Showing incorrect colors

[JohhanSam]

The video-compare produces colors that dont match the video.

Video-compare output:

MPV output:

Both videos have been encoded from the same source, both files are 10bit
Source files: HEVC file, AV1 file

I have tried enabling -b but it did not resolve the issue.

[jonfryd]

Try performing color space conversion to sRGB using -T on and see if that resolves the issue.

[JohhanSam]

Try performing color space conversion to sRGB using -T on and see if that resolves the issue.

They match now, however they are still quite inaccurate the source.

[jonfryd]

Your AV1 video is missing color space metadata, and I suspect that is at least part of the problem. I'm pretty sure the FFmpeg libraries defaults to Rec. 601 (BT.470bg) in this case, which is incorrect for your file. Perhaps mpv uses resolution-based logic to correctly guess the input color space when metadata is missing. Anyway, try this to explicitly use Rec. 709 for your AV1 file:

    video-compare -l setparams=colorspace=bt709 AV1.mkv HEVC.mkv

Your AV1 file's video metadata:

Your HEVC file's video metadata:

[jonfryd]

Can we close this, @JohhanSam?

[JohhanSam]

Can we close this, @JohhanSam?

Yes. I would suggest adding a simpler way to setting the colorspace for both files, something like the existing (eg -t tv700) but other than that issue solved. Thanks.

[jonfryd]

Yes. I would suggest adding a simpler way to setting the colorspace for both files, something like the existing (eg -t tv700) but other than that issue solved. Thanks.

Good idea, I'll think of something that makes sense.