Issue w/ dull colors on output w/ Compressor on 7D footage at DVinfo.net

Dan Nguyen · March 4th, 2010, 02:13 PM

Why is it my footage is coming out kinda dull & a little more gray-ish?

I convert my 7D footage to ProRes422, that looks fine.
Import to FCP project, looks fine in timeline window. Project settings set to match ProRes422 converted files.

But exporting it to Compressor and when finished converting FCP sequence, the final output looks dull in color. Am I missing some major steps somewhere? I just output to H.264 .mov file, and had video compression settings fairly high. Any recommendations there?

I'm just using 'Standard' picture profile settings in 7D for now, and not doing any color grading. Help appreciated. I'm fairly new to FCP, Compressor, 7D and just trying to learn.

Onar Stangeland · March 4th, 2010, 02:32 PM

Check if you are compressing to H.264 with YUV broadcast safe colors? You need to compress to RGB.

Dan Nguyen · March 4th, 2010, 03:30 PM

okay, since i had created the FCP project before realizing the issue, i see my sequence settings are indeed set to render at YUV.

I tried changing the the project's sequence settings to render RGB.
But after compressing, still getting what seems to be YUV colors.

Is there a setting in Compressor to make sure it does RGB also?
Or am I stuck with these project YUV settings and have to re-do entire FCP project?

Liam Hall · March 4th, 2010, 04:16 PM

What you are noticing is a gamma shift. It's a PITA bug that Apple should have solved years ago.

Go to the player preferences and check the box marked enable FCP Color.

Dan Nguyen · March 4th, 2010, 04:26 PM

player preferences of FCP? where is this located?
I'm using FCP 6.0.6

Liam Hall · March 4th, 2010, 04:30 PM

Open your MOV file in QuickTime then go; QuickTime Player>Preferences...>Enable FCP...

Dan Nguyen · March 4th, 2010, 04:40 PM

Ah, all right, there we go!
Thanks lot guys.
Glad a noob like me can get solid answers for even these simple but nagging little things.

March 4th, 2010, 02:13 PM	#1
Dan Nguyen Tourist Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 4	Issue w/ dull colors on output w/ Compressor on 7D footage Why is it my footage is coming out kinda dull & a little more gray-ish? I convert my 7D footage to ProRes422, that looks fine. Import to FCP project, looks fine in timeline window. Project settings set to match ProRes422 converted files. But exporting it to Compressor and when finished converting FCP sequence, the final output looks dull in color. Am I missing some major steps somewhere? I just output to H.264 .mov file, and had video compression settings fairly high. Any recommendations there? I'm just using 'Standard' picture profile settings in 7D for now, and not doing any color grading. Help appreciated. I'm fairly new to FCP, Compressor, 7D and just trying to learn.

March 4th, 2010, 04:16 PM	#4
Liam Hall Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 969	What you are noticing is a gamma shift. It's a PITA bug that Apple should have solved years ago. Go to the player preferences and check the box marked enable FCP Color. __________________ Writer-Director-DOP www.liamhall.net

March 4th, 2010, 04:30 PM	#6
Liam Hall Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 969	Open your MOV file in QuickTime then go; QuickTime Player>Preferences...>Enable FCP... __________________ Writer-Director-DOP www.liamhall.net

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March 4th, 2010, 02:32 PM	#2
Onar Stangeland New Boot Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 14	Check if you are compressing to H.264 with YUV broadcast safe colors? You need to compress to RGB.

March 4th, 2010, 03:30 PM	#3
Dan Nguyen Tourist Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 4	okay, since i had created the FCP project before realizing the issue, i see my sequence settings are indeed set to render at YUV. I tried changing the the project's sequence settings to render RGB. But after compressing, still getting what seems to be YUV colors. Is there a setting in Compressor to make sure it does RGB also? Or am I stuck with these project YUV settings and have to re-do entire FCP project?

March 4th, 2010, 04:26 PM	#5
Dan Nguyen Tourist Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 4	player preferences of FCP? where is this located? I'm using FCP 6.0.6

March 4th, 2010, 04:40 PM	#7
Dan Nguyen Tourist Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 4	Ah, all right, there we go! Thanks lot guys. Glad a noob like me can get solid answers for even these simple but nagging little things.