709.

 

Redo the color work on the sequence.

 

Use only export presets matched to the sequence working color space.

 

Neil

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Averdahl
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AverdahlCommunity Expert
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March 10, 2023
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Whats going on?! Please help!

 

By @lucyeden

 

This is the new color management in Premiere Pro. Carl Soule at Adobe created two videos that explain everything you need and must know. Well spent minutes to look at:

 

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    lucyedenAuthorCorrect answer
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    March 10, 2023

    Thank you for those videos!! The second one finally got me a solution by doing this: 

     

    1. Download this custom LUT: https://bryanadamc.gumroad.com/l/hdrconversionlut

    2. Set sequence working color space by going to Sequence > Sequence Settings and choose Rec 2100 for the working color space

    3. Select all used footage in the project panel and right click and click Modify > Interperet footage and at the bottom set the color space override to Rec 2020. Then under Input LUT, choose 'Add LUTs' from the dropdown and import that custom LUT I mentioned earlier

    4. Under Premiere Pro > Preferences > General, be sure the three check boxed shown in the attached image are on.

     

    That finally got it right! (And this is what specifically worked when using iPhone HDR footage) 

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    Xavi Simben
    Participant
    April 27, 2023

    Thanks for the LUT. However, I must say the footage does NOT look exactly as the original one on the iPhone. I see all my footage too dark and with too saturation. I am unable to understand why this is happening and it's a complete nightmare, and nobody is able to provide a valid explanation and/or solution, rather than going back to the 2021 version.

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