David K.

                    22. 4. 2026, 18:00 · Color Grading
                

Exported video looks washed out compared to timeline

My grade looks perfect in the viewer but every time I export the video looks washed out and desaturated. Exporting as H.264 MP4 from the Deliver page. I checked my color management settings but I dont really understand them. Using Rec.709 Gamma 2.4. What am I missing?

3 replies

Sarah C. · 22. 4. 2026, 20:15

Classic issue. Go to Deliver page and check your Data Levels setting. If its set to Full you need to change it to Video. The gamma shift between data levels is exactly what causes that washed out look.

Alex M. · 23. 4. 2026, 02:30

Also check if your viewer is set to a different color space than your output. Workspace > Viewer Color Space should match your timeline color space. If theyre different you see one thing but export another.

David K. · 23. 4. 2026, 08:45

Data Levels was the problem! Changed to Video and the export matches now. Spent two hours trying different export codecs before asking here lol. Thank you.