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EthanT9999
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December 28, 2020
Question

iPhone 12 HDR Video Support in PremierPro?

  • December 28, 2020
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Hello,

 

When I import videos from my iPhone 12 Pro to PremierPro, they look washed out, or overexposed.  As I understand things, this is becuase Dolby HDR is not supported.

 

Is there a work around I can use to get the color back in my videos?

 

Also, any idears when Aobe will eventually provide support for Dolby HDR?

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    estebanlr
    Participant
    January 29, 2022

    Import footage into iMovie 10 (I'm using 10.3). Export as ProRes maximum quality file. Bring those clip(s) into Premiere - they look perfect. iMovie appears to render HDR into usable/normal ProRes footage.

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    Hillary2691
    Participant
    February 18, 2022

    I'm so glad I'm not the only person having this problem. 

     

    The iMovie tip WORKS! I've been working on this for 3 days and have been on the verge of tears. I shot beautifual video on my iPhone 13 Pro, I moved the footage to my new Macbook Pro and it looked great. But when it went to Premiere Pro, it turned it into crap. 

     

    I hope there is an easier solution soon then turning off HDR off all my videos because I have 170 for just one project. 

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    February 18, 2022

    Shooting in HDR formats, unless you actually have need of HDR, is an issue for certain. So until you have a full setup including monitor for working in HDR, it's probably wiser/easier to make sure the phone is set to SDR/Rec.709.

     

    Note, I work with a lot of pro colorists daily, most of whom have still not delivered one HDR job. And the vast majority of screens out there don't work well/properly if at all with HDR. It's coming, for certain ... but we're still on the 'bleeding edge' of it at this time.

     

    There is an easy way to "fix" all of those clips in one action. In the project panel, select all the clips. Right-click/Modify/Interpret Footage, and use the Override option set to Rec.709.

     

    That will get all of them working in a Rec.709/SDR timeline correctly.

     

    I'm including links to two forum FAQs ... the first on the massive changes to color management/options/behaviors in Pr2022, and how to work within the new system, plus what's currently broken and awaiting fixing. The second is on the changes to monitoring in HDR workflows, if you do wish to work in HDR ... as the monitor settings/setup and use are also different from Pr2021.

     

    Neil

    FAQ:PremierePro 2022 Color Management for Log/RAW Media



    How to Set Monitors for HDR work in Premiere Pro 2022?

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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    nomdeploom
    Participating Frequently
    November 10, 2021

    I just downloaded a bunch of video from an iPhone 12 Pro Max, and then spent all day trying to figure out why the video was so overexposed as to be unusable when imported to Premiere.  I tried every Codec in the system, and setting the working color space to Rec.2100 HLG as suggested in another thread.  It didn't work.  Can anybody tell me how to uninstall Premiere v22 and go back to something that works?

     

    There is nothing more frustrating than "upgrading' to a new version, and finding that things you've always done don't work.  Things like importing video and expecting it to look like it does in its native format, for example.  What a disaster.

      StarViewStudio
      StarViewStudio
      Participant
      November 13, 2021

      EXACTLY!  I am a professional Music & Video Producer and PROFESSOR who has been using Premiere since the early 1990's. I am under a deadline for a big project for a Sli Training movie,  and because of the quality and size of the camera, it was used EXTENSIVLY in the slopes. Now I have this BOGUS DISASTER. ADOBE should REFUND our monthly payments until it is resolve! Shame on ADOBE!

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        nomdeploom
        Participating Frequently
        November 13, 2021

        DavidAMusial:

        My files from the iPhone were 60fps 4K, with the HDR switch turned on (unfortunately, this might be the source of the entire problem).

         

        It took the better part of a day in trial-and-error to come up with this; here is a workaround that might work for you:  
        Set the sequence to: Editing Mode DNX 1080P

        Display format 60fps Timecode

        Working Color Space:  Rec 709

        Preview file format: DNX 1080p60Codec:  DNxE

         (check) Composite in Linear Color.

         

        Then, I created a preset with corrections to brightness, contrast, and color, to apply to every imported clip to the timeline:  These were arrived at by matching a scene in the timeline (not the source window, because that won't reflect the preset corrections) to an original clip shown on the same screen in Quicktime.  The corrections were substantial, e.g. brightness -40, contrast - 10, colors +110.  Your mileage may vary.

         

        Then I rendered the sequence with the following settings as a final check so I could open the original and the rendered product in Quicktime to compare:

        Format: Quicktime

        Preset: Adobe Stock 4KDCI

        Video Code: Apple Prores 422HQ

        HDR Graphic: 300

        Export Color Space: Rec 709.

         

        Now, of course you may be exporting to some completely different format, but I *think* the important things here are the HDR Graphic setting of 300, and the Export Color Space.

        I am anything but a pro, but I've been using Premiere for over a dozen years.  I can't explain why the above worked for me, or whether it will work for anyone else, but it's perhaps a framework to come up with your own workaround.

         

        BTW, I had 4K video to start, but will end up with an HD end product, so I used Media Encoder to downsize all the video clips.  I found that doing that meant I had to redo the color corrections, as those I laboriously came up with when I was testing with the 4K clips no longer were applicable.  Again, I have no idea why.

        russs1073
        russs1073
        Participating Frequently
        October 31, 2021

        This is not a perfect get around by any stretch, however, I popped a black colour matt under my footage and then reduced the original footage opacity - I think EthanT9999 has a decent suggestion, although I'd taken  my footage off the phone and couldn't find a way to get it back on lol

        Alejandro797
        Alejandro797
        Participant
        March 1, 2021

        Can you resolved the problem? I have a iPhone 12 Pro Max, with the same problems

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        Mark24073202xvbs
        Participant
        April 17, 2022

        No one can! I have to go back Final Cut Pro. What a wasted of money. 

        R Neil Haugen
        R Neil Haugen
        Legend
        April 17, 2022

        Actually, most people can. And have.

         

        Yea, there are changes that have been confusing. So it takes a few minutes to puzzle out the new processes and behaviors.

         

        Neil

        Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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        EthanT9999Author
        Participant
        December 28, 2020

        I just figured out one kind of workaround, although rathery hokey.

        I load the video on my iPhone into iMovie.  From there, I make no edits but when I'm saving the new movie I can unselect the HDR option.  Then, transfer the new video from iPhone to my PC and load into Premier. 

         

        Voila, beautiful color is back!

        But, I have over 30 videos I would have to do this to.  There's got to be a better way .....   😞

          Ann Bens
          Community Expert
          Ann BensCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          December 28, 2020

          I have the 12 pro max. HDR Video looks fine. Not washed out at all in 14.7.

          Ann Bens
          Community Expert
          Ann BensCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          December 28, 2020

          Set color space to 2100HLG.

           

          https://helpx.adobe.com/nl/premiere-pro/using/lumetri-hdr.html

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            EthanT9999Author
            Participant
            December 28, 2020

            Thanks, just saw your suggestion.  Unfortunatley, I had already tried this and it doesn't appear to be working for me.

             

            I'm not a professional video editor.  I'm just a guy out hiking who wants to share the experience via Vimeo.  So, I was really hoping to export to the H.264 Vimeo settings, but retain the beautiful color I see on the iPhone.

            The MXF format one gets following the export options in the article does not appear to be supported on my PC.  

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