Lumetri White Balance eyedropper doesn't work on second monitor

Report · Jul 14, 2023

Unexpected behavior: in Premiere Pro CC V. 23.5.0, Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64 GB RAM

Eyedropper will not function when clicking Program monitor moved to a dedicated color accurate LG 27" display.

None of the tutorials cover this issue. You can of course click the eyedropper and move it to a Program monitor as part the first monitor where the general PPro interface lives. In my case, the first monitor is a cheap HD Acer which I do not wish to use for accurate color work.

No Workspace adjusment helps with an extended monitor, although my settings which include the extended screen do apply to my layout at bootup. The eyedropper appears to be uninformed about external screens carrying the Program monitor with better color info.

This problem goes back several versions so the issue getting old.

I hope it's relaively simple fix, or - I can only hope- a setting I've missed!

Best as always,
Loren

Report · Jul 14, 2023

Issue confirmed. When I move the entire interface to the second monitor, White Balance eyedropper functions. But of course, I can't see the image very clearly while sharing space with the entire Editing workspace.

Best as always,
Loren

Report · Jul 14, 2023

A workaround! Useful till the eyedropper realizes the Program monitor may exist outside its perception:

Add the Lumetri Color and Scopes panels to the side of the Program monitor on your second monitor. The eyedropper will now work. It sees its favorite workspace right next to it You sacrifice some client monitor real estate but it allows you to grade.

Everything else can stay on your first monitor.

One thing I can never complain about- the flexibility to arrange parts of your edit kit the way you want. One of Premiere's most vauable features.

Best as always,
Loren

Report · Jul 14, 2023

Actually, the monitor color of the Program Monitor is not a concern, if you have Transmit Out going on the good monitor.

Because you are selecting the pixels of the processing, not the display.

My OS main monitor is where I keep the "main" Premiere window, menus and all.

Transmit Out is on my calibrated/profiled monitor.

I just select the right spot on the Program monitor as again, it's NOT selecting what that monitor has done with the pixels, but what mathematically it should have done.

Premiere has no way of knowing what your monitor did to the pixels it sent out.

Neil