Premiere Pro Guru: Fixing Video Color and Exposure Problems

Learn how to fix color, tone, and exposure issues using Premiere Pro.

Welcome

• Fixing color and exposure problems in video with Premiere Pro
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Evaluating and Adjusting Images

• Set up a color correction workspace
• Using the waveform monitor
• Using the vectorscope
• Using the RGB Parade
• Toggling the Lumetri effect to compare
• Using multiple Lumetri effects to organize adjustments
• Using adjustment layers in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adding masks to the Lumetri effect
• Using the Comparison View in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Matching color and exposure with the Comparison View

2. Making Basic Corrections with the Lumetri Effect

• Applying an input LUT
• Fixing your white balance
• Getting a properly toned image
• Restoring the correct saturation
• Saving basic corrections as an input LUT
• Applying a Lumetri correction to a master clip

3. Making Creative Corrections with the Lumetri Effect

• Applying a creative Look
• Adjusting film qualities
• Sharpening your video
• Adjusting color stylistically
• Split toning for shadows and highlights
• Controlling the vignette effect
• Saving creative corrections as a Look

4. Restoring Color and Tone with Curves and Color Wheels

• What is a curve?
• Using RGB Curves
• An introduction to Hue Saturation curves
• Working with the Hue vs. Saturation Curve
• Working with the Hue vs. Hue Curve
• Working with the Hue vs. Luma Curve
• Working with the Luma vs. Saturation Curve
• Working with the Saturation vs. Saturation Curve
• Balancing color with color wheels

5. Making Secondary Corrections

• The role of secondary correction
• Creating a selection for secondary correction
• Refining a selection to avoid jitter
• Revisiting curves for secondary color correction
• Tracking masks for advanced secondary color correction

6. Managing the Lumetri Effects

• Copying, pasting, and removing attributes
• Creating presets
• Managing Looks and LUTs
• Storing LUTS in a library

7. Other Useful Color and Tone Effects

• The Levels effect
• Relighting a scene with Lighting effects
• Stabilizing exposure with the Color Stabilizer effect in After Effects
• The Change Color effect and Change to Color effect
• Neutralizing color with the CC Color Neutralizer in After Effects
• Adjusting foreground and background with layers and the RotoBrush tool

8. Keyframing Effects

• When to keyframe an effect
• Adding keyframes
• Smoothing keyframe transitions with handles

9. Using Blend Modes to Improve Footage

• Fixing overexposed footage
• Fixing underexposed footage
• Adding a stylized vignette or border
• Adding contrast with a black and white effect

10. Working with Raw Video

• Why shoot Raw video?
• Working with a .R3D file

11. Legalizing for Broadcast

• Why legalize?
• Using the Video Limiter effect
• Applying the limiter when exporting

Conclusion

• Next steps