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With Premiere Pro v 22, new features around color management for H.264 and HEVC have been introduced. This FAQ will show you how to fix clips that appear overexposed or oversaturated due to these new features. Caution: iPhone shoots HDR by default.
So why do HLG files look saturated/over-exposed in Pr v 22?
In the previous version of Premiere Pro (v 15.x), HLG media was treated as Rec.709 & the sequence created from that media also used Rec.709 color space.
In Premiere Pro v22, H264 and HEVC are color managed, and the HLG media is treated as Rec.2100. So a timeline created from HLG media in v 22 will automatically be assigned HLG color space.
However, in v 22 opening a project created in the previous version (which had HLG media on Rec.709 timeline) results in HLG to Rec.709 conversion. This causes the clips to look saturated/over-exposed in the newer version of Premiere Pro.
Note: This only happens with projects (HLG media + Rec.709 timeline) created in the previous version. Newer project files will have the appropriate color space assigned and will show the correct preview.
How to solve this issue in v 22?
You may manage the color space of the entire timeline made from HLG clips.
You may also color manage individual media files.
How to correct saturated/over-exposed previews during H.264/HEVC export?
If you have edited in an HLG timeline & would like to export in HLG, please ensure that you use the following export settings.
Please note that the Match Source presets use Rec. 709 color space & might result in an incorrect preview if used to export a sequence based on Rec. 2100 HLG color space.
For the full HDR broadcasters workflow, see this page in the Premiere Pro User Guide.
Hope this helps.
- Sumeet
Karl's video may help you understand how the HDR workflow all works.
For users recording their footage on a Sony Venice camera, using the Modify>Interpret Footage workflow will not work for those clips!
Venice uses the older unmanaged workflow, with a Source Clip Effect that has a toggle switch, and LUTs to adjust from there. You can batch-adjust these clips with an effect preset.
To see what I mean, load a clip in the Source monitor, and then open the Effect Controls panel. You should see something like this!
You can remove the source effect from there.
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No idea why you can't get the log settings to work correctly.
@Kevin-Monahan or @Sumeet Kumar Choubey ... got any ideas for assistance here?
Neil
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Hi Tim,
As we discussed on the phone, the Source Settings option for the VENICE files should give you the control you need. Attached is what I see on my computer; I look forward to talking with you on Monday to see what is happening in your particular case.
Regards,
Fergus
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For me, it was changing the performance to software encoding that finally worked.
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For me it was going to the Media Encoder > export settings > preset > H624 match source - HLG
Also this youtube was helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLBfRjHFwOU
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That's happened on a few Macs ... @Sumeet Kumar Choubey or @Kevin-Monahan would be better at answering it I think ...
Neil
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Hi,
I've not yet seen this issue. Sorry about that. In Premiere Pro > About Premiere Pro, can you verify you are working in 22.5 from the About screen?
Thanks,
Kevin
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Yes, I am working in 22.5.0 (build 62):
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Sorry, Robert. Can you try 22.6 Beta?
Thanks,
Kevin
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Thank you! This was super helpful and fixed my problem. It was driving me crazy trying to understand what was happening.
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What would you recommend for Premiere Pro export settings when editing iPhone ProRes HDR footage for Instagram Reels so it uploads as HDR on Reels?
I edited in Rec. 2100 HLG, exported in the same (codec: Apple ProRes 422 HQ), and tried uploading 4k & 1080p – that looks horrible on Instagram.
Then importing and exporting both existing footage in apps such as Apple Clips, Spark Camera, and other apps supporting HDR export (which were successful uploads), but no matter what I did, and the file size (from 155MB to 8GB), the Reel would be posted dark, pixelated, and nothing near the original...
PLEASE HELP
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Did you use presets that had HLG in the preset name? The standard presets are all set for SDR/Rec.709 work. We need to use the provided presets with HLG in the preset name.
Neil
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If you are asking for export presets – no. I have no problem exporting a fantastic and clean HDR video. Still, the problem is uploading to Instagram Reels, so I am trying to figure out what export settings I need to do for it upload successfully as HDR video on Instagram Reels.
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I'm not clear from your comment which presets you're using. As I said, you must use the correct presets for HDR work.
After that, you will need to check with say the Instagram system as to their specs. HDR is still very much uncivilized at this point, it's the Wild Wild West. And that can be very frustrating as a file will play correctly here ... but not there ... at times.
Neil
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The problem is not the export itself. It exports great.
I exported with the following custom settings/preset:
- Format: QuickTime
- Video Codec: Apple ProRes 422 HQ
- Export Color Space: Rec. 2100 HGL
Sequence settings:
- Working Color Space: Rec. 2100 HGL
- CodecApple ProRes 422 HQ
I completely agree it is the Wild Wild West, with no guidelines or suggestions at all from their side.
However, since your last message, some of my testing posts turn HDR after about 12 hours of being online.
I have checked with many of my friends on my Instagram post on different devices and even on non-HDR screens on Android, and the quality improved, and the image is brighter and sharper than the initial upload. So BANANAS! If I had to guess, Instagram was processing it.
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Ahh, yes, that inteminable wait for online services to completely process the media.
That's an issue with so many people messing with settings to get the 'right' upload settings for SDR or HDR. It's so normal to look at it after you've uploaded and immediately think ... well, that didn't work ...
And then later after you 'fixed' it, it ... doesn't look like that either!
Annoying. Very ... annoying.
Neil
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But I never experienced it would post it without entirely processing it.
The user experience is destroyed this way, let alone waiting 12-18 hours, which is the average lifespan of a post... LMAO...
What Premier Pro export settings would you recommend to decrease the file size, but keep it HDR?
The lowest I could get for a 90-second HDR video is 2GB, and I had to turn it from 4k to 1080p.
This is my first and last HDR video editing and uploading until they get their processing together.
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Oh, export settings for file size vs Q ... that's a rabbit hole as big as getting into color spaces!
And while I'm happy to help with color, long-GOP export settings details aren't something you want my help with. I'll be as interested in the answers others could post as you are.
Neil
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Lol, fair enough! Thank you for all your replies. I truly appreciate it!
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It's March 2023 and this is still an issue. I now have clients who do their own in house editing sometimes and complaing to me why all the footage is blown out and weirdly exposed! A media file played back in the apple finder should appear the same way in premiere without some additional colour shift applied... It's confusing and clients have uploaded edits with the badly auto coloured media in premeire! Freelance shooters who hand off media to other editors now face this problem with not ensuring the media is looking the way they shot and lit a scene or shot without letting the editor know about the problem during import or exporting proxies.. Major problem with all long form projects like broadcast and documentaries.
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Hi Curtis,
Can I get some more information about what you're seeing with what version of Premiere Pro? Does this post help describe how to resolve what you're seeing?
https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/overview-of-automatic-log-video-detection-in...
If it doesn't, I'm happy to jump on a call with you to discuss.
Regards,
Fergus
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Premiere still does not export what I see in the preview. I've spent hours reading posts and trying the settings, tricks and work arounds but the export is still oversaturated.
The only thing that works is recording a screen grab with OBS. Seriously.
Somehow OBS writes the color accurately to the mov file. However OBS has its own issues recording motion so the video stutters - it's not a usable workaround.
The source footage was shot on an iPhone 12 ProMax in Filmic Dolby Vision. It looks amazing in Premiere but awful in the export. My final result is uploaded to Vimeo. The OBS file renders accurately in Vimeo while the uploaded Premiere export looks oversaturated.
I am posting here in hopes that someone may have additional insight on how to address the oversaturated exports.
Or why OBS accurately captures and retains the onscreen Preview color, which is visible in the video playback & on Vimeo