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range, and use the - Eyedropper tool to subtract from the color range. You can also click the swatch to open the Adobe Color Picker and select the center color.

Hue, Saturation, and Luma Specify the color range to be corrected by hue, saturation, or luminance. Click the triangle next to the option name to access the threshold and softness (feathering) controls to define the hue, saturation, or luminance range.

Soften Makes boundaries of the specified area more diffuse, blending the correction more with the original image. A higher value increases the softness.

Edge Thinning Makes the specified area more sharply defined. The correction becomes more pronounced. A higher value increases the edge definition of the specified area.

Invert Limit Color Corrects all colors except for the color range that you specified with the Secondary Color Correction settings.

More Help topics

“Adjust color and luminance using curves” on page 318

RGB Color Corrector effect

The RGB Color Corrector effect adjusts the color in a clip by applying adjustments to the tonal ranges that you define for the highlights, midtones, and shadows. The effect lets you make tonal adjustments to each color channel individually. You can also specify the color range to be corrected by using the Secondary Color Correction controls.

Jeff Sengstack explains how to adjust color channels using RGB Color Corrector and RGB Curves effects in this lynda.com video from his tutorial -- Premiere Pro: Color Correction and Enhancement.

For more information about using the RGB Color Corrector effect, see the video tutorial, Tips & Tricks: Color Correction, on the Videomaker Magazine website.

Output Lets you view adjustments in the Program monitor as the final results (Composite), tonal value adjustments (Luma), display of the alpha matte (Mask), or a tritone representation of where the shadows, midtones, and highlights fall (Tonal Range).

Show Split View Displays the left or upper part of the image as the corrected view and the right or lower part of the image as the uncorrected view.

Layout Determines whether the Split View images are side by side (Horizontal) or above and below (Vertical).

Split View Percent Adjusts the size of the corrected view. The default is 50%.

Tonal Range Definition Defines the tonal range of the shadows and highlights using threshold and falloff controls:

•Shadow Threshold Determines the shadow’s tonal range.

•Shadow Softness Determines the shadow’s tonal range with falloff.

•Highlight Threshold Determines the highlight’s tonal range.

•Highlight Softness Determines the highlight’s tonal range with falloff.

Choose Tonal Range from the Output menu to view the highlights, midtones, and shadows as you adjust the Tonal Range Definition controls.

Tonal Range Specifies whether the color correction is applied to the entire image (Master), the highlights only, midtones only, or shadows only.

Gamma Adjusts the image’s midtone values without affecting black and white levels. Use this control to adjust images that are too dark or too light, without distorting shadows and highlights.

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Pedestal Adjusts an image by adding a fixed offset to the image’s pixel values. Use this control with the Gain control to increase an image’s overall brightness.

Gain Affects the overall contrast ratio of an image by adjusting brightness values by multiplication. The lighter pixels are affected more than darker pixels.

RGB Lets you adjust the midtone values, contrast, and brightness of each color channel individually. Click the triangle to expand the options for setting the gamma, pedestal, and gain of each channel.

•Red Gamma, Green Gamma, and Blue Gamma Adjusts the red, green, or blue channel’s midtone values without affecting black and white levels.

•Red Pedestal, Green Pedestal, and Blue Pedestal Adjusts the tonal values in the red, green, or blue channel by adding a fixed offset to the channel’s pixel values. Use this control with the Gain control to increase the channel’s overall brightness.

•Red Gain, Green Gain, and Blue Gain Adjusts the red, green, or blue channel’s brightness values by multiplication so that lighter pixels are affected more than darker pixels.

Secondary Color Correction Specifies the color range to be corrected by the effect. You can define the color by hue, saturation, and luminance. Click the triangle to access the controls.

Note: Choose Mask from the Output menu to view the areas of the image that are selected as you define the color range.

Center Defines the central color in the range that you’re specifying. Select the Eyedropper tool and click anywhere on your screen to specify a color, which is displayed in the color swatch. Use the + Eyedropper tool to extend the color range, and use the – Eyedropper tool to subtract from the color range. You can also click the swatch to open the Adobe Color Picker and select the center color.

Hue, Saturation, and Luma Specify the color range to be corrected by hue, saturation, or luminance. Click the triangle next to the option name to access the threshold and softness (feathering) controls to define the hue, saturation, or luminance range.

Soften Makes boundaries of the specified area more diffuse, blending the correction more with the original image. A higher value increases the softness.

Edge Thinning Makes the specified area more sharply defined. The correction becomes more pronounced. A higher value increases the edge definition of the specified area.

