Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

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Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby swrobel » 30 Sep 2016 04:05

I was looking at some 1080p mp4 footage from my GoPro in VLC and noticed that the colors looked extremely washed out. I tried opening the same file in Quicktime and noticed the colors were much more saturated. I also tried in Elmedia player and they looked the same as Quicktime. I have tested many non-GoPro videos and noticed the same effect, on two separate Macs (5K iMac & Retina Macbook Pro) running OS 10.12. I have also tried VLC 3 nightly and it has the same issue. Why is this?

VLC 2.2.4
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Quicktime 10.4
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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby swrobel » 23 Oct 2016 23:35

Anyone have any clue here? I love VLC but the colors don't look right to me since I noticed this and as a result I've been avoiding using it...

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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby Cantar4 » 28 Nov 2016 23:06

The latest 3.3.0 2016 11 28 nightly built is OK.

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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby swrobel » 29 Nov 2016 00:44

The latest 3.3.0 2016 11 28 nightly built is OK.
I don't see any 3.3.0 builds but I got the 3.0.0 2016-11-28 nightly and the colors are still washed out.

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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby swrobel » 07 Mar 2017 01:50

I'm still seeing this issue with 3.0.0 2017-03-06 nightly and I'm wondering if there's any hope for a solution.

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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby Cantar4 » 09 Mar 2017 06:29

I am playing your VLCtest.mp4 file with Quicktime, QtAV, and VLC 3.0.0 2017-03-08 ;
colors are identical to your screenshot...
perhaps you should perform a reset of all preferences.

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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby swrobel » 09 Mar 2017 07:20

I assume you mean identical to the bottom screenshot?

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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby Cantar4 » 09 Mar 2017 09:03

yes, the colorful Quiktime 10.4 played one.

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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby Cantar4 » 07 Sep 2017 23:19

I assume you mean identical to the bottom screenshot?
You never told us, are you happy now with the colors of the recent 3.0.0 nightly built versions?
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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby swrobel » 08 Sep 2017 00:07

I assume you mean identical to the bottom screenshot?
You never told us, are you happy now with the colors of the recent 3.0.0 nightly built versions?
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I have since switched to using IINA which reproduces colors correctly. I just tested vlc-3.0.0-20170907-0450-git.dmg and the colors are still washed out (incorrect).

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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby Cantar4 » 19 Sep 2017 14:43

I have since switched to using IINA which reproduces colors correctly. I just tested vlc-3.0.0-2017 09 07 and the colors are still washed out (incorrect).
I am very surprised, the color comparison between the three apps shows that Quicktime is on the subdued side (I like it better..),
and that VLC and IINA are identical. That said, the still in infancy IINA already offers the famous scrub of +/-n mp4 frames either side of [pause], plus a few i frames proxies poping up on the timeline ; very promising.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/cIR4zubB1WEQ1YtF3 Quicktime
https://photos.app.goo.gl/m2cA593SrGnLNAKA3 Vlc
https://photos.app.goo.gl/VAq41VKyHxpufnmf1 Iina

Edit 2: the Vlc file was opened under VLC 3.0 2017 09 15
Last edited by Cantar4 on 20 Sep 2017 11:54, edited 3 times in total.

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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby InTheWings » 19 Sep 2017 15:15

gama atom
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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby Cantar4 » 19 Sep 2017 15:49

gama atom
Hi InTheWings,
am I supposed to understand this coded message,
gamma rays, atomic something, is it a dangerous task for the VLC team? :shock:
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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby InTheWings » 20 Sep 2017 11:09

Please compare with those 2 modified files
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4oywxgj2g2ke ... 66Qaa?dl=0
:!: If you want your problem to be solved :
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* Always provide verbose LOGS ! (command line or from gui)
* Always check your issue against a developer build from Nightly Build of VLC
* Tell us when your problem is solved !

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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby Cantar4 » 20 Sep 2017 12:58

Seen as 32x32 pix X-ICON images on Firefox, I see no difference at all between
VLCtest_nogamma.mp4 and VLCtest_nocolor.mp4... can you tell us why there is none ?
If it's a new VLC setting, I hope swrobel will share his reaction and comments.
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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby swrobel » 20 Sep 2017 19:49

Please compare with those 2 modified files
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4oywxgj2g2ke ... 66Qaa?dl=0
I'm not sure what these were supposed to change, but I still see the same result:
  • Quicktime 10.4 on macOS 10.12.6 - colors correct (vibrant) in both files
  • IINA 0.0.12 - colors correct (vibrant) in both files
  • VLC 20170920 nightly - colors incorrect (washed out) in both files

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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 21 Sep 2017 10:12

We need also the logs, and the test without hardware decoding. So then, we can try and fix the issue.
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Re: Video playback colors don't match Quicktime & other players

Postby InTheWings » 21 Sep 2017 10:14

Color profile should be correctly matched.
Something is wrong.
We'll need technical info from logs from that point.
:!: If you want your problem to be solved :
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* Always provide verbose LOGS ! (command line or from gui)
* Always check your issue against a developer build from Nightly Build of VLC
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