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Premiere Pro 2021 R3D default color space change. Help.
Hi All
In a recent update it seems Premiere has changed the way it imports RED footage. Now whenever we import .r3d files it imports them in the REDWideGamutRGB color space with a Log3G10 gamma curve regardless of what settings were selected in camera.
Is there a way to change this? We have a fast turnaround workflow, in which a lot of our client projects do not require a heavy colour grade. As such we regularly shoot using REDgamma and finish it with minor adjustments in Lumetri. (We’re shooting on a RED Epic – MX which uses the legacy color workflow)
This change has suddenly added a chunk of time to every job we shoot as the only way we can return the footage to REDgamma is to manually adjust the color and gamma dropdown settings for each individual clip in the source effect controls. Even clicking the “As shot” button doesn’t work. This is very frustrating.
I’d like to think that adobe wouldn’t lock you into such a restrictive workflow, but I’m begining to think that may be the case.
Anybody know a way around this?
Thanks
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For anyone else who is having the same problem I finally found the answer I was looking for in the adobe support forum.
It seems there is no easy way right now to bulk reset all your imported clips to their original color space and gamma curve – something to do with Premiere needing to use the REDWideGamutRGB space to retain all colour data (check the adobe post for more info)
The best work around seems to be to use one of RED’s IPP2 Output Preset LUTs (https://www.red.com/download/ipp2-output-presets) in Lumetri to convert the footage from Log3G10 to REC709, save this as a preset and then apply it to all your imported r3d’s as a source effect – https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/master-clip-effects.html
This isn’t perfect as the color space and contrast curve will be different from what was shot in camera, but as long as your footage was well exposed and balanced it will at least return your clips to a look that is suitable for final output without too much tweaking.
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Here’s how to change all of your clips at once:
– Highlight all of your clips in the Project Browser
– Right click on any clip
– Go to: “Disable Source Clip Effects”
– Right-click footage again
– Go to: Source Settings (Make sure all clips are still highlighted)
– In the source settings window scroll down to: Output Transform
– Change the Color Space to: Rec.709
– Change Gamma Curve to: BT.1886
– Hit OK
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