Editing colour using

Premiere Pro
There are lots of ways to edit colour in
Premiere Pro but using an adjustment
layer allows you to apply the same
effect to more than one clip easily and
safely.

With the project panel selected, create

a new adjustment layer and drag it
onto the timeline.
Drag the adjustment layer over the
clips you want to change.
There are a range of
effects available to try
in Lumeti Presets.

These mimic the

results of shooting on
film.
You can adjust the
strength of the effect
by altering the
opacity of the layer
(the adjustment
layer needs to be
selected first).
 Select the colour panel

Click on the
eyedropper
Click on an area of the
image that you know
should be grey.

You can also use the

WB selector to help
correct colour.
The RGB Curves are
very effective. You can
move the whole curve
up or down to make
the image lighter and
darker.

Making the line steeper

by clicking on a second
point increases
contrast.
You can also move individual
curves to change the colour
balance.

In this case, the blue curve

has been moved. This makes
the image more (or less)
yellow because yellow is the
opposite of blue.
You can use the
same correction
tools on an
adjustment layer.

The same
adjustments can be
applied to every clip
on the timeline and
can be easily
deleted if you make
a mistake.
You can use Look up
Tables (LUT) to add
extra effects such as
film types, camera
types and custom
tones. These can be
found online.

The LUTs are applied

using the LUT
control.
Some are better
than others…
Task:
• Edit together an unmodified version of the clips
you shot in the last session. Export and upload
this to your Weebly page. Editing specialists
• When you have done this, modify the clips using
an adjustment layer. • Modify another clip
• Use the WB selector and the curves to improve from your project
the colour balance of one the shots. using LUT
• Modify a third clip
• Use the curves to alter the colour balance of one using a Lumeti Preset
of the shots for creative effect (warmer or
cooler).

• Export and upload to your Weebly site.