Invert Limit Color Corrects all colors except for the color range that you specified with the Secondary Color Correction settings.

More Help topics

“Apply the Color Correction effects” on page 313

“Adjust color and luminance using curves” on page 318

RGB Curves effect

The RGB Curves effect adjusts a clip’s color using curve adjustments for each color channel. Each curve lets you adjust up to 16 different points throughout an image’s tonal range. You can also specify the color range to be corrected by using the Secondary Color Correction controls.

Jeff Sengstack explains how to adjust color channels using RGB Color Corrector and RGB Curves effects in this lynda.com video from his tutorial -- Premiere Pro: Color Correction and Enhancement.

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Here's a link to a tutorial on www.premierepro.net that shows advanced color grading in Premiere Pro CS5.5 and later using (among other tools) the RGB Curves effect.

Output Lets you view adjustments in the Program monitor as the final results (Composite), tonal value adjustments (Luma), or display of the alpha matte (Mask).

Show Split View Displays one part of the image as the corrected view and the other part of the image as the uncorrected view.

Layout Determines whether the Split View images are side by side (Horizontal) or above and below (Vertical).

Split View Percent Adjusts the size of the corrected view. The default is 50%.

Master Alters the brightness and contrast of all channels when you change the shape of the curve. Bowing the curve upward lightens the clip and bowing the curve downward darkens the clip. The steeper sections of the curve represent portions of the image with greater contrast. Click to add a point to the curve and drag to manipulate the shape. You can add a maximum of 16 points to the curve. To delete a point, drag it off the graph.

Red, Green, and Blue Alters the brightness and contrast of the red, green, or blue channel when you change the shape of the curve. Bowing the curve upward lightens the channel and bowing the curve downward darkens the channel. The steeper sections of the curve represent portions of the channel with greater contrast. Click to add a point to the curve and drag to manipulate the shape. You can adjust up to a maximum of 16 points on the curve. To delete a point, drag it off the graph.

Secondary Color Correction Specifies the color range to be corrected by the effect. You can define the color by hue, saturation, and luminance. Click the triangle to access the controls.

Note: Choose Mask from the Output menu to view the areas of the image that are selected as you define the color range.

Center Defines the central color in the range that you’re specifying. Select the Eyedropper tool and click anywhere on your screen to specify a color, which is displayed in the color swatch. Use the + Eyedropper tool to extend the color range, and use the – Eyedropper tool to subtract from the color range. You can also click the swatch to open the Adobe Color Picker and select the center color.

Hue, Saturation, and Luma Specify the color range to be corrected by hue, saturation, or luminance. Click the triangle next to the option name to access the threshold and softness (feathering) controls to define the hue, saturation, or luminance range.

End Softness Makes boundaries of the specified area more diffuse, blending the correction more with the original image. A higher value increases the softness.

Edge Thinning Makes the specified area more sharply defined. The correction becomes more pronounced. A higher value increases the edge definition of the specified area.

Invert Limit Color Corrects all colors except for the color range that you specified with the Secondary Color Correction settings.

A user on the Premiere Pro user-to-user forum shares a RGB Curves effect preset mimicking Canon Technicolor custom camera profile.

More Help topics

“Adjust color and luminance using curves” on page 318

“Adjust luminance using levels” on page 320

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Three-Way Color Corrector effect

The Three-Way Color Corrector effect lets you make subtle corrections by adjusting a clip’s hue, saturation, and brightness for the shadow, midtones, and highlights. You can further refine your adjustments by specifying the color range to be corrected by using the Secondary Color Correction controls.

Output Lets you view adjustments in the Program monitor as the final results (Composite), tonal value adjustments (Luma), display of the alpha matte (Mask), or a tritone representation of the shadows, midtones, and highlights (Tonal Range).

Show Split View Displays one part of the image as the corrected view and the other part of the image as the uncorrected view.

Layout Determines whether the Split View images are side by side (Horizontal) or above and below (Vertical).

Split View Percent Adjusts the size of the corrected view. The default is 50%.

Black Balance, Gray Balance, White Balance Assigns a black, midtone gray, or white balance to a clip. Use the different Eyedropper tools to sample a target color in the image, or choosing a color from the Adobe Color Picker.

Tonal Range Definition Defines the tonal range of the shadows, midtones, and highlights in a clip. Drag the square sliders to adjust the threshold values. Drag the triangle sliders to adjust the amount of softness (feathering).

