MOV / Apple ProRes Color problem

Anvil wrote on 12/8/2025, 6:01 AM

Hello, I work a lot with transparent MOV files.
With Vegas Pro 22 (Build 250), I never had any issues with the color of the files I was using.

However, after a recent NVIDIA update, I couldn’t render anymore, so I had to switch to Vegas Pro 23. At first, the software crashed immediately when opening a MOV file, even with the QuickTime plugin installed. I enabled HEVC and AVC decoding, and now it opens correctly, but the color of my MOV files is desaturated, making them unusable.

At this point, I don’t know what to do: on one side, I can’t render with Vegas Pro 22 anymore, and on the other side, Vegas Pro 23 gives me washed-out colors on export…


Vegas pro 22 and the good coloring :


Vegas pro 23 and the desaturated color :



Here is the information about my file:
Fichier MOV (.mov)
Format : ProRes 4444

Media information :
  Stream format: MPEG-4
  Video stream #1
    Video format: ProRes
    Resolution: 1080 x 1920 px
    Aspect ratio: 0.562
    Frame rate: 29.970 fps
    Scan type: Progressive
    Bit rate mode: Variable
    Bit rate: 47550102 bps

Here is the information about my computer :

Système d'exploitation
  Édition Windows : Windows 11.0 (64-bit)
  Version : 10.00.26200
  Langage : French
  Locale système : French
  Locale utilisateur : French

CPU
  Classe : Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 265KF
  Identificateur : GenuineIntel
  Nombre de processeurs : 20
  MMX disponible : Oui
  SSE disponible : Oui
  SSE2 disponible : Oui
  SSE3 disponible : Oui
  SSSE3 disponible : Oui
  SSE4.1 disponible : Oui
  SSE4.2 disponible : Oui

GPU
Nvidia RTX 5070

Here is the information about my vegas pro 22 and 23 :
Vegas pro 22 (Build 250)
Vegas pro 23 (Build 302)

Extra information about vegas pro 23 settings :

and about the mov settings :



I really need help because this is an important project for me, and I’m stuck ! :( thank you so much

Comments

3POINT wrote on 12/8/2025, 6:08 AM

Known ProRes issues of Vegaspro23. Temporary solution is to to render to image sequences (.PNG) for transparency.

RogerS wrote on 12/8/2025, 6:14 AM

Why not install an NVIDIA driver that still works with 22? I'm on the latest studio driver myself.

For 23 you are reporting a gamma issue with ProRes 4444 that I think we've seen before and hopefully which will be fixed soon. ProRes doesn't use Quicktime so that doesn't need to be checked. In general you shouldn't check legacy HEVC/experimental HEVC in 23.

For now I'd suggest working in 22 or using a different ProRes variant like 422 (or an alternative like MagicYUV) in 23.