Weird Color/Contrast/Brightness Shift When Rendering to WMV Only

[kk0208]

Hi everybody. I am new here and I really need some help desperately. I am having a problem with some rendering issues. I record video in .mp4 and bring it into my computer and I can render it to any file format and it looks great, except .wmv. I've used Sony Vegas, Premiere, and a whole bunch of random video converters online and this problem remains across every platform. When I render to .wmv my video gets a very bad orange hue and looks too contrasted and flat at the same time. I've tried looking up everything and I don't know what is the problem. Since it happens with all video editing software I am thinking maybe it's a setting on my computer somewhere? To correct the problem (I've only tried correcting it in sony vegas) I have to use a color corrector to lower the orange, use levels computer to studio rgb, and drop the brightness a bit. Do any of you have any clues on what it going on? I have an HP Envy Phoenix desktop with Radeon graphics and i7 processor. Thank you so much!

[budwzr]

Try matching the project to the media first. Then if it looks OK in the preview, look for a render template that matches the project.

If that doesn't work, it's probably the file itself. In that case render the MP4 to MPEG2 first, before the NLE. AviDemux is a good utility tool for that.

[jagabo]

Maybe you have a playback problem, not a rendering problem. The wrong colormatrix while decoding? rec.709, rec.601, pc.709, pc.601.

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/329866-incorrect-collor-display-in-video-playback?p...=1#post2045830

[hello_hello]

You mentioned trying different conversion programs but not different video players. Try something like MPC-HC or VLC to see if it displays the same way. Which player are you currently using?