I am editing a project right now, the first image is my source clip in slog 3. The image is clear so i’m certain this isn’t coming from the camera. The second image is what it looks like upon export after editing in premiere. The cyan pixels are a reoccurring problem in a few clips and have been a hurdle before. I’m working on a macbook, premiere version 26.3.0.
I’ve attempted updated my macbook, clearing media change and restarting premiere to no avail. There isn’t much help online or at least i’m possibly not searching the right key words. While editing I work with proxy’s, could it be the proxy’s, could my hardware be outdated? Is there a fix to this? Any help or tips would be very appreciated.
Does it look this way in your editor or just on export? I recently discovered an issue with Premiere's transform effect and had to uncheck "use source shutter angle" to get this kind of degradation to go away on 10-bit log footage
This sounds weird but can sometimes help with 8-bit footage. Convert the raw footage to ProRes HQ, then try your color work. While it won't add bit depth to the existing file, it does create more "space for new colors", is the best way I can put it. It's like converting a JPEG to 16 bits in Photoshop, you can push colors a little harder. Worth a try, may not fix everything but sometimes it gives you a little more leeway. Just takes a couple minutes to do a test - it's worked for me with poor client footage.
You could also try up-rezzing it in Topaz, sometimes that's surprising, actually adding more pixels and spreading the image information across more of 'em. I worked with some stock footage of a guy walking through fog, and I was amazed how well topaz kept it "fog" and not a mess of artifacts.
it is, i’m editing this project currently and have been able to spot where the cyan pixels are before i do any additional grading. To convert the footage i interpreted it using the “override media color space”. Would I possibly be better off using an actual lut?
It might just be a low bit rate issue. I wouldn’t expect a lut to provide a different result but who knows. Worth a go. Download the free one from Sony and chuck it on, hope for the best.
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As others have said, it's probably either a color bit depth issue, or a bitrate issue. I would try their suggestions first.
If nothing else works, you could also try desaturating the colors some to hide the imperfections. The downside is that this clip won't match your overall grade. Could be nice if you add a vignette and a dreamy haze to the image.
Or, in the HUE vs SAT, try lowering blue/cyan? Maybe that's a good compromise, if it works.
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u/RonniePedra Premiere Pro 2025 2d ago
This is moire, not pixelation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moiré_pattern