Export colors vastly different than source colors.

[icon kid]

I've been using the same version of CS6 for years with no output issues until today. I loaded a sequence of images into it and then exported them to mpeg4 and was surprised at the outcome. The image on the left is what appears in my editor -- the one on the right is the output. What happened? I don't recall changing any settings the last time I did an export.

[icon kid]

For what it's worth, I found the reason for the problem; my output codec needed to be Microsoft Video-1 (AVI).

[Cornucopia]

You really want such an old palletized codec?


Scott

[icon kid]

I just needed a codec that delivered the exact same colors as the source -- what else is there to want?

[Cornucopia]

It doesn't (deliver that). The MS V1 codec would either drastically reduce your color options (16k vs 16M) and give you palettized color (including gradient banding) when not dithered, or you would have to dither it which has its own, speckly effect on the image. It cannot give you a true color copy of the source (excepting when source is ALREADY severely reduced in color palette), as that is not an option with this codec.

If you are having problems with other codecs, I recommend you track down the real source of your color issues (settings, source incompatibilities, old app not able to handle new formats, etc).


Scott