COLOR GRADE like a PRO!

Have you ever watched a video and thought, "Dang, I wish I could color grade like that"? Well, did you know that you can match any look in Premiere Pro? In this article, we will dive into a feature in Premiere Pro that allows you to color match any reference frame and elevate your color grading skills.

Hey everyone and welcome back to the channel! My name is Corey from cnos media, and today we're going to talk a little bit about color grading. We're going to dive into a feature in Premiere Pro that will let you color match any reference frame that you have, all within a few clips. Let's jump into it.

In Premiere Pro, import your clip and your reference frame from whatever color grade you're trying to match onto your sequence. Make sure they are beside each other on your timeline. Next, go to the Lumetri Color panel, and under the Color Wheels and Match tab, you can find the color match feature, which will help you match your clip's color to the reference frame that you chose. Make sure the original clip is selected and hit the comparison view option. This will open up in your program window and display two images: one side is your original clip and the other side will be your reference frame. The reference frame has a sliding bar that can scrub through your whole sequence to find the frame you want to match your clip to. Again, make sure your original clip is selected and hit the apply match button once you find the frame you want to match the clip to. Premiere will analyze the clip and automatically apply the grade onto your clip by adjusting the shadows, mid-tones, and highlights. You can close this by toggling off the comparison view. This isn't a 100% perfect match, but it is a great base to start building off of. You can manually adjust everything to help dial in the look even more by playing around with the shadows, mid-tones, and highlights. You can also further adjust the look by using the Basic Corrections Tab and adjusting whatever you need to help solidify the look. Not only is this a great tool for taking certain videos' color grades, but it is also really helpful for when you have a multi-camera setup and maybe one camera is not set up the same as the other camera, so it'll really help keep the consistency with all your cameras and your final edit.

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Keywords

Color grading, Premiere Pro, Lumetri Color panel, color match feature, shadows, mid-tones, highlights, comparison view, Basic Corrections Tab, multi-camera setup, consistency.

FAQ

1. What software is recommended for color grading videos?
2. How can Premiere Pro's color match feature help in achieving consistent color grades across different clips?
3. What are some key elements to adjust when using the color match feature in Premiere Pro?
4. Why is it important to maintain color consistency in a multi-camera setup during video editing?
5. How can manual adjustments further enhance the color grading process in Premiere Pro?