DPX export documentation?

[Tero Ahlfors]

I’ve done some DPX exports out of Premiere. It works but it isn’t optimal. What do you want to know?

[Jef Huey]

I want to output DPX files to go to Resolve. The problem I am having is that the DPX test I have conducted shows clipping of video over 100ire. Many cameras still create video over 100ire and I do not want to lose that. Plus the test I have done seem to show that all the presets are not dealing with the gamma curve inherent in 709 video correctly.

It is sad that Adobe makes a product with lots of adjustment options but NO documentation on how to utilize the adjustments.

Jef

[Angelo Lorenzo]

Oddly, you may find this page from Apple Color very helpful.

https://documentation.apple.com/en/color/usermanual/index.html#chapter=17%26section=7%26tasks=true

Sadly, since DPX is an import/export format, Adobe usually skips specifics on things like these rather than addressing it in a whitepaper like an end-to-end workflow or something.

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[Jef Huey]

Thanks. That is good basic info.

Unfortunately it does not help clarify the tools in the DPX output module for Premiere. My tests have not lead to a preset that gets the result I need.

Jef

[Tero Ahlfors]

What footage are you exporting and what are your export settings?