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Color shift in export panel
I am getting a major shift in color and contrast when I go to export. I know an accurate external monitor is the only way to really judge color, but this shift is happening within the program itself, before it actually exports the file. There is a noticable difference between the source preview window of the export panel and the program monitor. This is the source, it should be the same. What’s going on? The shift also shows up in the exported file. Below is a link to a screenshot:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3h13mg4dceokijq/Screen%20Shot%202012-11-27%20at%2012.26.12%20PM.png
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Not sure what is causing your issue but to add some evidence to your case I took a clip, boosted saturation and set the output similar to yours (h.264, vimeo preset) and there was no shift in color, even if the colors were illegal for broadcast.
Can you tell us a little more about the originating file? What camera? What codec is it in (ProRes, for example), and any effects that may be placed on that clip.
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The originating file is coming from a Canon 7D. So H264 file. There’s an adjustment layer with a 3-way color correct, but I tried taking that off and I still have the problem. I exported the file and in quicktime-x the color is showing the problem (as seen in source panel of export window), but when I open it up in VLC, the color is as intended (same as program window). I’ve edited this same way with the same kind of files and never had these problems in CS5.5.
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Re-import the exported “affected” h.264 file. Does it look like the original in your monitor panel? Or is the shift permanent?
If so… it’s interesting to assume that Premiere is using Quicktime to display its export window and what you’re seeing is related to how Quicktime renders video. Quicktime, overall, is one of the worst programs for video playback for consistency, but this doesn’t seem related to the Quicktime gamma bug since you aren’t rendering an MOV.
If it’s not “burning in” the problem to the file (looks fine in Premiere, looks fine uploaded to a flash based player like Youtube) then compensating for it does more harm than good in the long run.
Can a Mac Premiere user chime in?
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Just tried reimporting the affected h264 file and it looks fine. So it’s not baked in, which is good news.
Thanks for your help by the way, Angelo. I really appreciate you taking the time to assist me with this issue.
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