Premiere Pro: Export Color looks Different? 😩 (How to FIX Desaturated Colors)

If your Premiere Pro export color looks different from the way it looked in the Premiere preview, I've been there before...

You just wrapped up your video project. Your video looks perfect in the Premiere preview, but when you go and export your video, your final render comes out desaturated with low contrast.

So frustrating. But don’t worry, there is a fix for this.

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[jonkeau]

Y’all, make sure you set your sequence settings to interpret the color space by Rec. 709 instead of Rec. 2100 HLG

[martinjohnsoncomms]

Here's Adobe's official solution. Works and makes sense.

With Premiere Pro v 22, new features around color management for H.264 and HEVC have been introduced. This FAQ will show you how to fix clips that appear overexposed or oversaturated due to these new features. Caution: iPhone shoots HDR by default.
In case you don't want or need the HLG/HDR workflow and want to return to the standard workflow, please follow these steps to avoid oversaturated and overexposed previews.
- Right-click on your media in the Project panel.
- Select Modify > Interpret Footage > Color Management.
- Set Color Space Override to Rec.709.
- Sequence > Sequence settings, set Working Color Space to Rec. 709.

[markdurand]

My export with your LUT is too contrasted in the export I would like to get the same as timeline and this sadly doesn't work.

[raduantoniu]

This doesn't work, at least not anymore. The gamma compensation lut makes the exported video too dark and adds contrast.

[hunter-]

It's crazy to me that Adobe hasn't fixed this and gets away with it. I think I've been aware of this problem 3 years now... It must be far more complicated for Adobe to fix than I would think, right?

[KelseyTisdale]

almost 5 years later and this video is still a big help! Thank you, it worked for me!

[courtenayroche]

I have literally never commented on a YT video before, but I had to come back to say THANK YOU SO MUCH, this has seriously changed my life. I was getting so frustrated by the discrepancy in color/quality and this completely solves it !!!

[Crazyfighther]

I just followed your tutorial but still didn't get the result I wanted so I kept digging...
Turns out Quick Time Player or the "Spacebar-Preview" DON'T represent color the way it is!!!
If I open the same exported clip that looks "off" from the Premiere preview in VLC it looks the SAME as in Premiere!!! 😍

[DestineeHarvey]

Know that even in 2024, your video is still EXTREMELY useful! Thank you, that saved my problem 👏🏼

[triptheroad]

Do you have a new link to the file? The current link is down

[TrevorRitchie]

This video just SAVED me hours of frustration and fixed my export file. Can't thank you enough!!!

[KazıklıMaria]

this didn't work for me 💔 is there any other solution to this? my exports come out looking so pixelated and saturated...

[robertoiacurci]

Link to the LUT doesn't work anymore. Is there anyone who can send this to me. Thank you

[marcobolton]

LUT is no longer available in the link. Any way to update or is there a new fix?

[kabadyundi]

The link to the LUT is no longer available (as of August 1, 2023)

[kesondrayton]

I feel very late to the party but now we're good! It worked!!! Thank

[SNEAKchannel]

thank you man and i am wondering the future i must tick effect all the time right?

[TehilaMusic]

Thank you for being clear, fast & super helpful!

[johngoogleuser]

Error 404 asset not found (for the LUT) 😕

[lukeoneill]

The file link has expired. Can someone help me with an updated link?