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Exported version giving washed out blacks?
Hey everyone. I have a concert I recorded that looks great in Premiere, but when I export it, the exported version has the blacks all washed out..so they appear greyED out, like 100% black rather than the rich black that I view when I am editing it.
Being a concert, there’s lots of this black. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO RETAIN THE RICH BLACKS IN THE EXPORTED FILES? IS THERE A SETTING THAT TRIGGERS IT?
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
Mod City Dave
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7 Replies
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What do your scopes tell you?
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What do your scopes tell you?
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I haven’t really played with the scopes before so I’m pretty ignorant in that area. It’s positioned at “Highest Quality” for output.
There are a couple of options here under “All scopes” that say “Intensity: 50%” and another that states “75%” and gives the option of either 75% or 100%…could that setting be the reason?
It looks fine in Premiere, it’s the exported version that looks greyed out. If it were the scopes, wouldn’t it also affect what I’m currently looking at in Premiere or just as it out puts when I export to a movie file?
I’m exporting as H264, so I am at a loss.
Mod City Dave
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Where is the black level falling on your waveform?
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You’re on a Mac, aren’t you? Check your scopes, but if you’re on a Mac, rendering to h.264 can sometimes have that effect. There are ways around it but before we get into it, let me know if you’re on a Mac or PC.
Paul Del Vecchio – Director
https://www.triple-e-productions.net
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Paul likely has the answer, although it’s also an issue on the PC side.
The best way around it is to export to Quicktime Animation first, then use something like Quicktime Pro to export to H.264 (although not the best H.264 encoder).
Or try this.
Vince Becquiot
Kaptis Studios
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I’ve been having the same problem with Premiere.
I don’t think it’s anything to do with the exporting process – try viewing your original footage side by side in Premiere and some other media player (Windows Media Player or VLC for example) you’ll see the difference I’m sure.
It appears to me that Premiere is displaying clips darker than they actually are – I can’t figure out why though.
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