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reliable_power5D3A
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Jun 19, 2020 4:41 PM UTC
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Color shift when exporting to ProRes

I'm having an issues where when I export a timeline as h264 (Youtube 1080p Full HD preset) the colors look the same as when viewing in my timeline. However, when I export as ProRes 422, the colors change. Skin tones become redder and shinier.

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    Sriramy600
    Inspiring
    Oct 11, 2021 5:28 PM UTC

    Just to chirp in but online uploads to Youtube and Vimeo etc. are known to have that redshift. To compensate in my work flow I simply take a timeline color grade and adjust the red hue overall to make all the reds a touch more yellow and it comes out great in the final upload.

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    rachelcenter
    rachelcenter
    Legend
    Oct 11, 2021 5:29 PM UTC

    but i'm losing saturation. its not a red color issue

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    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    Jun 19, 2020 5:40 PM UTC

    Premiere is then working correctly. It can't change the color management within your machine however, and that would be down to the differences in how your machine is treating those formats.

     

    Neil

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      reliable_power5D3AAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      Jun 19, 2020 6:28 PM UTC

      Thanks, that's what I was beginning to suspect. I'm curious to look into how my machine displays it more. I'm curious as the why ProRes is interpretted so differently than other settings I've tried. I wonder if it's the codec or the mov container. MXF files match my timeline, for instance.

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        R Neil Haugen
        R Neil Haugen
        Legend
        Jun 19, 2020 6:31 PM UTC

        If you're on a Mac, it is due to the way ColorSync works. On PCs ... can be various things.

         

        Neil

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          Sumeet_Kumar_Choubey
          Adobe Employee
          Jun 19, 2020 5:02 PM UTC

          Hi doitinpost,

           

          Sorry about the poor experience. Have you tried previewing the exported ProRes media in Premiere Pro and checked if you are getting a correct preview? Also, please attach a screenshot of the Export Settings and of the difference that you are getting between the previews.

           

          Thanks,

          Sumeet

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            reliable_power5D3AAuthor
            Participating Frequently
            Jun 19, 2020 5:17 PM UTC

            This may just be an issue with how colors are rendered on my machine during playback outside of Premiere?

             

            I'm exporting using the ProRes 422 preset - not changing any settings. The export preview matches my timeline when viewed in the Premiere export window, but when I watch the file back in VLC player after export, I see the color shift.

             

            However, if I bring that exported 422 file back into Premiere, the colors match my timeline again when viewed from within Premiere.

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