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LayMission
LayMission
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February 25, 2022
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Lumetri Color Eye Dropper Not Working - Only Picking Red

  • February 25, 2022
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When using the eye dropper tool with Hue vs Hue or Hue vs Sat, or any of them, the selection is always red.I I tried restarting, trashing preferences, unplugging second monitor (that was the issue for others with this same problem but aparently not for me).

Not sure what else to try.

 

(Note: eye dropper works fine with Photoshop)

 

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)

Apple M1 Max

64GB Memory

MacOS Monterey version 12.1 (21C52)

 

Premiere Pro Version 22.2.0 (build 128)

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Correct answer LayMission

There was some scaling going on with some of the footage, but I don't think that was the issue (I was putting 4k footage into a 1080p timeline at 50% scale).

Thanks to a private message from @Kevin-Monahan, the solution was to start a new project and import the entire broken project into the new one. 

This worked for boith of the projects that were manifesting this issue, and I have not clue why, but I'm glad it is resolved. 

The app has not been updated since then, and trashing preferences and any other solution didn't work either.

 

For future readers, all I did was:

 

1) Open a new project and save it in the same file location with the same name but add something like _B or _test at the end to distinguish the file.

2) go to your project panel, right click and and select "import..."

3) select the project that is giving you the issue, and click "Import"

4) select "Import Entire Project" and cllick "OK"

5) save the file

6) test to see if the problem was resolved, and if resolved, you can delete your old project file, and rename your new one

 

 

3 replies

R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
Legend
February 26, 2022

Is there any scaling going on with the image? Although that shouldn't do this to get all red either.

 

Any other effects on that clip? I spend a good bit of time yesterday and today doing this exact same thing ... without issue.

 

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
LayMission
LayMissionAuthorCorrect answer
Participant
March 17, 2022

There was some scaling going on with some of the footage, but I don't think that was the issue (I was putting 4k footage into a 1080p timeline at 50% scale).

Thanks to a private message from @Kevin-Monahan, the solution was to start a new project and import the entire broken project into the new one. 

This worked for boith of the projects that were manifesting this issue, and I have not clue why, but I'm glad it is resolved. 

The app has not been updated since then, and trashing preferences and any other solution didn't work either.

 

For future readers, all I did was:

 

1) Open a new project and save it in the same file location with the same name but add something like _B or _test at the end to distinguish the file.

2) go to your project panel, right click and and select "import..."

3) select the project that is giving you the issue, and click "Import"

4) select "Import Entire Project" and cllick "OK"

5) save the file

6) test to see if the problem was resolved, and if resolved, you can delete your old project file, and rename your new one

 

 

    LayMission
    LayMissionAuthor
    Participant
    April 14, 2022

    Well, I thought this issue was resolved, but it is sporatically coming back, and I can't quite nail down anything consistent with respect to why it keeps happenning. The same fix of importing it to a new file works, but this workaround is getting cumbersome!

      R Neil Haugen
      R Neil Haugen
      Legend
      February 25, 2022

      I haven't heard of this recently, but at times this has popped up. As I recall, mostly with Macs. I wish I could remember what's going on with this ... but at the moment I can't. Maybe a search of this forum or elsewhere might get something.

       

      Neil

      Everyone's mileage always varies ...
      Ann Bens
      Community Expert
      Ann BensCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 25, 2022

      Are you trying to pick the color white?

      LayMission
      LayMissionAuthor
      Participant
      February 25, 2022

      No, I am picking the standard colors on a color card. Every color I pick on the card or on the screen produces the same results - Red. 

      I have attached a screenshot to show one example. No matter what other color I pick, the same color is selected.

      Ann Bens
      Community Expert
      Ann BensCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 25, 2022

      Try a different workspace.

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