Edited Video exports way too bright

[Angus23253339ncc2]

i am making a really simple video - just some facial close ups i filmed on my iphone, but when i put it onto premier pro and then export it, it basically makes the whole face pure white and i havent even adjusted any of  the colours, exposure etc... plz help!!

[rjkidder]

Project export is washed out, too bright

I'm a new user of Premiere Pro 2024 (v24.5.0) on my MBP (Sonoma 14.6.1) and the video sales piece I've completed —while looking great on both of my displays— is washed out when exported to MPG4. Here is a screenshot of a sample frame side-by-side comparing a frame inside of PP with the same frame exported to QuickTime. (So it's not a monitor color problem.)
The photographer in me says my whole video is a full f-stop overexposed but I'm guessing this is a gamma problem somewhere in settings.
Whenever I search the web for various fixes, invariably I cannot drive to the same menu settings suggested. I can only assume that PP22024 has changed where the settings were to have been found in earlier versions.

I haven't customized any pre-sets...I'm just stumbling my way through. My goal is to upload this to YouTube or local real estate sites. (Trying to sell our condo online).
Like many Adobe subscribers, I can use Media Encoder to help thats's the way to go. I just want to do it "right".
Thanks in advance for your help!
Robert

[R Neil Haugen]

You aren't setting your color management correctly. It's not a "gamma" issue,  and I've no understanding why people think incorrect color management is a "gamma" issue.

That appears to be HLG color space media, a form of HDR. Except used on a Rec.709 sequence, without correctly interpreting the footage for Rec.709/SDR color space. So it's exported incorrectly.

Go to the Settings tab of the Lumetri panel. Turn on Display Color Management, auto detect log, auto tonemapping, and set the sequence to Rec.709.

Do not then use export presets with either HLG or PQ in the presets name.

And the viewer gamma is your choice. This only changes the way the file is displayed by the way. As you correct the file different with one setting or another.

Gamma 2.4/broadcast should be used IF you are "grading" in a pretty dark room.

Gamma 2.2/web should be used if you are working in a normally bright room while doing corrections.

Gamma 1.96/QuickTime should be used if you are on a Mac without Reference modes for the monitor, and only care about how the file looks on yours or other Macs without Reference modes. As it will be a bit too dark everywhere else.

VLC and Potplayer may give a more normal or closer to correct view of files outside Premiere than QuickTime Player, on Macs without Reference modes.

[rjkidder]

Thanks, Mr. Haugen...I'll get on it and see whether I can follow your exact steps.
'Very respectful for your time and expertise.

Robert

[R Neil Haugen]

It's far more complicated than it used to be, so  there's more we all need to know.

I work for/with/teach pro colorists so this is something covered in discussions constantly.

[rjkidder]

Well...SUCCESS! I did manage to find "Display Color Management" and checked it and "auto detect log..." but not "auto tone mapping". And though I did find Rec. 709 on another screen, it was grayed out. Bottom line: my export looks great. Thanks again. It's cool that you experienced experts will tolerate incompetency and still help folks like me!