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October 15, 2021
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Loosing pixel quality when exporting

  • October 15, 2021
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Hi,

Is it possible to maintain the pixel quality / crispness of the preview in Premiere Pro 21 when you export? I am findinding that the export of 1920x1080px in H.264 format is desaturated and not as sharp as the edited preview in Pr specifically on desktop.

 

My goal is for the export to match the Pr preview, does anyone have any ideas?

 

Thanks in advance 

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R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
Legend
October 15, 2021

Part of the issue may be that the Mac OS uses their in-house color management utility, ColorSync. Which for some totally non-comprehensible reason was set to mis-apply proper Rec.709 video standards. It uses gamma of 1.96 rather than the prescribed 2.4, and ... does not apply the second (display transform) of the two required transforms.

 

So things from PrPro viewed out in QuickTime will normally look less contrasty, less saturated. Which may be part of the issue. VLC follows proper Rec.709 standards on most Macs. Which is why Jeff recommended checking with it.

 

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
    Jeff Bellune
    Jeff Bellune
    Legend
    October 15, 2021

    Short answer: Yes, it is.

    Now as to why you aren't getting that result, you need to provide some info.

    1. What operating system?
    2. What specific version of Pr?
    3. Where did you get your source video and how was it filmed?
    4. Please post a screenshot of your export settings.
    5. What software are you using to view the exported footage?
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    default30q8t0tswfc6Author
    Participant
    October 15, 2021

    Hey Jeff,

     

    Appreciate your help.

    Please find responses below:

     

    1. What operating system? macOS Big Sur, Version 11.2.2
    2. What specific version of Pr? Version 15.4.1 (Build 6)
    3. Where did you get your source video and how was it filmed? Professionally shot - don't have detail
    4. Please post a screenshot of your export settings. Please find attached

       

       

    5. What software are you using to view the exported footage? Quicktime

     

    Jeff Bellune
    Jeff Bellune
    Legend
    October 15, 2021

    5. Try VLC. What you're seeing may be a Quicktime gamma issue.

     

    Also, try re-importing the exported file into Pr and viewing it there in the Source Monitor. Does it look any different than it did in Quicktime Player?

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      Community Manager
      Sumeet Kumar ChoubeyCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      October 15, 2021

      Hi there,

       

      Sorry about the poor experience. Would you mind sharing a screenshot of the sequence settings & the export settings that you have used? Also, let us know the specifications of the media files that you are working with. We're here to help, just need more info.

       

      Thanks,

      Sumeet

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      default30q8t0tswfc6Author
      Participant
      October 15, 2021

      Hey Sumeet,

       

      Thank you for such a prompt response.

      Please find requested attached 

       

      Thanks,

       

      Tom

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