Color Grading in Premiere Pro CC - Get Pro Film Look

Color grading in Premiere Pro CC to get a pro film look
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If you you're looking to make the look of your films standout and get your career to the next level but struggle with the color grading aspect... let this tutorial help you finally feel like you have a good grasp on making your images to look the way that you want them to and get a pro film look!
I have been where you have been and so I know that it can seem intimidating with all the different color correction tutorials and LUTs that are out there. Muddy looking images, shots that down't match together, skin tones that don't look quite right and that feeling of not knowing where to stop or when the grade looks right.
You can do it! Even if you're just a beginner or just starting out let this tutorial help you feel confident in Premiere Pro CC!
After I had tried everything to improve the look of my films, e.g. new camera, better grip, better lenses and cinematography training, the thing that finally helped my films look professional and land my first career job was what I did after the video edit in the color grade.
Adobe Premiere has made great strides not only advancing their editorial platform but in improving their color tools. In fact with the acquisition of Iridis SpeedGrade (a professional grading system) they have incorporated those industry standard tools now into Lumetri.
If you liked this tutorial and want a step-by-step training that goes all the way from familiarizing yourself with the tools to discovering the top grading secrets I want to invite you to free online workshop:
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Or if you're just looking for something completely different and an easier alternative you can check out our plugin we've made for the Mac that's mentioned in the video:
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[@colorgradingcentral]

Color grading in Premiere Pro CC to get the pro film look!

[@skymakai]

Is there a crossgrade path for people like myself who bought the Cinema Grade course to get the Premiere Pro Course?

[@sergiorivas1857]

Awesome tutorial!

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

This was a great help. A PDF might be a help as well but I'll rewind. Thanks

[@alaaskar]

Thank you

[@lankywhiteguy]

Got to the end of the video before I realized...I'm not ready for this stuff yet. Wow

[@SuperDarrshan]

So i have been editing my videos a lot and basically never understood the fundamentals of Color, this is the 1st video I learned something super cool. Thanks

[@ktj-films]

Seriously. Same!!

[@PriyanshuBharadwa]

Love you bhai! Same :))

[@tramarthomas6105]

yes he did an amazing job explaining

[@aturbanwear8427]

SAME! HE DID GREAT VIDEO!

[@fightthemwithkarma]

@@aturbanwear8427 Seriously. So concise I didn't even realize I wasn't utilizing Adj. Layers at all compared to what I could do with them.

[@luucamNY]

You just saved a bunch of future film makers a bunch of money a course for color grading in school is thousands of dollars

[@caseymcsherry4985]

REAL

[@matheusazevedoC]

you cannot think that a 16 minute video can teach something that is lectured in a 1 year course...

[@matheusazevedoC]

his vid is really good and teach us a lot. but don't make less from cinema school plz. I see a lot of people doing that and don't apreciating a lot of things that a school can give ya. And it's not 16 minutes of material, it's years. KZbin is awesome, but there are great schools that are also awesome!

[@luucamNY]

Matheus azevedo I know people who went to film school and they said they wasted 30-50K and learned way more at a faster rate being on set and mentors than being in school and I also know people that learned a lot in film school... I know there’s schools out there that are worth it but from my experience and others I know, to me I know it ain’t for me

[@gtaatmiami]

Luu Cam i know people that went to film school and now are in completely different careers while I’m the one doing film lol. Traditional schools are antiquated nowadays.

[@ryanhall5551]

Colour grading has always seemed so complex to me. Even in uni, they had us watching KZbin tutorials to help show us how it's done, and it never seemed like something I could do. Thank you for simplifying it like this, huge help with my current project!

[@colorgradingcentral]

Happy to help, Ryan!

[@malksmogendavid4470]

@ryanhall5551 might i ask what they told u to watch? thanks!

[@rashmikiranpandit3411]

Which Uni did you go?

[@JosepBautista]

By far, the best premiere tutorial I've ever seen here on KZbin.

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks so much Josep!!

[@kotazad3115]

Agreed, and I've watched hundreds of color grading videos the past 3 years. This one is the most proper and complete. Only the parts where you need to match completely different scenes is missing but it's fine.

[@dolmarf411]

Is this better then Adobe light room?

[@greedsloth1516]

@@colorgradingcentral I love your Davinci Resolve tutorials too! Dipped my toes with DR now would like to try out Premiere to see what's the difference out of curiousity.

