P5 preview is washed out

danielschweinert 8 Aug 2011 23:24
I've realized that the clip preview here on P5 is a little bit washed out (flat dull colors). In After Effects my clips are just right like they should.

Does it have something to do how P5 is converting them for web preview.

Do you guys realized the same?
jason 9 Aug 2011 00:12
Haven't seen a problem with mine.
RekindlePhoto 9 Aug 2011 02:48
At first they get a basic rendering preview. After a short time the review is refined. Some of my old original footage still is flat like you described. The new stuff should look great, it depends on how you look at them from which P5 page.

P5 guys and gals is this correct or is there a new update on preview sharpness and quality?
danielschweinert 9 Aug 2011 17:06
Now I shot the ColorChecker card and converted my Canon HDSLR footage via Cineform Remaster using different settings and uploaded it to P5. I will see what causes the washed out colors and low contrast.

I don't want to increase saturation and contrast on my clips making them too candy because of the preview.
danielschweinert 10 Aug 2011 11:26
Okay I've found the problem. Im feeling like a complete noob.
With the whole Canon HDSLR's footage 601/709/Cineform 422... workflow I've completely forgot to turn on the color management in After Effects when editing and color grading this stuff.

Here's a very good explanation of what I mean:
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/Assigning-colour-profile/video-tutorial

http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/8.0/help.html?content=WS3CC95545-7246-4d80-B1AA-F9DB66C5D6EA.html