u/Sad_Significance_858

I’m trying to understand YouTube loudness because something isn’t adding up.

My video shows Content Loudness: -14 dB / -14 dB in YouTube’s Stats for Nerds, so it seems like it’s right at YouTube’s target. However, when I compare it directly to creators like Jesse James West or MrBeast, my video sounds noticeably quieter even though their videos also show -14 / -14.

Why would this happen?

My understanding was that if YouTube normalizes everything to the same loudness target, videos should sound roughly equally loud. But that’s clearly not what I’m hearing.

Is this because of:

• Better dynamic range/compression?
• Higher average dialogue levels?
• More controlled peaks?
• Perceived loudness vs. LUFS?
• Something else entirely?

I’m measuring my mix at around -14 LUFS integrated before uploading, and YouTube isn’t turning it down. Yet their videos still sound much louder and more energetic.

Has anyone figured out what the difference is?

I’m trying to understand YouTube loudness because something isn’t adding up.

My video shows Content Loudness: -14 dB / -14 dB in YouTube’s Stats for Nerds, so it seems like it’s right at YouTube’s target. However, when I compare it directly to creators like Jesse James West or MrBeast, my video sounds noticeably quieter even though their videos also show -14 / -14.

Why would this happen?

My understanding was that if YouTube normalizes everything to the same loudness target, videos should sound roughly equally loud. But that’s clearly not what I’m hearing.

Is this because of:

• Better dynamic range/compression?
• Higher average dialogue levels?
• More controlled peaks?
• Perceived loudness vs. LUFS?
• Something else entirely?

I’m measuring my mix at around -14 LUFS integrated before uploading, and YouTube isn’t turning it down. Yet their videos still sound much louder and more energetic.

Has anyone figured out what the difference is?

I’m trying to understand YouTube loudness because something isn’t adding up.

My video shows Content Loudness: -14 dB / -14 dB in YouTube’s Stats for Nerds, so it seems like it’s right at YouTube’s target. However, when I compare it directly to creators like Jesse James West or MrBeast, my video sounds noticeably quieter even though their videos also show -14 / -14.

Why would this happen?

My understanding was that if YouTube normalizes everything to the same loudness target, videos should sound roughly equally loud. But that’s clearly not what I’m hearing.

Is this because of:

• Better dynamic range/compression?
• Higher average dialogue levels?
• More controlled peaks?
• Perceived loudness vs. LUFS?
• Something else entirely?

I’m measuring my mix at around -14 LUFS integrated before uploading, and YouTube isn’t turning it down. Yet their videos still sound much louder and more energetic.

Has anyone figured out what the difference is?

I shot a project using footage from multiple cameras:

• DJI Ronin 4D in D-Log

• Sony ZV-E1 (I accidentally had Log turned off, so I believe it was shot in S-Cinetone)

• iPhone 16 Pro Max

• DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in Normal mode (not D-Log)

• DJI Air 3 in D-Log

I’m struggling to get all of the footage to match and look consistent when color grading in both Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.

What’s the best workflow for matching footage from a mix of Log and non-Log cameras? Should I be converting everything to Rec.709 first and then matching, using a color management workflow like DaVinci YRGB Color Managed, or relying on tools such as CineMatch?

The biggest issue is that the Ronin 4D footage tends to look yellow compared to the Sony footage, and overall I can’t seem to get all the cameras looking like they belong in the same project.

Any advice from people who regularly color match mixed-camera shoots would be greatly appreciated.

I shot a project using footage from multiple cameras:

• DJI Ronin 4D in D-Log
• Sony ZV-E1 (I accidentally had Log turned off, so I believe it was shot in S-Cinetone)
• iPhone 16 Pro Max
• DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in Normal mode (not D-Log)
• DJI Air 3 in D-Log

I’m struggling to get all of the footage to match and look consistent when color grading in either Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.

What’s the best workflow for matching footage from a mix of Log and non-Log cameras? Should I be converting everything to Rec.709 first and then matching, using a color management workflow like DaVinci YRGB Color Managed, or relying on tools such as CineMatch?

The biggest issue is that the Ronin 4D footage tends to look yellow compared to the Sony footage, and overall I can’t seem to get all the cameras looking like they belong in the same project.

Any advice from people who regularly color match mixed-camera shoots would be greatly appreciated.

I shot a project using footage from multiple cameras:

• DJI Ronin 4D in D-Log

• Sony ZV-E1 (I accidentally had Log turned off, so I believe it was shot in S-Cinetone)

• iPhone 16 Pro Max

• DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in Normal mode (not D-Log)

• DJI Air 3 in D-Log

I’m struggling to get all of the footage to match and look consistent when color grading in both Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.

What’s the best workflow for matching footage from a mix of Log and non-Log cameras? Should I be converting everything to Rec.709 first and then matching, using a color management workflow like DaVinci YRGB Color Managed, or relying on tools such as CineMatch?

The biggest issue is that the Ronin 4D footage tends to look yellow compared to the Sony footage, and overall I can’t seem to get all the cameras looking like they belong in the same project.

Any advice from people who regularly color match mixed-camera shoots would be greatly appreciated.