Dynamic Link PP – AE affects the color and gamma

[Chris Wright]

set your graphics card video control panel output to 0-255 from 16-235. did it look ok in AE?
finally,
if its a bug somewhere, don’t worry, just send a HALD image via dynamic link and create a ‘repair’ lut with free IWLtap lut creator.

[Erik Eliason]

Looking at my attached link in my original post, the scopes indicates that something is done to the footage via dynamic link.
Anyone, try it for yourself and tell me if you don’t have the same issue. I’ve tried this on other systems than my own and with different sources of footage.

[Sean Perry]

Erik.

Sorry to dig up bad memories, but did you find a solution to this problem? I’m currently facing the same exact thing as you were.

[Martin Strandgaard]

Hello Erik, Chris, Sean.

I am having the same problem.

I am working with footage shot in Rec.709. I am making a dynamic link from Premiere to AfterEffects.

In Premiere: Sequence / Sequence Settings / Working Color Space: Rec.709

In After Effects: Project settings / Color / Working Space: Rec.709 Gamma 2.4

The footage changes color slightly; loses a bit of contrast and gets slightly warmer.

Did any of you find a fix to this issue?

Thank you so much

Best ,

Martin

[Daniel Hollis]

Hello everyone-

DISCLAIMER: I am by no means an expert in working with color or using Adobe products. I just wanted to post here because I stumbled upon a solution that happened worked for me, and maybe it will work for somebody else too!

Like the OP, I had a series of clips that underwent a slight color shift when using dynamic link (replacing them with an After Effects composition and viewing the composition in Premiere Pro). The solution was to raise the working bit depth in AE. To do this, go into AE, click on the three colored dots on the bottom of the monitor, click “Set Project Working Space”, then change the bit depth from 8 to something higher like 16 or 32. Apparently, the detail that’s lost when going with a lower bit depth was just enough to cause that slight shift in color. When I raised the bit depth to 32 and checked the composition in Premiere again, the colors were correct. Keep in mind that raising the bit depth will decrease rendering performance.

Cheers,

Daniel