<p>in my current project I am working in an sRGB colour space (32bpc) with the option "linearize workflow" enabled.
My composition looks fine in after effects, but after exporting to mp4 using H.264 Codec, the colours don't look the same, especially the very lights one.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/SomXL.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SomXL.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>the image above shows the difference. On the left hand side you see the colours after export and on the right hand side is how the colours look in after effects.</p>

<p>What am I missing here?</p>

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2016-11-21T16:27:11.970Z
Sounds like either AE did not gamma transform the output or flagged the output incorrectly.
Gyan
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2016-11-22T11:49:55.127Z
@Mulvya My workarround for now was to export as a Quicktime Movie (also using H.264) and than convert it to mp4.
Marten Zander
<after-effects><h.264><color-grading><export>
Wrong colours after exporting to MP4 using H.264 Codec
Marten Zander
# Wrong colours after exporting to MP4 using H.264 Codec

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-21)

in my current project I am working in an sRGB colour space (32bpc) with the option "linearize workflow" enabled.
My composition looks fine in after effects, but after exporting to mp4 using H.264 Codec, the colours don't look the same, especially the very lights one.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/SomXL.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/SomXL.png)

the image above shows the difference. On the left hand side you see the colours after export and on the right hand side is how the colours look in after effects.

What am I missing here?

**Tags:** after-effects, h.264, color-grading, export

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Sounds like either AE did not gamma transform the output or flagged the output incorrectly.  
> **username_0**: @Mulvya My workarround for now was to export as a Quicktime Movie (also using H.264) and than convert it to mp4.  

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