[@canonuser712]

Absolutely, learned more in 17 minutes than I had done in a month. Not just the how, but the why!

[@toyinolayemi3134]

I must say, YOU ARE BORN A TEACHER. God bless you.

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks so much Toyin!

[@crazykingproduction2490]

@@colorgradingcentral ​ Color Grading Central This was an excellent video don't pay attention to the trolls.

[@robbrodman8363]

@@colorgradingcentral Everyone says it on here and they are spot on. You have talent all around

[@dh1163]

Seriously, 3 years running and this is the best tutorial I've seen to get off the ground with grading. Awesome!

[@colorgradingcentral]

That is very nice of you to say, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

[@MandyNyunyu]

I absolutely learned so much in this short video! I used to increase and decrease the corrections manually for every single clip. Glad I found out that I can actually copy paste it and how to use the adjustment layers. Great video for beginners, super easy to understand. Thank you so much for this!

[@colorgradingcentral]

Happy to help Mandy!

[@LiamThompsonOfficial]

You Sir, are a legend!

[@gottalivehappy]

Liam Thompson Oh, it’s you

[@Lolll854]

Liam Thompson find ya

[@earlfloyd4076]

Oh hello

[@sedwards_]

didn't expect to find you here

[@BoltonBolt]

Oh hello Liam

[@novelafilmacademy]

Your videos never disappoint! The detailed tutorials, clear comparisons, and brilliant showcases of sound design and storytelling are incredibly helpful. Thanks for the insightful and well-explained content.

[@DiegoTeliz]

I've watched quite a few color grading tutorials and I have to say that this is, BY FAR, the best one out there! Lots of info, super well explained and straight to the point. Well done!

[@statistikaanomal]

Finally someone who visualises what they say in a compact way! Will look into your links too, very effective tutorial...

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks so much Michalis!

[@ItqonAskary]

I swear I've been watching tons of different videos about colour grading, but this is by far the most digestible video out of everything I've watched. Really appreciate the well made video. Thank you!

[@colorgradingcentral]

Wow, thank you!

[@LemonPointSenior]

"and BAAAMM.. dunski." this is me every single time i do something dope while color grading. thank you for an incredible video that literally taught me more than the two editing classes i've taken in color and paid thousands of dollars for.

[@colorgradingcentral]

You're welcome! Thrilled to hear that!

[@HawksNestYT]

Great video! A lot of effort went into this and it was done in a very clear and easy to understand manner. Much appreciated man :)

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks so much!! Glad you got a lot out of it!!

[@TeddytheSmartCockapoo]

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[@arki3134]

Hawks from codm!

[@nebiatkjandebirhan611]

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[@nebiatkjandebirhan611]

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[@GuitarGrind]

This video is color grading gold. I'm coming back to this every time for every video I make.

[@vegardpedersen]

I often use an adjustment layer to fix exposure in general and then i go to clip by clip and tweak it to get it perfect. Then i add the layer with the "grading"

[@mmike855]

Yes, agreed!

[@bowlampar]

Premiere Pro CC seem like a piece of must have film editing software for all professionals. It definitely is a stand up app.

[@verydiao]

hmmmm, ever heard of davinci resolve? .....

[@attamamei1494]

I've only used it sitting down.

[@dangerdoesfilm]

individually thanking every creator who helped me with my first film. You were all a part of it. Thank you

[@carlosgoden4424]

Where can I see it

[@TCCR]

Your explanation for how to achieve the orange and teal look is the best I've seen so far. So many others (including myself) have recommended using the color wheels and it just never looks right.

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks for the kind words! Happy to help!

[@NickDe3]

I agree. The way Denver did it demonstrated how to keep those skin tones looking good with the orange and teal look.

[@rudranilghosh2713]

What really cool was, you just used the same footage and editing to both Davinci and premiere one. And it just made me realize adobe is much much easier.

[@colewilliams6715]

Love love love this video! Just want to clarify that this is “color correcting” not “grading”. Don’t want to confuse any noobies. Color correcting is the act of refining the footage back to its original state. Grading is the act of adding LUTs and a specific look to the overall footage. Grading is always done after correcting. In this vid, the grading starts at 10:30 👍🏻👊🏻

[@michaelthor_]

Finally a walkthrough of color grading, explaining what you do without using luts

[@SonhosentrePedras]

É incrível como esse cara ensina de forma simples e didática. Tem muito BR que faz vídeo sobre Premiere e pensa que está salvando a Amazônia. Nem precisa entender todas as palavras que ele diz para absorver mais informação que esses youtubers made in Brasil

[@colorgradingcentral]

Muito obrigado meu cara!

