Lumetri color premiere pro

No matter what kind of video project you're working on, whether a cinematic short film, a vlog-style YouTube video, or a marketing promo for some corporate brand, color grading is a huge part of the video editing process.

Beyond helping us get the colors right in situations where natural lighting is impossible, color grading allows us to set our video's mood, style, and emotion however we'd like.

Back in the day, before we had tools like color grading, video creators had a whole different set of challenges to deal with.

We'd be stuck wrestling with things like lighting that didn't quite hit the mark, imperfect film stock, or strange color temperatures that had to be fixed before the edit even started.

Today, color grading is practically a must-have skill.

Most modern cameras shoot in RAW or LOG formats, which give you a ton of flexibility to tweak colors in post-production. However, if you don't know how to color grade, your footage will look flat, washed out, or dull.

In this guide, we'll cover the basics of color grading and show you how to get started in Adobe Premier

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