Why Do My Premiere Pro Exports Look Washed Out? [QT Gamma Compensation LUT]

[NickiDoane]

Hi There, 

Months ago I found a download here I think for the QT Gamma Compensation LUT ... I just updated my mac and now the file is a .cube and I don't know how to change it to a usable file again. Help? Does anyone know where I can find the file again to download & use?

[Moderator edited subject line. This issue relates to how a video exported from Premiere Pro might look different from how it appeared inside Premiere Pro. After export, the video may appear "too light" or "washed out". ]

[R Neil Haugen]

"Bizarre" is about the most polite term any of my colorist friends have used. They get pretty hot about mis-matched color "standards" as that really screws their life and work up bad.

Ah well, Apple is always about being "unique", right?  😉

[MikeB555]

OK I've tried this for a few hours now and read all the replies. But my issue seems to be different... 

The exposure seems much higher... the colors seem more bright and vibrant not washed out. 

When I use the gamma compensation it makes it "more normal" but still unusably bright. Does anyone have any ideas?

[MikeB555]

I don't know if this is very good but this seemed to solve the issue... https://youtu.be/cN8CHBhvyJs?si=Rz-oONMa1PuRMPG7

[MikeB555]

Ok so this didn't work either... it now makes lines across the video like old school box TV's used to do. 

[R Neil Haugen]

That sort if video issue is typically a problem with a GPU driver.

[team_4346]

proper colour no shown

[R Neil Haugen]

With such a minimalist post, I can't even guess at your problem. Or a fix. Details matter ... complete details. 

And as this is a long-running older post that started in a completely different and now outdated color management system, START A NEW THREAD. Please.

[Fergus H]

Hi all, 

Premiere Pro exports appearing washed out is a commonly reported issue. It is caused by differences in gamma between devices like televisions, Windows and macOS computers, and viewers in different applications. 

We have written an article that explains the cause of this issue and provides guidance on how to handle it: 
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/why-do-my-premiere-pro-exports-look-washed-out.html

Regards,

Fergus

[Shekhar_Shriwas6431]

qt gama luts not download 

[Shekhar_Shriwas6431]

qt gama luts not download

[R Neil Haugen]

Why are you trying to use that ancient LUT?

You can work to the Mac-only display transform in Premiere if you want, by simply setting the Viewer Gamma option in the color managment settings tab of the Lumetri panel by choosing gamma 1.96.

Now, understand, that means you must re-correct the image after setting the viewer gamma to 1.96, as that is not an export setting, but a display transform setting. 

Nothing is encdoded to gamma anything. The way the system works,

1) you set the sequence output color space and the display transform viewer gamma according to your wishes, then Premiere sets the display accordingly;

2) you then grade or do your color/tonal work to the image;

3) Premiere exports the image as you have graded it.

And you can check on Macs by comparing the exported file in QuickTime player against the same file in Potplayer or VLC. Which, as those two players do not allow the Mac ColorSync utility control of the image, normally use the correct standard spec of essentially gamma 2.4 for the Rec.709 image display transform.