Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Stop using a LUT when you Export! 🎨
If you've been using Adobe Premiere Pro for a while, you might be familiar with the need to add a gamma compensation LUT when exporting your videos.
But Adobe actually fixed this issue a couple of years ago, and I made a video back in 2023 about this exact problem but it still seems there some people out there having some trouble with this. So hopefully this will explain a bit more
So what was the the Problem?
Adobe has addressed the issue of gamma inconsistency between Premiere Pro and QuickTime.
You may have noticed your videos do not have as much contrast as they do within premiere as they do when you play them back through your mac.
In the past, when exporting videos from Adobe Premiere Pro on a Mac, some people recommended adding a gamma compensation LUT to ensure that the videos looked the same on all devices.
The gamma compensation LUT was a workaround to fix this issue, but it was an unnecessary step.
So what's the Solution?
The good news is that with this previous update to Adobe Premiere Pro, you no longer need to add a gamma compensation LUT when exporting videos on a Mac.
The new settings tab brings together all the essential color settings in one place, making it easier than ever to manage your color workflow.
In the pannel you have options for Media Color Space, input and output LUTs and most importantly Viewer Gamma.
This setting allows you to specify the gamma of your viewer.
You want to make sure display color managment is checked and then you can now adjust the display color management to ensure what you see within Premiere will be the same as where it will be watched later.
If you are creating for broadcast this is the standard 2.4, if you are creating for web, social media for example, this will be 2.2 and if your final delivery will just be played back on Quicktime, you will want 1.96.
I hope this has been helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks for watching!
#Adobe #PremierePro #adobepremierepro
Stop using a LUT when you Export! 🎨
If you've been using Adobe Premiere Pro for a while, you might be familiar with the need to add a gamma compensation LUT when exporting your videos.
But Adobe actually fixed this issue a couple of years ago, and I made a video back in 2023 about this exact problem but it still seems there some people out there having some trouble with this. So hopefully this will explain a bit more
So what was the the Problem?
Adobe has addressed the issue of gamma inconsistency between Premiere Pro and QuickTime.
You may have noticed your videos do not have as much contrast as they do within premiere as they do when you play them back through your mac.
In the past, when exporting videos from Adobe Premiere Pro on a Mac, some people recommended adding a gamma compensation LUT to ensure that the videos looked the same on all devices.
The gamma compensation LUT was a workaround to fix this issue, but it was an unnecessary step.
So what's the Solution?
The good news is that with this previous update to Adobe Premiere Pro, you no longer need to add a gamma compensation LUT when exporting videos on a Mac.
The new settings tab brings together all the essential color settings in one place, making it easier than ever to manage your color workflow.
In the pannel you have options for Media Color Space, input and output LUTs and most importantly Viewer Gamma.
This setting allows you to specify the gamma of your viewer.
You want to make sure display color managment is checked and then you can now adjust the display color management to ensure what you see within Premiere will be the same as where it will be watched later.
If you are creating for broadcast this is the standard 2.4, if you are creating for web, social media for example, this will be 2.2 and if your final delivery will just be played back on Quicktime, you will want 1.96.
I hope this has been helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks for watching!
#Adobe #PremierePro #adobepremierepro
