Available color correction effects

Explore the professional color correction tools available in Adobe Premiere Pro and how to apply them to enhance your video footage.

Color Correction Effects

The following color correction effects can be found in the Color Correction bin inside the Video Effects bin:

ASC CDL

The American Society of Cinematographers Color Decision List (ASC CDL) is a format that standardizes the exchange of primary color information.

The parameters of CDL are Slope, Offset, and Power. Each function uses a number for the red, green, and blue channels for nine numbers comprising a single-color decision. A 10th number, saturation, applies to the R, G, and B color channels in the combination.

Brightness & Contrast effect

The Brightness & Contrast effect adjusts the brightness and contrast of an entire clip. The default value of 0.0 indicates that no change is made. Using the Brightness & Contrast effect is the easiest way to make simple adjustments to the image's tonal range. It adjusts all pixel values in the image at once—highlights, shadows, and mid-tones.

Lumetri Color

Lumetri Color provides you with professional-quality color grading and color correction tools that let you grade your footage directly on your editing timeline. Using these tools, you can adjust color, contrast, and light in your sequences in new and innovative ways.

The Lumetri color effect has the following options:

• Basic Correction: Using controls in the Basic Correction section, you can correct videos that are too dark or too light and adjust both the hue (color or chroma) and luminance (exposure and contrast) in your clip.
• Creative: The Creative section of the Lumetri Color panel includes various looks that allow you to make quick color adjustments to your clips using presets already in place.
• Curves: The Curves feature allows you to make quick and precise color adjustments to achieve natural-looking results.
• Color Wheels & Match: Color wheels allow you to make color adjustments to just the dark or light areas of a shot.
• HSL Secondary: It combines with existing tools to give you even finer control of your shots. It’s commonly used after primary color correction is complete.
• Vignette: Vignettes are a subtle way to direct your audience’s eyes to a specific subject in the frame, such as a person or a landscape.

Tint effect

The Tint effect alters an image’s color information. For each pixel, the luminance value specifies a blend between two colors. Map Black To and Map White To specify to which colors dark and bright pixels are mapped. Intermediate pixels are assigned intermediate values. Amount To Tint specifies the intensity of the effect.

Video Limiter effect

Use the Video Limiter effect to limit RGB values to meet HDTV digital broadcast specifications. You can use it as a per-shot effect or add it as an output effect to limit the entire sequence upon export. The Video Limiter enabled on the timeline is applied during editing and export. The Video Limiter does not include the additional chrominance limiting needed for legacy Analog NTSC transmissions.

The Video Limiter effect has the following options:

• Clip Level: Specifies the max output value in IRE units. The default is 103 IRE. Corresponding ranges in IRE, 8-bit RGB, and Y are as follows:
  • 100 = IRE 0 to 100, RGB 0 to 255, Y 16 to 235. SMPTE limited range.
  • 103 = IRE -3 to 103, RGB -8 to 263, Y 9 to 242
  • 105 = IRE -5 to 105, RGB -13 to 268, Y 5 to 246. EBU R103 "Preferred".
  • 109 = IRE -7 to 109, RGB -17 to 277, Y 1 to 254. SDI limits
• Compression before clipping: Applies a knee starting at 3%, 5%, 10%, or 20% below the clip level, moving colors into range before the hard clip.
• Gamut Warning: When gamut warning is enabled, the colors that are compressed or outside of the color range are shaded or highlighted, respectively. The gamut warning option isn't available in Export Effects settings. A gamut warning enabled on the timeline is also active during export.
• Gamut Warning Color: Specifies the gamut warning color.