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عبدالرحمن 24 Nov, 2024 @ 11:38am
Steam Recording: Incorrect color range metadata causes dark videos
The Steam Recording feature currently exports videos with conflicting color range metadata. The exported files contain:
Color range: Full colour_range_Original: Limited

While the preview in Steam looks correct, the exported videos appear darker in most video players due to this metadata conflict. The video itself appears to be actually recorded in limited range (16-235) despite one metadata tag claiming it's full range.
This can be fixed by converting with FFmpeg:
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -color_range 2 -c:v libx264 -c:a copy output.mp4

However, this requires a full re-encode which takes significant processing time. Steam should ensure consistent color range metadata and properly match it to the actual video content.
This is a more serious bug than initially thought since it's actually writing contradictory metadata!
Last edited by عبدالرحمن; 24 Nov, 2024 @ 11:40am
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Claggy 25 Nov, 2024 @ 8:41am 
Really hope they fix this issue- I'm enjoying the convenience of stream recording otherwise.
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Likvid 26 Nov, 2024 @ 5:46am 
Yep, that's the problem i got with my recordings.
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Zhapka 28 Dec, 2024 @ 9:41am 
any updates on this?
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عبدالرحمن 28 Dec, 2024 @ 4:14pm 
Originally posted by Zhapka:
any updates on this?
Sadly, it's still not fixed
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Zhapka 7 Jan @ 4:42pm 
old convertion line didn't worked for me, here is new one:
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -color_range 1 -vf scale=in_range=full:out_range=limited -movflags +write_colr -c:v libx264 -c:a copy output.mp4
Last edited by Zhapka; 7 Jan @ 4:45pm
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\_RED_/ 3 Aug @ 9:32am 
Problem still exists, come on Valve this is a pain to deal with.
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عبدالرحمن 3 Aug @ 4:15pm 
I swear this issue is probably the single thing keeping me from coming back to Steam Recording.

Now I'm using Medal with session recording. It's not that good (have to delete previous recordings manually) but at least it does it's job like a normal sane software should!
Last edited by عبدالرحمن; 3 Aug @ 4:15pm
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