FCP to Vimeo color loss
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- autoflavour
Ok, i know this might not be the right place for this question, but fuck it..
ok so i am exporting from Final Cut Pro and compressing for Vimeo as per their instructions.
But everytime I upload it, it seems the gamma is all out of whack and colors are washed out.it appears there is some bug in the h264 codec.. but i am just wondering if anyone has any work around?
I know compressing down from PRORES HQ to h264 is inheriently going to loose some color, but the results are appauling.
- fxone0
export as Photo JPEG instead of h264?
- fxone0
or Animation
- autoflavour0
needs to be in h264 for vimeo eventually tho?
- Does it? Ive always uplaoded photo jpeg / animation videos ...fxone
- ok, will try with this at home.. thanksautoflavour
- autoflavour0
sorry not totally clear, i am exporting out of FCP as prores hq, which is the native sequence.. and then using compressor to squeeze it down
- Douglas0
http://mograph.net/board/index.p…
check it.
- DoTheMacarena0
ˆ This and also,
- yeah i checked this one, didnt seem to make much difference.
its really just trial and error alasautoflavour
- yeah i checked this one, didnt seem to make much difference.
- autoflavour0
not sure anyone really cares.. but i found an answer
export out as an animation, then use the x264 (not h.264) as the codec.
top right is animation straight out of fcp
top left is h264 out of final cut
bottom right is h264 from animation codec out of quicktime
and bottom left is x264 out of quicktime- im sure your all fascinated..
;)
autoflavour - compression is a thorn in my side, it's great to know! tks.robotron3k
- im sure your all fascinated..
- harlequino0
You might have some delivery issues with that x264 codec, as h.264 is an industry standard right now. I'd actually be really interested to know if all goes well, since the gamma thing is a known issue. I've been compensating by ramping up global curves a little more before exporting.
You might also have a go not exporting to a MOV with the h264 codec, but to an MP4. Might be the same result, but I feel like it solved the problem sometimes.
- harlequino0
Just a follow up on this as I have been wrestling with it on a gig today.
Ok, here is the main solution that is suggested:
After rendering into a QuickTime/h.264 file, open it up in QuickTime and select “Show Movie Properties.” Highlight the video track then click on the “Visual Settings” tab. Towards the bottom left you should see “Transparency” with a drop-down box next to it. Select “Blend” from the menu then move the “Transparency Level” slider to 100%. Choose “Straight Alpha” from the same drop-down and close the properties window and finally “Save.”Ok we know that. However, it might be incorrect. It was suggested elsewhere to NOT choose "Straight Alpha" but "Composition."
Just worked like a charm.- yeah i have tried this, seems to be ok, but then doesnt hold when uploading to say vimeo
autoflavour
- yeah i have tried this, seems to be ok, but then doesnt hold when uploading to say vimeo
- autoflavour0
update.. the animation to x264 preserves color, but has a weird glitch where it pauses every 10 seconds or so..
so.. back to drawing board..
you would think apple would fix this by now.. its been a know problem for years from what i can tell..
and if a opensource version of their codec can resolve the color issue, surely its not that hard.
- Gridspace0
i actually use export using Quicktime conversion and set HSL Balance to 110% and the colors almost match with the Animation version except the Red who lose a bit of his punch.
- Gridspace0
@DoTheMacarena I think the gamma shift videocopilot is talking about only concern PC user.
- Chief0
If you have Compressor you can offset the gamma before export.