What is the difference between colour correction and colour grading?

Colour correction consists of correcting issues and balancing shots, so they look natural and unified. Colour grading consists of adjusting colour and contrast to serve a creative or stylistic choice.

Lumetri is the suite of professional-quality colour grading and colour correction tools that let you grade your footage directly on your editing timeline in Premiere.

Can I import customised LUTs into Premiere?

Yes, find out more about importing customised LUTs.

Should I colour correct videos before editing?

Premiere lets you colour correct videos whenever you want. Colour correcting before editing can help you shape the mood and tone of your video from the start. Many video professionals choose to colour correct clips in their timelines after they've finished editing.

Where can I learn how to use Adobe’s colour correction tools?

Read more about using Adobe’s tools for colour workflows.

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Get the right look, every time.

Quickly balance colours and match shots from different cameras to ensure consistency from scene to scene. Then use colour grading tools to add drama, visual interest and emotion to your story.

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Control your colours.

Give your work a distinct, consistent look from frame to frame and make everything from deep shadows to bright skies a multi-hued feast for the eyes.

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Get a head start with colour management so video looks great from the beginning.

With colour management, your raw and log footage is normalised on import without LUTs, so you can drop footage from nearly any camera into Premiere and go from log to “looks great” instantly. Edit and colour straightaway with great-looking footage and access the rich colour data of your media.

Ensure colour continuity from scene to scene.

Make basic corrections to exposure, white balance and contrast in a snap with Auto Colour. Preserve natural skin tones and automatically match colour between shots with Colour Match. Use Colour Wheels to adjust shadows, midtones and highlights and see the difference side by side with Comparison View.

Use colour to set the mood.

Natural and consistent colour is just the beginning. Shape the mood of your project with tools to shift vibrance, saturation and tint. Isolate a specific colour, make precise changes to contrast or apply a vignette to fade the edges of a clip and draw attention to a focal point.

Create a unique look.

Take advantage of Lumetri looks to emulate different film stock and give your footage a timeless cinematic look. Also, use Look Up Tables (LUTs) to create and save your own customised colour grades to give your clips a unique, consistent style. Adapt your LUTs to look great with any RAW or encoded format.

Do even more with advanced colour tools.

Easily edit advanced settings with Lumetri Colour. Monitor colour and luminance levels with total accuracy with hardware-accelerated Lumetri scopes like Vectorscope, Histogram, Parade and Waveform.

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