HOW I COLOR GRADE MY FOOTAGE IN PREMIERE PRO (Updated Video in Description)

So, Adobe Premiere Pro can be a bit of a pain for colorists and video editors, which is why I wanted to share my color grading process in this tutorial. I'll explain how I edit and color my footage step-by-step.

I am also aware this footage for the tutorial isn't great looking, I did not have my proper lighting setup. once I do-- I promise only good-looking footage. I am by no means a pro, but figured I'd share what I could with people.

DISCLAIMER: This is NOT a super formal or in-depth guide to color grading, Premiere Pro, or color theory. It's just my personal workflow and processes, so don't take it as professional advice or the only way to do things. Use it at your own discretion.

People have been asking me a lot lately about my coloring workflow, so I made this video to show you how I do things. I know Davinci Resolve is a better software for color grading, but I still use Premiere Pro for now.

I hope this tutorial helps you up your color grading game in Premiere Pro.

This video tutorial was created by request of @al-qt1kl and @ankushmaurya1822 from the comments. If you have a specific tutorial request, leave a comment and I'll do my best to make it happen!

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - INTRO
01:05 - LIGHTING CORRECTION
02:58 - WHITE BALANCE CORRECTION
04:43 - COLOR SEQUENCE
06:48 - DETAILS AND FILM LOOK

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Disclosures: All opinions are my own, any advice I provide is strictly through my own experiences and does not constitute legal and/or 100% accurate facts

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[al-qtkl]

quick question: when u render your videos from premiere, do your colors get washed out ? i noticed that with mac users premiere doesnt render exact colors from how it looks in premiere. i was wondering if you've found a way around that for your coloring to stay as accurate to in premiere as possible? btw this was a great video! will def be trying it out<3

[huzaifaarif]

I have been waiting for a premiere pro's proper color grade for some time now, & finally. pretty cool!

[Soph]

Subscribed within the first few minutes! So informative and direct, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[flameotian]

You're doing amazing. I love how you explain!!

[rowan]

THIS HELPS ME SO MUCH. THANK YOU. W TUTORIAL MAN

[dmxp]

thanks for the tutorial and congratulations for 1k subs :)

[triras_m]

Bro how does your sound sounds so good any idea for voiceovers

[al-qtkl]

ahh!! thank u so muchhh!!!! i rlly appreciate this ur the best fr! <33

[suen]

ur channel literally has the best tutorials ever dude

[abhishekchoudhary]

I just started editing again and wanted to color grade my videos, stumbled upon this video and god I love it.
Thankyou for making this fun!

[misterpotato]

Hey Man great tutorial but I'm halfway watching this but seems like I'm feeling a bit sleepy atm as it's 1am I'll probably continue colour grading it tomorrow 😂 but here's a question, what's the font you use with the yellow texts?

[johanxavier_]

Love this tutorial!! thanks so much for sharing

[smlc]

I became your fan in a day. Keep going.

[saviourudo]

Thank you so much for this video. Very educative.🙏🏽

[assadaliassadali]

Hi brother always love your videos brother God bless you just doing great job assaali from Kenya Mombasa Africa

[trik-video]

How about color grading a clip that has different scenes? Let's say you're panning with a drone in a circle. You start with the sun behind you and you end looking at the sun side. Color grading or should I say fixing the highs and lows would be different for each part of the clip, right? How do you do that?

[ankushmaurya]

next video about how to sound design videos i mean how to use proper sound effects

[samkwy]

does this work if your camera does not have a log feature?

[hafilanwar]

how to correct white balance if the footage doesnt have a white color or skin tone? thanks for answer

[howudoin]

broo that cy in that vectorscope hurts.... is it alright to leave it like that?