<p>I have tried using both VSDC and VideoPad for editing videos, and both of them randomly darken the videos I put into them. Is this a common issue? If not, what information do you need me to give to solve this problem?</p>

<p>This is a problem I have had on multiple computers now.</p>

<p>Here are some side-by-side comparisons, with each pair being first the input video and then second the output video.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/qG0oP.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/qG0oP.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Uj9i2.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Uj9i2.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>You can see that this second image is darker.</p>

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

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

<p>You can see that this second image is darker also.</p>

<p><strong>Edit:</strong> I tried editing the video with FFmpeg, and it did the same thing.</p>

<p><strong>Edit 2:</strong> Here are the outputs of <code>ffmpeg -i [videofile]</code>:</p>

<p>Original video:</p>

<pre><code>Metadata:
    encoder         : Lavf58.12.100
Duration: 00:01:32.75, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1012233 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: huffyuv (HFYU / 0x55594648), bgr0, 1920x1080, 1012406 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 60 tbn, 60 tbc
</code></pre>

<p>Edited video:</p>

<pre><code>Duration: 00:01:36.98, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 514031 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: mjpeg (MJPG / 0x47504A4D), yuvj422p(pc, bt470bg/unknown/unknown), 1920x1080, 512695 kb/s, 59.99 fps, 59.99 tbr, 59.99 tbn, 59.99 tbc
    Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 1411 kb/s
</code></pre>

<p><strong>Edit 3:</strong> The original video was compiled from a series of <code>.png</code> files. Here is the command I used to do so:</p>

<pre><code>ffmpeg -framerate 60 -i %05d.png -c:v huffyuv -pix_fmt rgb24 output.avi
</code></pre>

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2018-10-26T13:27:41.580Z
Share the console output of `ffmpeg -i videofile`
Gyan
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2018-11-04T19:03:31.870Z
@Gyan I added part of the console outputs. Are they what you were looking for? If not, should I post the full output? All I removed was all of the `--enable` arguments and the versions of FFmpeg's various libraries.
NetherGranite
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2018-11-05T12:50:52.250Z
How were the source videos generated/captured - which app and settings?
Gyan
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2018-11-16T07:54:33.667Z
@Gyan It was a series of `.png` files compiled as frames into a video using FFmpeg. I added the command I used to my question.
NetherGranite
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Why do I keep getting videos darker than the frames from which they were made regardless of the software I use?
NetherGranite
# Why do I keep getting videos darker than the frames from which they were made regardless of the software I use?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-26)

I have tried using both VSDC and VideoPad for editing videos, and both of them randomly darken the videos I put into them. Is this a common issue? If not, what information do you need me to give to solve this problem?
This is a problem I have had on multiple computers now.
Here are some side-by-side comparisons, with each pair being first the input video and then second the output video.


You can see that this second image is darker.


You can see that this second image is darker also.
Edit: I tried editing the video with FFmpeg, and it did the same thing.
Edit 2: Here are the outputs of ffmpeg -i [videofile]:
Original video:
Metadata:
    encoder         : Lavf58.12.100
Duration: 00:01:32.75, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1012233 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: huffyuv (HFYU / 0x55594648), bgr0, 1920x1080, 1012406 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 60 tbn, 60 tbc

Edited video:
Duration: 00:01:36.98, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 514031 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: mjpeg (MJPG / 0x47504A4D), yuvj422p(pc, bt470bg/unknown/unknown), 1920x1080, 512695 kb/s, 59.99 fps, 59.99 tbr, 59.99 tbn, 59.99 tbc
    Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 1411 kb/s

Edit 3: The original video was compiled from a series of .png files. Here is the command I used to do so:
ffmpeg -framerate 60 -i %05d.png -c:v huffyuv -pix_fmt rgb24 output.avi

**Tags:** software, lighting, export

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Share the console output of `ffmpeg -i videofile`  
> **username_0**: @username_1 I added part of the console outputs. Are they what you were looking for? If not, should I post the full output? All I removed was all of the `--enable` arguments and the versions of FFmpeg's various libraries.  
> **username_1**: How were the source videos generated/captured - which app and settings?  
> **username_0**: @username_1 It was a series of `.png` files compiled as frames into a video using FFmpeg. I added the command I used to my question.  

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