[@711evan_v]

As an artist that edits their music vids, this video has been huge in helping me color grade each video, thank you!

[@finntastiq1524]

The moment you added that teal look, I just stopped processing what happened and I'm like "Yooo."

[@gregbrayton1043]

This video just changed the game for me. I've been editing professionally for 15 years but always relied on colorists to deal with this part of the process (this laziness is 100% on me, haha). Color-grading alway seemed like magic to me, but you've done an amazing job of demystifying it. On big jobs, communication with the color team is going to be much more productive now that I understand more how the process works. And small jobs where I'm doing it all myself are going to look WAY better! Thank you!

[@colorgradingcentral]

Wow, thanks Greg! Happy to help.

[@loscho19]

I am in a video production class where the professor is not the best at explaining how to do things in Premiere Pro and I have been struggling a lot. I decided to look up color grading on here and I found this video. I took notes, watched through multiple times, and I feel extremely confident in what I am doing. Thank you so much for this video, it has helped me way more than you can imagine. Liked and most definitely subscribed.

[@colorgradingcentral]

Wow, thanks! I'm so glad I could help!

[@mellie2003]

Best KZbin video of 2019?

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks so much!!

[@slimyelow]

This video is so darn good, I don't think I need to watch anything after this. Thanks mate ! Excellent work.

[@colorgradingcentral]

Wow, thanks!

[@HibiscusfamilyKE]

The best color grading tutorial I have watched since four years ago. I did not give up on trying to find a tutorial that made it look so simple. Thank you brother.

[@lori_jo]

I never tried to actually properly color grade one of my films. Watched this so I could color grade an assignment, next thing you know my film is getting nominated. Thanks so much! I've been subscribed since that day and I stumbled back onto this video rn and wanted to leave a comment (:

[@colorgradingcentral]

Oh wow that's incredible! Congrats and thanks for letting me know! Happy to help!

[@fuglstad_explores]

8:33 "And BAAM, doneski!" Haha gotta love that energy man!

[@dagzdaveed1778]

XD

[@EMIRISTIC]

I have watched this many times before, but because of a lack of the basic knowledge of these tone things, It was too hard for me to understand, Today I finally get how great it is, the best crash course for tone ever. Thanks so much.

[@abel3921]

this honestly is the best color grading tutorial on youtube, thank you!

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks so much!!

[@ChrisBryantVideo]

This is probably the BEST tutorial on anything I've ever seen. SUPER clear, step-by-step, and you seemed to know the questions I had in my head and answered them eloquently. Well deserved of 1m+ views!

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thank you so much Chris!!

[@megaiconmovieproductionltd8165]

I will like to talk to you

[@musicbeyondwithboushra]

I usually hate watching tutorials but Gosh !! you have definetely THE teaching skills. I didnt want to blink for a second

[@vaganturmedia8830]

BRO. I've been color grading for so long and you showed me a couple things that blew my mind. thank you so much

[@nagarat28]

This is one of best video editing tutorials I've seen since I've started shooting photos and videos. Not boring and very informative and easy to comprehend. Thanks!

[@PentaRishabh]

I was never good at color grading, but after watching this video i am not converted into a professional but still i learned so many things for doing good color grading.

[@Davemech]

Loving the tempo, the information and the way you clearly explain everything in detail without being redundant / repetitive. Subbed!

[@TTGamingTrinh]

I just started color grading my videos and this will take my videos up to the next level!! Great tutorial!

[@JimAtHome]

This is the first Premier Pro tutorial that makes any sense to me all the others presume foreknowledge of how PP works what the basic tools do and why and how to use them, I have considered getting PP for a while basically because it seems to be the most commonly used editor available for PC but at £19.97 here in the UK that's $25.44 per month it ain't cheap, if I were wealthy I wouldn't care but I'm not so I needed to think about how often I might use it and if it would be good value, not having a clue how it works doesn't help this tutorial is making me seriously consider investing in PP, so thanks a lot for your clear explanation and I'll think about taking investing in your courses too. Peace !

[@AECollectsLLC]

This being my first color grading video ever watched with no experience at all, I'll definitely be coming back over and over to ingrain your tips and advice. THANK YOU!

