Colour on export doesn't match the colours within premiere pro in the preview.

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Hey, I'm hoping someone can help me because this is driving me bananas.

The colours I see in the Premiere Pro preview are very different to the export, the export appears to be extreamly saturated, the big difference being the blacks and also the skin tones are very very red once exported. I've spent hours going through the various solutions that are mentioned here and elsewhere and nothing seems to work and I have no idea how to fix it.

I'm editing on Windows for reference as there seems to be a Mac issue so it's not that.

I've also tried adjusting the viewer Gamma which seems to be a reccuring problem for people, doesn't matter what I set, the issue is the same.

I can't seem to find an issue with anything in the export settings either.

This has come about because I have changed my camera and am shooting in log and adding a conversion to Rec 709 and then adding adjustments to that. I previously used a different camera and didn't shoot in Log and didn't have an issue.

If anyone can point me in the direction of a solution it would be appreciated.

I've attached as many relevant screen shots as possible as well as screenshots of the difference between the 2 images, they are both shown on the same monitor

R Neil Haugen · Accepted Answer

Color management must be handled as a system. When you just do parts here and there, you haven't. Ok?

First ... All color management is in the Lumetri panel Settings tab.

So that's where you set all things to handle everything from project to sequence to clip.

You don't have the main things on you need, so ...

Display color management.
Extended Dynamic range if on a Mac.
auto detect log.
auto tonemapping.
Sequence color space Rec.709.

Do all those, and now Premiere will create a properly managed Rec.709 sequence and export correctly, no matter the original color space/dynamic range of the clips involved.

I don't know if you're on a Mac, that's an important detail.

Viewing gamma

1.96./Quicktime is only for those on Macs without Reference modes who want to mimic that off-standard Mac display transform and have their stuff look similar outside Premiere but only if viewed on a Mac without Reference modes ... and in QuickTime PLayer or Chrome or Safari.

In VLC or Potplayer, using the standard transform, it will be darker and more saturated, as it will appear on all other screens out there.

gamma 2.2/web isn't because of going to the web! It's the standard gamma for working color corrections for Rec.709 media while working in a normally lit or "bright room" environment.

gamma 2.4/broadcast is for working color corrections in a very dark room, as speciified for professional colorists.

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