Choose Tonal Range from the Output menu to view the highlights, midtones, and shadows as you adjust the Tonal Range Definition controls.

Shadow Threshold, Shadow Softness, Highlight Threshold, Highlight Softness Determine the threshold and softness of the shadows, midtones, and highlights in a clip. Enter values or click the triangle next to the option name and drag the slider.

Tonal Range Chooses the tonal range adjusted by the Hue Angle, Balance Magnitude, Balance Gain, Balance Angle, Saturation, and Levels controls. Highlights is the default. Other options in the menu are Master, Shadows, and Midtones.

Note: You can still adjust all three tonal ranges using the three color wheels even after you choose from the Tonal Range menu.

Three-Way Hue Balance and Angle Controls hue and saturation adjustments using three color wheels for the shadows (left wheel), midtones (middle wheel), and highlights (right wheel). A single master wheel appears when Master is chosen from the Tonal Range menu. A circular thumb moves about the center of the wheel and controls the hue (UV) translation. A perpendicular handle on the thumb controls the balance magnitude, which affects the relative coarseness or fineness of the control. The outer ring of the wheel controls hue rotation.

Three-Way Hue Balance And Angle color wheels

Highlights/Midtones/Shadows Hue Angle Controls the hue rotation in the highlights, midtones, or shadows. The default value is 0. Negative values rotate the color wheel to the left and positive values rotate the color wheel to the right.

Highlights/Midtones/Shadows Balance Magnitude Controls the amount of color balance correction as determined by the Balance Angle. The adjustment can be applied to highlights, midtones, and shadows.

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Highlight/Midtones/Shadows Balance Gain Adjusts brightness values by multiplication so that lighter pixels are affected more than darker pixels. The adjustment can be applied to highlights, midtones, and shadows.

Highlights/Midtones/Shadows Balance Angle Controls the hue translation in the highlights, midtones, or shadows.

Highlights/Midtones/Shadows Saturation Adjusts the color saturation in the highlights, midtones, or shadows. The default value is 100, which doesn’t affect the colors. Values less than 100 decrease saturation, with 0 completely removing any color. Values greater than 100 produce more saturated colors.

Auto Black Level Raises the black levels in a clip so the darkest levels are above 7.5 IRE. A portion of the shadows is clipped and the intermediate pixel values are redistributed proportionately. As a result, using Auto Black Level lightens the shadows in an image.

Auto Contrast Applies both the Auto Black Level and Auto White Level simultaneously. This makes the highlights appear darker and shadows appear lighter.

Auto White Level Lowers the white levels in a clip so the lightest levels do not exceed 100 IRE. A portion of the highlights is clipped and the intermediate pixel values are redistributed proportionately. As a result, using Auto White Level darkens the highlights in an image.

Black Level, Gray Level, White Level Sets the levels for darkest shadow, midtone gray, and lightest highlight using the different Eyedropper tools to sample a target color in the image or anywhere on your monitor’s desktop. You can also click the color swatch to open the Adobe Color Picker and select a color to define the black, midtone gray, and white.

Input Levels The outer two Input Levels sliders map the black point and white point to the settings of the Output sliders. The middle Input slider adjusts the gamma in the image. It moves the midtone and changes the intensity values of the middle range of gray tones without dramatically altering the highlights and shadows.

Input Levels slider

Output Levels Map the black point and white point input level sliders to specified values. By default, the Output sliders are at level 0, where the shadows are completely black, and level 255, where the highlights are completely white. So, in the default position for the Output sliders, moving the black input slider maps the shadow value to level 0, and moving the white point slider maps the highlight value to level 255. The remaining levels are redistributed between levels 0 and 255. This redistribution increases the tonal range of the image, in effect increasing the overall contrast of the image.

Output Levels slider

Input Black Level, Input Gray Level, Input White Level Adjust the black point, midtone, and white point input levels for the highlights, midtones, or shadows.

Output Black Level, Output White Level Adjust the mapped output levels for the input black and input white levels for the highlights, midtones, or shadows.

Secondary Color Correction Specifies the color range to be corrected by the effect. You can define the color by hue, saturation, and luminance. Click the triangle to access the controls.

Note: Choose Mask from the Output menu to view the areas of the image that are selected as you define the color range.

Center Defines the central color in the range that you’re specifying. Select the Eyedropper tool and click anywhere on your screen to specify a color, which is displayed in the color swatch. Use the + Eyedropper tool to extend the color range, and use the – Eyedropper tool to subtract from the color range. You can also click the swatch to open the Adobe Color Picker and select the center color.

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