AE export gets milky

[Josh Weiss]

Todd,

This is probably a problem with whatever codecs you are using. Unfortunately gamma shifts aren’t all that uncommon when you switch between codecs. What are you editing in, in terms of codecs. You said uncompressed, but which uncompressed. What are you exporting out of final cut? What are you exporting out of after effects? Is it HD or SD footage?

[Todd Heyman]

hi josh
im exporting uncompressed 8 bit 4:2:2 millions .. my sequence in FCP is CCIR 601 ntsc
(original on left)

https://toddheymandirector.com/still2.jpg

it looks like this in AE so its not about the export from AE..its something to do with the import from the quicktime movie into AE

[Josh Weiss]

How are you acquiring your source, and what codec is your timeline in? Is it uncompressed 8 bit as well?

[Todd Heyman]

https://www.toddheymandirector.com/sequence.jpg

i acquired it from the transfer house not capture but FCP 6 adjusts your sequence if it doesn’t match so im sure the settings are the same as above

[Josh Weiss]

If you are using an AJA card, sometimes the uncompressed codecs can cause gamma shifts. Try going into your quicktime codecs, (~/Library/Quicktime) and moving your AJA uncompressed codecs out of that folder. Don’t delete, just move to your desktop or something so you can put them back if thats not he problem. Then save out a new file, bring it into AE, and replace your original source. The re-render and see if the problem still exists.

[Todd Heyman]

dont have an AJA card so i dont know what to pursue..

it now looks fine in the timeline, i switched to match legacy quicktime gamma adjustments, but the export is still washed out