[@SixXGaming]

This should be titled “color grading made easy” thank you I’ve been color grading with only one instance of the curves and now I know how to use multiple instances of Hsl secondary

[@CERTIFIEDBABEWRANGLER]

You are the first person to ever explain these things rather than just assuming everybody knows what they are

[@franciscorivas6126]

Dude i really like the way you edit and your talent to explain al things you do. Please keep doing content for people like us that want to know more about good editing. You are doing great.

[@vikashbhatt30]

A tutorial with so much knowledge of color correction/grading.

[@colorgradingcentral]

Glad you think so!

[@ivanpavlovic6048]

The first video I have ever seen that help me understand the color grading. Thank you

[@colorgradingcentral]

You're very welcome!

[@Quarker]

Hey this is a really detailed tutorial, and thanks for posting! In my experience though, I use the colour wheel sliders to adjust the shadows and highlights instead of the basic correction tab. I've noticed the latter is a bit inferior, and actually works differently to the colour wheels. The basic correction sliders introduce clipping and crushing much earlier than the colour wheel sliders do.

[@KaiCreative]

This is a treasure trove of information - much appreciation 👏👏

[@bob-hw3qc]

Kai!! good to see you here!

[@trusttheprocessxxx1249]

Kaicreative in da house!!!

[@aimhighdontmiss4260]

Awesome stuff! thanks for the recommend kai

[@KaiCreative]

@@aimhighdontmiss4260 No worries at all bro, great content here! (:

[@RealArria]

Its clear you've done your 10,000 hours in color grading and explained this so simply. Thanks for the great video!

[@UnderWaterFilms3Sock]

As the new lone Videographer for a good sized company, this helped me so much. Your explanation was incredibly simple yet informative and helped me give my footage that extra flare. I will for sure be following your channel from this point forward. Thanks, brother!

[@idbefamousifiwere3]

An incredibly clear and articulate tutorial with valuable information? A free webinar still running that helps you even further?! Who are you and why have you been sent to save us lol

[@NavdeepSingh-qf5eb]

Just starting my Film Journey at the age of 38. Thank you so much for this 🙏

[@Dron3rr]

You made it everything so easy and understandable. Thank you! No fuss, no rambling. Just the essentials

[@smartwork8477]

Yeah he helped me alot. Question, are you interested in winning prizes for listening to one song?

[@markayala]

now this is what I call high quality content.

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks so much Mark!

[@TheTerminatorSneakyGaming]

4 years later and i still find myself coming back , amazing video !

[@AliMukhtar53]

Pretty straight forward to what the title is actually. Thank you so very much. 👍🏻

[@ramongrutschnig3403]

Amazing Tutorial, covers everything about color grading with just enough detail. Keep it up man!

[@ImJeanGaming]

I wanted to begin editing a short film my friend and I made over last weekend. I knew nothing about color grading going into this, except that it makes film look good. Now, I feel ready to attack the panels and dials to ensure a solid finished product. Thank you so much.

[@hesham_tech]

You are amazing man

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thank you!

[@efe_aydal]

Great tutorial. Thank you.

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[@kgndrn]

abi senin videolarının rengini görüp hep merak etmiştim neden yemyeşil yaptığını. eski videoların yemyeşilmiş, şimdi daha iyi ama hala çok geride kalıyor renkler. sanki kameradan standart çıkmış gibi gözüküyor.

[@sripadkulkarni]

I had subscribed 4-5 channels but none were able to give up the secret to color grading like this channel did. Half way through the video, I started feeling lucky!! Many Many Many thanks...

[@MarkLargo]

remind me to buy you a beer when we meet. this is some top secret info you just shared!

[@morinaganega]

a beer? What is he an amateur??? When you come to Nashville, hit me up, you deserve a steak dinner @Kayne Prime! My confidence for color grading just grew 100% since I am anti lut!

[@ThePinkSpider]

Amazing how much I learn from these videos when I don't even have this software, and my application is photographs! Always excellent, thank you!

[@heyattlam5468]

I have always been a photographer, and recently started doing video, I never am able to get the colour and look from my photo edits onto my videos. This really helped a lot. Big thanks!

[@elohimp]

Thank you, this was such a wonderful introduction into grading. I finally understand the basics of what HSL secondary is and does. Really great video!

[@juliettezyg6653]

I've been trying to develop a specific style for all of my films and learning the basics of color correction like this is a HUGE help! Thank you!

