Pale colors in the editor and exported video compared to original

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@RanniTheWitch

Color transfer is set to SMPTE ST2084 (PQ).

That is HDR. Please use Properties > Convert and use the conversion result.

Editing HDR Source Clips

Introduction Some users report that their clip looks “washed out” or “pale” in Shotcut compared to media players. This is often because the clip is encoded as High Dynamic Range (HDR). Shotcut can not correctly edit HDR clips directly. However, HDR clips can be converted to a standard format that Shotcut can edit. Identifying HDR Clips To identify HDR clips in Shotcut, open the clip and view the Properties panel. In the properties panel, look for the “Color transfer” field in the Video tab. T…