<p>I managed to get an acceptable result by exporting as Mov/Prores 4444 and a Timeline Colorspace of Rec 709 Gamma 2.2. </p>

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2017-06-12T14:21:08.470Z
2017-06-12T14:21:08.470Z
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<p>I've just finished a music video in Resolve and exported it as Mov/Prores422HQ. It looks correct when played back in Quicktime and in VLC, however when I upload to YouTube, there is a huge gamma shift and the blacks look washed out.</p>

<p>YouTube on the left, Quicktime on the right:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/1XrUR.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1XrUR.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>What can I do to mitigate this gamma shift?</p>

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2017-06-12T09:59:38.663Z
The short answer is to ensure that your output's color encoding is Rec 709 & limited range. Not familiar with Resolve, so don't know where to adjust it. This is not a gamma shift. HD video and sRGB have similar transfer functions (gamma). It's an issue of color range and possibly color primaries. Some players assume the defaults I mention at the top, even if the file is tagged otherwise.
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2017-06-12T14:23:40.433Z
Thanks. Yes I had set my Timeline Colorspace to sRGB.
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# YouTube Upload Gamma Shift

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-12)

I've just finished a music video in Resolve and exported it as Mov/Prores422HQ. It looks correct when played back in Quicktime and in VLC, however when I upload to YouTube, there is a huge gamma shift and the blacks look washed out.

YouTube on the left, Quicktime on the right:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/1XrUR.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/1XrUR.jpg)

What can I do to mitigate this gamma shift?

**Tags:** youtube, prores, gamma

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The short answer is to ensure that your output's color encoding is Rec 709 & limited range. Not familiar with Resolve, so don't know where to adjust it. This is not a gamma shift. HD video and sRGB have similar transfer functions (gamma). It's an issue of color range and possibly color primaries. Some players assume the defaults I mention at the top, even if the file is tagged otherwise.  
> **username_0**: Thanks. Yes I had set my Timeline Colorspace to sRGB.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2017-06-12. Score: 1

I managed to get an acceptable result by exporting as Mov/Prores 4444 and a Timeline Colorspace of Rec 709 Gamma 2.2.


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