Export color way different than preview window

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April 15, 2024
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using windows 11 and premiere 2023 23.1.0 (build 86)

why is the exported video (first one) way different? I applied Lumetri color to all the clips...

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R Neil Haugen

Brainiac

Color management is something everyone must learn. You didn't match your clip to your sequence to your export settings.

In the Color Workspace Lumetri panel, the tab named Settings is where the color management controls live.

For most users Display Color Management should be on, Mac users also set Extended Dynamic Range on.

Viewing gamma ... some Mac users may prefer gamma 1.96/QuickTime though 2.2 and 2.4 will be better for non-Mac viewing.

Auto detect log and auto tonemapping are interactive and for most users should both be on.

Set the Sequence color space to what you will be exporting to. Then use an export preset that matches the color space of the sequence.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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dudeoflife123Author

Participating Frequently

Thanks but it should not be this difficult.

I made new premiere project. Imported a clip. Created sequence from clip (so it should use settings from that clip) Made some edits and did some color corrections . Exported. Looks weird not as it shows in the preview window.

Anyway I called adobe support they are working on my computer getting it to work.

R Neil Haugen

Brainiac

It isn't difficult at all. But with multiple color spaces available the user has to tell the app what you want.

And it looks like you didn't take the 30 seconds to check your CM settings, to ensure it knew what you wanted to do. And that's all ... about 30 seconds.

I understand you didn't know that this was needed. Total sympathy there, I've been there many times too.

But as you have at least three different ways you could take that clip for exports, how is Premiere supposed to guess correctly?

Any of which, is the correct way for different needs you may well have. There isn't one "correct" way to use that clip.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...