Color Correction in Premiere Pro - from Basic to Advanced

Discover why you adjust color tonality to add punch, fix underexposed or overexposed clips, and simulate day for night, with field tips on color balance.

Explore how to use the waveform luma scope in Premiere Pro to manage tonality with floating point readouts, adjusting black and white levels through curves for precise color correction.

Explore color correction in Premiere Pro using luma correction with waveform, identifying bright areas above 100 IRE from lights and windows, and adjusting for wall and sweater contrasts in scenes.

Use curves in the luminary color panel to recover detail in an overexposed clip by first controlling blacks and highlights, then adjusting contrast.

Fix an underexposed clip in Premiere Pro by lifting blacks to reveal detail, raising highlights, and boosting color with saturation.

Learn how to create a foggy look in Premiere Pro by lifting dark areas to reduce contrast, producing a misty scene including trees with a subtle low-contrast trick.

Apply color correction in Premiere Pro by lifting the blacks to recover detail and pulling down highlights, then adjust curves to increase contrast and refine brightness and saturation.

Fix luma first to address color cast, temporarily remove color effects, adjust highlights and contrast, and balance brightness before applying color corrections in Premiere Pro.

Learn to darken bright lights in a scene in Premiere Pro without changing overall exposure, using control points to preserve blacks and reduce hot spots.

Use rgb curves to fix tiny highlights by adjusting luma without affecting other areas, monitor brightness with the waveform scope, and focus on luma channels before chroma in next lesson.

Master color temperature in Premiere Pro by understanding Kelvin scales, warm vs cold lighting, and using a gray card to set white balance on set and in post.

Explore the Farnsworth 100 hue color vision test and other color acuity tests to assess your color vision, identify strengths and weaknesses, and understand hue matching through interactive drag-and-drop tasks.

Master luma correction in Premiere Pro by using curves to shape tonality first, then refine color with the vector scope and color wheel to reflect perceived brightness and complementary hues.

Explore how the YUV vectorscope visualizes chroma and saturation in Premiere Pro, shows gray results, and demonstrates using a gray card and white balance to correct color.

Learn to correct colors in Premiere Pro using a gray card and white balance, then refine with the vector scope and color wheels for shadows, mids, and highlights.

Learn to fix color shift by using a white balance dropper, avoid pure white highlights, and use gray building references to balance the scene in basic correction.

Fix white balance in Premiere Pro using eyedropper references, gray blocks, and skin tone lines, then copy and paste color controls across shots to align skin tones.

Demonstrates a practical three-point interview lighting setup and how to manage luma and exposure to improve color correction in Premiere Pro.

Master color correction in Premiere Pro using the Lumetri color panel with RGB curves and color wheels, starting with luma, balancing skin tones with white balance and curves.

Master the hue saturation curve in Premiere Pro to balance color, adjust saturation, and selectively tweak reds, using the vector scope and white balance eyedropper.

Master color correction in Premiere Pro using color wheels to balance daylight and shade and correct skin tones. Learn to adjust luma, shadows, midtones, and highlights for consistent results.

Use curves to pull down highlights and deepen shadows, revealing detail, then adjust white balance with the eyedropper and tune color with color wheels to balance greens and yellows.

Apply a warm film look to footage in Premiere Pro by using curves and luma to adjust contrast, then refine with looks and secondary color correction for the sky.

Apply a warm, gold-heat look using built-in looks and curves. Then refine the sky with a secondary color correction using hsl tools and the eyedropper.

Learn to deepen a dramatic sky in Premiere Pro by selectively shifting blue in midtones and shadows, using the three-way color corrector, color wheel, and targeted saturation.

Learn to add color richness in premiere pro using secondary color correction, sample grape colors with the eyedropper, and selectively boost purple saturation while isolating the grapes with masks.

Learn to fix a scene’s color in Premiere Pro using the HSL secondary color, select yellow with the eyedropper, and adjust luma to reduce intensity.

Discover how to add a vignette in Premiere Pro, using the color panel to darken edges, feather the boundary, and focus attention on the subject in an interview.

Apply luma correction with a luma curve and use built-in masks to create a custom vignette around portraits in Premiere Pro, then tint and refine with opacity feathering.

Master color correction in premiere pro by crafting custom level vignettes for wide shots using luma curve, masked shapes, and precise feathering to darken edges without overpowering the subject.

Learn how to create custom level vignettes in Premiere Pro to direct attention to portrait subjects by using the Luma curve, masks, feathering, and expansion.

Learn to create and refine masks in Premiere Pro using the pen tool and luma curves to selectively darken a scene, invert masks to protect subjects, and feather edges.

Learn to pull down the luminous on the rock in post by masking with a luma curve, applying gaussian blur, and repeat edge pixels for a subtle correction.

Master track mattes in Premiere Pro by applying motion-tracked masks to windows, using luma masking and keyframes to follow movement, darken areas, and feather masks for smooth results.

Use a track matte to blur the background and create a shallow depth of field by masking the subject and bench, then refine with gaussian blur and a luma curve.

Isolate a color in Premiere Pro using Change to Color or Leave Color, sample the target hue with the eyedropper, and adjust hue, saturation, and lightness to desaturate or recolor.

Learn how to change colors in a scene with the paint bucket effect in Premiere Pro, using masks, color selection by object, and applying color changes.

Master secondary color correction in the three way color corrector by building a hue, saturation, or luma mask to isolate and adjust a targeted area.

Apply secondary color correction with RGB curves to selectively adjust blue tones in ocean areas, using masks based on luma and color, and invert masks for precise control.

Master HSL secondary color correction to isolate a targeted area with masks, eyedropper selection, and saturation adjustments, then invert and desaturate the rest using masks and curves.