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The output color profile for a render item determines what calculations are performed when converting a rendered
composition's colors from the project's working color space to the color space for the output medium. If a working
space has not been set—that is, if color management is not on for the project—then you cannot assign an output
color profile.
For example, after creating a movie in an HDTV (Rec. 709) working color space for output to film, you likely want
to output to a log-encoded Cineon/DPX color space using a film output color profile. If, on the other hand, you're
creating a movie for high-definition television, you should choose an HDTV (Rec. 709) output profile.
A render item's output color profile is part of an output module and is displayed in the output module group in the
Render Queue panel. You can assign multiple output modules to one render item, each with its own output color
profile, allowing you to create output movies for various media from one rendered movie.
The Convert To Linear Light option determines whether the colors are output to a linear color profile (gamma equals
1.0). It is seldom a good idea to output to linear light for 8-bpc or 16-bpc color, so the default setting for Convert To
Linear Light is On For 32 bpc. (See "About gamma and tone response" on page 239.)
Some file formats—such as Photoshop (PSD), PNG, TIFF, and JPEG—allow for the embedding of a color profile. If
you embed a color profile in an output file, then you can be more certain that programs that use the file will correctly
interpret its color information.
After Effects chooses a rendering intent based on the output color profile that you choose. For most output types,
the rendering intent is relative colorimetric (with black point compensation); for output to film negative, the
rendering intent is absolute colorimetric.
Click the underlined text next to the render item's Output Module heading in the Render Queue panel.
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In the Color Management tab of the Output Module Settings dialog box, choose a value from the Output Profile menu:
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For display in web browsers and other web-based environments.
sRGB IEC61966-2.1
For display on standard-definition television. If luma levels are not adjusted by the codec
SDTV NTSC or SDTV PAL
you are using, choose a 16-235 profile to compress luma levels.
Kodak 5218/7218 Printing Density
If you don't see the profile that you want in the Output Profile menu, select Show All Available Profiles. This option
shows the motion-picture film color profiles.
Read the information in the Description area of the dialog box to confirm that the conversion is the one that you
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want, and click OK.
See also
"Work with output module settings" on page 594
"Render and export a movie using the render queue" on page 584
Enable or disable display color management
When color management is on, the default behavior is for RGB pixel values to be converted to your computer
monitor's color space from the project's working color space. Color appearance is preserved; RGB numbers are not
preserved. This is adequate for most uses, but you sometimes need to see how the colors are actually going to look
when viewed through a system that does not use color management. For example, you may need to see how the
colors will appear when viewed in a web browser.
For film-out corresponding to the scene capture of Kodak 5218 camera negative film.
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