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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

    Thanks Neil! 

     

    I actually tried that method where I changed the Override option set to Rec.709 and that didn't work. I tried so many things like also changing it to Rec.2020 and also going into the sequence settings. Nothing was bringing my video back to its original vibrant color. 

     

    The only thing that worked was going in my camera, uploading the video to iMovie, and then turning the HDR off before exporting it. 

     

    If this information helps, I would love some advice on how to fix this more efficiently. I shot my videos in Cinematic & HDR on my iPhone 13 Pro and they are in Dolby vision. The color profile of the video (according to my Macbook) is BT.2020 HLG (9-18-9).  The properties of the video (according to Premiere pro) has a Color Space: Rec. 2100 HLG .

     

    Again, it's sad that I have all these great new devices and it's only seems to be more of nuisance than a reward. 


    I understand the frustration. However, technically, you can't use nor transmit those wonderful images (as viewed in your phone) in HDR because as I noted, most systems and screens can't display it correctly. Even if you could get that exact image into Premiere, and export it, most viewers could not possibly see the same image. Because ... as noted above.

     

    You see the problem there? What use is capturing something if you can't produce media that others can actually see what you see? And yes, that is totally frustrating. But it's reality, and really, always has been in video post production.

     

    The iMovie thing is a transform process to Rec.709 for export. Similar to the Override to Rec.709 option in Premiere Pro. The particular formula they use seems to fit your sensibilities well, which is fine.

     

    The particular transform used in Premiere doesn't 'auto-do' what you want to the image values, but the data available should be the same. And the Color Workspace is where you'd perfect 'the look' you want in Premiere.

     

    And of course you can find a group of settings in the Color Workspace with the Lumetri panel, that get the feel you want, save those as a Lumetri preset ... and then simply drag/drop that preset from the Effects panel onto a whole bin of clips in the Project panel, and apply it to all clips in one action.

     

    Is it totally slick? No, not really, but it's workable. And for many things in video post, the Ideal we can imagine isn't possible, but there's a workable process to get as close as one can. So ... we always do what's possible.

     

    Neil

    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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