u/Marqjacob

Hey guys so I'm getting really burned out on learning about proper color grading techniques for Log footage.

So far I have always edited in premiere pro in standard rec. 709 timelines using input LUTs to get my Canon clog2 footage and my DJI drone footage to matching rec.709 color spaces.

I have gotten decent results for years until I recently learned that working in a 709 timeline before you export in 709 is really not utilizing the full potential of good Log footage.

So I have been experimenting with resolve and premieres new color management/wide Gammut (tone mapping) timeline settings. Obviously resolve is way better for all of this in general.

I just can't imagine doing a work flow of either exporting prores files or xmls back and forth to get the proper control of my footage. Also with the slate of work my team and I have we just don't have the time or energy at the moment to switch and learn davinci for editing with all of the hiccups and technical differences that accompany changing your work flow as such.

So I have been really trying to get premiere to work. Again all I am trying to do is have complete access to my Log footage dynamic range and color potential within premiere. And so far this is what has been working so far. Although I'm still frustrated.

I have not been having premiere Color manage and auto detect log footage. As that conversion looks like shit! I also find that the standard resolve color space transform pipeline to look equally as shit when using CST's on the front and back end of a node tree to access a wide Gammut working space.

So between both premiere and resolve I am getting the best results by having a log to rec.709 Lut that I love at the end of the color chain (last node on node tree in davinci and a adjustment layer above footage in premiere). This allows me to maintain wide Gammut controls in both working spaces without the rec.709 LUT crushing the data into a smaller color space.

Now the problem is that although I can get a nice result for my Clog2 footage, once I bring anything like After Effects animations or my DJI drone footage in, the color shifts. Both my drone and AE animations get darker and get a blue shift and don't grade and correct well at all.

But I don't have this problem at all in davinci because it can all be done on a clip to clip basis and resolve seems to recognize all the clips in a proper way.

Does anyone here have a similar situation? I just want to be able to grade Log footage properly in Premiere. But I also need to bring all sorts of mixed media into my timeline. Not just clog2 footage. Would appreciate some tips, perspective, advice, or info on what I am doing wrong here.

Thanks guys.

Hey guys so I'm getting really burned out on learning about proper color grading techniques for Log footage.

So far I have always edited in premiere pro in standard rec. 709 timelines using input LUTs to get my Canon clog2 footage and my DJI drone footage to matching rec.709 color spaces.

I have gotten decent results for years until I recently learned that working in a 709 timeline before you export in 709 is really not utilizing the full potential of good Log footage.

So I have been experimenting with resolve and premieres new color management/wide Gammut (tone mapping) timeline settings. Obviously resolve is way better for all of this in general.

I just can't imagine doing a work flow of either exporting prores files or xmls back and forth to get the proper control of my footage. Also with the slate of work my team and I have we just don't have the time or energy at the moment to switch and learn davinci for editing with all of the hiccups and technical differences that accompany changing your work flow as such.

So I have been really trying to get premiere to work. Again all I am trying to do is have complete access to my Log footage dynamic range and color potential within premiere. And so far this is what has been working so far. Although I'm still frustrated.

I have not been having premiere Color manage and auto detect log footage. As that conversion looks like shit! I also find that the standard resolve color space transform pipeline to look equally as shit when using CST's on the front and back end of a node tree to access a wide Gammut working space.

So between both premiere and resolve I am getting the best results by having a log to rec.709 Lut that I love at the end of the color chain (last node on node tree in davinci and a adjustment layer above footage in premiere). This allows me to maintain wide Gammut controls in both working spaces without the rec.709 LUT crushing the data into a smaller color space.

Now the problem is that although I can get a nice result for my Clog2 footage, once I bring anything like After Effects animations or my DJI drone footage in, the color shifts. Both my drone and AE animations get darker and get a blue shift and don't grade and correct well at all.

But I don't have this problem at all in davinci because it can all be done on a clip to clip basis and resolve seems to recognize all the clips in a proper way.

Does anyone here have a similar situation? I just want to be able to grade Log footage properly in Premiere. But I also need to bring all sorts of mixed media into my timeline. Not just clog2 footage. Would appreciate some tips, perspective, advice, or info on what I am doing wrong here.

Thanks guys.

Hey guys I have run into a problem today. Little bit of context is that I recently moved and I am using a friends Starlink. I am using the their wifi router as a guest and I am using a macbook pro m2 with and OWC thunderbolt converter.

Today I wasn't able to connect into my Lockerstor until I turned the wifi off on my computer. Once off I was able to sign in just fine. But the moment I turn back on my Laptops wifi and it connects to the starlink the NAS disconnects and I cannot sign back in while the wifi is connected. This is a new issue and I've never had this problem with the wifi where I previously lived.

The weird thing is that I have another Macbook m1 at another work station that signs into the NAS with a different username that can connect to the NAS and same wifi at the same time no problem.

Not quite sure what is going on here any ideas would be greatly welcomed.

Hey guys. I am running into a problem that I can't quite understand. I have been able to play back within premiere pro my drone footage from my Mavic air 2s for years on my Macbook pro 16'' with the M2 max. The files from the drone are 5k H.265 .MOV files.

Recently when I open projects with this drones footage the footage only plays back at like 1fps in this really clunky way. I have been just transcoding them on import but that is an extra annoyance and storage problem that I just haven't had to deal with the entire time I've had both the drone and the Laptop.

The other weird thing is I also have a Macbook pro with the M1 chip that is playing the footage back just fine in premiere.

Also both laptops are using premiere 2026.

SYSTEM

• CPU: M2 MAX
• RAM: 64
• GPU: 38 Core
• GPU RAM: NA
• OS - Taho 26.3.1

Software and version***: Premiere 26.2.0***

FOOTAGE SPECS: H.265 - .MOV

- DJi Mavic Air 2s

- 24 FPS

Hey guys. I am running into a problem that I can't quite understand. I have been able to play back within premiere pro my drone footage from my Mavic air 2s for years on my Macbook pro 16'' with the M2 max. The files from the drone are 5k H.265 .MOV files.

Recently when I open projects with this drones footage the footage only plays back at like 1fps in this really clunky way. I have been just transcoding them on import but that is an extra annoyance and storage problem that I just haven't had to deal with the entire time I've had both the drone and the Laptop.

The other weird thing is I also have a Macbook pro with the M1 chip that is playing the footage back just fine in premiere.

Also both laptops are using premiere 2026.

SYSTEM

• CPU: M2 MAX
• RAM: 64
• GPU: 38 Core
• GPU RAM: NA
• OS - Taho 26.3.1

Software and version***: Premiere 26.2.0***

FOOTAGE SPECS: H.265 - .MOV

- DJi Mavic Air 2s

- 24 FPS

Hey guys. I am running into a problem that I can't quite understand. I have been able to play back within premiere pro my drone footage from my Mavic air 2s for years on my Macbook pro 16'' with the M2 max. The files from the drone are 5k H.265 .MOV files.

Recently when I open projects with this drones footage the footage only plays back at like 1fps in this really clunky way. I have been just transcoding them on import but that is an extra annoyance and storage problem that I just haven't had to deal with the entire time I've had both the drone and the Laptop.

The other weird thing is I also have a Macbook pro with the M1 chip that is playing the footage back just fine in premiere.

Also both laptops are using premiere 2026.