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Dan Burnap · July 9th, 2007, 02:36 PM

Hi, what's the best way to colour correct in PPro (SD). My white balance was off (OK, I forgot to set it) and now I have a red tinge to everything. Is After Effects a better option for this? Thanks

Harm Millaard · July 9th, 2007, 03:09 PM

Not necessarily, 3 way color correction is very good as is Color Finesse if you have that plug-in.

Emre Safak · July 9th, 2007, 06:08 PM

I hope you did not shoot DV, as that has really poor color information. Good luck to you!

Premiere should be fine for simply changing the color temperature, but I would use After Effects for anything requiring selective retouching.

Glenn Chan · July 9th, 2007, 06:21 PM

You can try...

A- Use the 3-way color corrector and the eyedroppers.

B- OR, use the levels filter. Play with the white input (the right slider) for two of the channels. Slide them left until the image is balanced. Can't remember if Premiere has an eyedropper for automating this. It's the same idea as how you'd white balance images in Photoshop.

If the highlights still have a color cast in them, drop the 3-way CC on... de-saturate the highlights (I can't remember if this is possible in PPro).

Marco Wagner · July 9th, 2007, 06:33 PM

I vote for black and white!

July 9th, 2007, 02:36 PM	#1
Dan Burnap Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 335	Colour Correcting Hi, what's the best way to colour correct in PPro (SD). My white balance was off (OK, I forgot to set it) and now I have a red tinge to everything. Is After Effects a better option for this? Thanks

July 9th, 2007, 06:33 PM	#5
Marco Wagner Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saint Cloud, Florida Posts: 1,043	I vote for black and white! __________________ www.facebook.com/projectspecto

July 9th, 2007, 03:09 PM	#2
Harm Millaard Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,832	Not necessarily, 3 way color correction is very good as is Color Finesse if you have that plug-in.

July 9th, 2007, 06:08 PM	#3
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	I hope you did not shoot DV, as that has really poor color information. Good luck to you! Premiere should be fine for simply changing the color temperature, but I would use After Effects for anything requiring selective retouching.

July 9th, 2007, 06:21 PM	#4
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	You can try... A- Use the 3-way color corrector and the eyedroppers. B- OR, use the levels filter. Play with the white input (the right slider) for two of the channels. Slide them left until the image is balanced. Can't remember if Premiere has an eyedropper for automating this. It's the same idea as how you'd white balance images in Photoshop. If the highlights still have a color cast in them, drop the 3-way CC on... de-saturate the highlights (I can't remember if this is possible in PPro).