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Premiere Pro Color is different on Output than in Timeline

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March 4, 2024
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Premiere Pro. I colored a clip in the timeline and got it to look like image 1. Then in the output window when exporting it looks totally different. Finished export looks totally different. I tried different presets. No luck. Any advice is appreciated.

Just built my PC, here are the specs below.

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR5-5600 CL40 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card
Case: Asus Prime AP201 MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit

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Correct answer R Neil Haugen

Display color management should be on for nearly everyone ... unless you have a full-on broadcast-specced viewing system, properly calibrated and profiled ... and if you don't know what that is, you don't have it. So nearly everyone should have that on.

You've got auto detect log on, good ... but select a sequence, and set auto tonemap to on also. that is interactive with log detection and very important to properly set the media/sequence to the same space.

I recommend playing with HDR sequences ... only if you've really got an HDR capable monitor of course ... but working in SDR/Rec.709 for now. HDR is still very much the Wild Wild West, few screens do it at all, most that do can only handle one or two of the several competing HDR formats, and rarely handle properly and well the one or two they do work with.

Plus doing color correction on any screen that's not a full on pro reference HDR monitor is frustrating. The screen has circuitry built in to protect from burn-in and damage, and will automatically both dim highlights, lift shadows, or both but gently so you don't notice. Especially if you pause playback.

So set your sequence to Rec.709, then ONLY use export presets that match ... which is all the ones without HLG or PQ in the preset name.

IF you do decide to work in HLG, then use only export presets with HLG in the preset name.

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Thank you will respond if any other issues arise. I appreciate your help.

R Neil HaugenCorrect answer

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Display color management should be on for nearly everyone ... unless you have a full-on broadcast-specced viewing system, properly calibrated and profiled ... and if you don't know what that is, you don't have it. So nearly everyone should have that on.

You've got auto detect log on, good ... but select a sequence, and set auto tonemap to on also. that is interactive with log detection and very important to properly set the media/sequence to the same space.

I recommend playing with HDR sequences ... only if you've really got an HDR capable monitor of course ... but working in SDR/Rec.709 for now. HDR is still very much the Wild Wild West, few screens do it at all, most that do can only handle one or two of the several competing HDR formats, and rarely handle properly and well the one or two they do work with.

Plus doing color correction on any screen that's not a full on pro reference HDR monitor is frustrating. The screen has circuitry built in to protect from burn-in and damage, and will automatically both dim highlights, lift shadows, or both but gently so you don't notice. Especially if you pause playback.

So set your sequence to Rec.709, then ONLY use export presets that match ... which is all the ones without HLG or PQ in the preset name.

IF you do decide to work in HLG, then use only export presets with HLG in the preset name.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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what settings need to be on and what export settings should i use for this profile. Thank you

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R Neil Haugen

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That's the Edit tab of Lumetri, not the Settings tab.

And as expected, HLG clip, a form of HDR. If you don't use the correct color management settings and export preset you won't get correct color out.

Auto detect log on, auto tonemapping on, then set the sequence color space to what you want to export. And use an export preset that matches the sequence CM.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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Thank you for your response. Here is the properties of the media and sequence settings. What is the right sequence setting and export preset. Thank you

2.25.2024 Terrace Shoot iPhone 15\Video Feb 25 2024, 5 58 55 PM.mov
Type: MPEG Movie
File Size: 129.33 MB
Image Size: 1920 x 1080
Frame Rate: 30.00
Source Audio Format: 44100 Hz - Compressed - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 44100 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
Total Duration: 00:02:33:20
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0
Alpha: None
Color Space: Rec. 2100 HLG
Color Space Override: Off
Input LUT: None
Video Codec Type: HEVC 10 bit 4:2:0

Sequence Settings:

R Neil Haugen

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Thanks for the computer specs.

But what you didn't include are details about your media and your many color management choices in Premiere. Which are clearly not set correctly for what you want to end with onscreen. Which are needed to answer your problems.

I'm guessing your media is phone clips in the HLG color space, and you had a Rec.709/SDR timeline and SDR export preset. Won't work.

But post the details please.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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