[@HeliRy]

For ages I’ve been trying to colour correct and edit with Resolve. Gave up after it tried numerous time to literally melt my computer lol. But Adobe… while not perfect, never fails. This is perfect.

[@CodHumors]

This is like a christmas video. You come to learn one new thing but end up learning 10 new things.

[@colorgradingcentral]

Hahaha thank you!

[@ScottBayvel]

You explained everything so well in one video. Thank you so so much. this was literally everything I was looking for and things I didn't even know I would use

[@johnger850305]

I think I'll re-watch these thousands of times, thanks for the tutorial!

[@artreyoo]

Absolutely excellent tutorial. Great pace, clarity and value of information. I've learned quite a bit today. Thanks a lot.

[@RudyVisuals]

This was absolutely awesome. I've been color correcting using colorista using the guided color correction mode and then just throwing on LUTS without really knowing the ins and outs of what it was I was doing. This explained it so well. Definitely going to try using the lumetri color tool instead for my next video. Thanks for sharing this! Awesome channel - I hit the sub button!

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks so much Rudy, I totally can relate. I started with Magic Bullet Looks and sort of just went with what looked good. But after learning a few valuable techniques it really informed by workflow and started to have a tremendous impact on the look of my work giving me a more clean image. Thanks for giving it a watch and for the subscribe!

[@Drippy.Mickey]

I Watched this video 2yrs ago. Re-watching this, I notice how many gems are secretly hidden in here. Dope Vid!

[@colorgradingcentral]

Great to hear!

[@TheBigHeadFilms]

So much complex operations explained in such a simple way.. Amazing.. keep it up.. :)

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks so much!!

[@Jaredrohrer18]

Super informative! Thank you! “BAM donskie” was my favorite line lol

[@wolfe.aacfpa]

Just got Premier yesterday and this video is a godsend! Didn't realize how much a difference color grading makes - thank you

[@karo77lina]

Wow, that was really helpful, best golor grading tutorial I have ever seen. Thanks a lot for your work!

[@IreneRudnyk]

One word... AMAZING!

[@MsYoyojam]

First time color grading my video and...wow..this really brought me to the next level

[@SNEAKchannel]

this clip is so useful!! Bam!!!

[@bethanythebeast]

The white balancing dropper is gonna change my life haha

[@hwcentertainment]

Probably the best Color Grading tutorial on KZbin.

[@igormottareviews]

and THAT is a video about color grading!!! thank you so much man! 31 color grading course seller's disliked this video hahaha

[@diegorecart548]

I've never seen something like this, thanks for such a gift

[@7profitlab]

So after 3 years of uplaod, i am just seeing this now, turns out to be the best colour tutorials i have learnt. 😮

[@korrze]

Can we get that sample footage to play with?

[@wowmisand6243]

THIS TUTORIAL IS THE B E S T

[@duggepartyrocker99]

This is the best Color Grading tutorial ive ever seen. Wow.

[@AceOfROMs]

"You can see the difference" I can't but I'll believe you

[@WtbgoldBlogspot]

Holy shit, dude. You put so many other channels out of a job with this vid! Gjgjgjgjgj

[@zeux1]

I Tried this on raw 4k footage .. and the results were insane .. thank you man for your simple tutorial ❤

[@wp1300]

4:49 Fix the color temperature 5:46 Increase the saturation

[@joshuaokankwu8743]

please where can i get the luts , the 3strip lut

[@leinhminhuc4429]

I can't get one either.

[@bafrika]

I don't usually comment/'like' on tutorial videos but I really appreciated your video, you have a knack for teaching.

[@ireshasilva4916]

I'll mention your name when I win the grammy's😉

[@VannJohnson]

I hope you win the Grammy for best movie!

[@cairnsafricancomedy7955]

This is probably the BEST tutorial on anything I've ever seen. SUPER clear, step-by-step, and you seemed to know the questions I had in my head and answered them eloquently. Well deserved of 2m+ views! thank you so much

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks so much, David!

[@cairnsafricancomedy7955]

You are welcome! sir keep going sir

[@temjenjamirofficial]

great tutorial, but my pc would fry on the first step .

[@colorgradingcentral]

Quick update! Cinema Grade will be releasing this month on Windows! Here is where you can get early access and a discount: coming.cinemagrade.com/opt-in-for-cinema-grade-win/