How to do Color Correction with Lumetri Scopes

This a basic guide to color correction within Adobe Premiere Pro using the Lumetri Color and Lumetri Scopes Panel. All of the steps are not the only way to work with the footage. Each camera and monitor will behave differently which may produce different results.
Here are the notes from the video:
Lumetri Scopes:
Color Correction VS Color Grading
Color Correction
1) find the correct white balance
-rgb parade
-luma values
-vectorscope
2) luma values
1-exposure
2-whites
3-highlights
4-shadows
5-blacks
3) saturation
-vectorscope limits
4) HSL Secondary
-skin tones
Color Grading
1) adjustment layer
-video track placement
2) get artsy
-there are loose rules?

[@BirdzEyeViewAV]

At first, my poor attention span was arguing..."Really?? An hour long?!" But when I sat back and committed, it was absolutely one of the best videos I've seen on the topic, and Well worth the time! Not everything can be learned, or more so, comprehended in 3 minutes. No regrets from me at all. Thank you very much!!!

[@gmab5267]

lmao everyone's first thought regardless of background xD

[@kamikazebunnies4872]

Honestly this is the best colour correction video I have ever seen. When I saw how long the video was I was really turned off but I’ve struggled so much just to get a good correction that I told my self why not ..... most other tutorial talk about exposure and contrast first and then saturation and and as you demonstrate it gives awful looking results . Fantastic work ! My only advice is if you could break the video in different parts so it’s less intimidating to watch .

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Thank you so much for checking it out! I completely agree its a megadeath length video and I intend to do a new one here soon if my schedule opens up using Davinci resolve since its free and a little easier to get started with.

[@WeiseGuy91]

@@gibblsworthiscool can you add time stamps? Finding this in 2022 (almost 2023, haha) and really could use some timestamps to help navigate :D

[@aashmusicnow]

You LITERALLY are a lifesaver. You’re the first person that actually showed how to pull up the vector scope and rgb map. People really forget that some of us are literal beginners and need it from STEP ONE. Everyone should watch this video, other you tubers are NOT doing it right

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Thanks! Happy I could Help

[@AcharyaThapa-gr5gl]

Thank you for such an awesome tutorial. Even the video is 1 hour long, it feels like a minute while listening and watching you making the color correction easy.

[@currenluna]

Color-correcting footage used to frustrate me because I would rely on my monitor rather than the scopes. This makes it so much easier and more reliable!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Happy it helped!

[@sarab3681]

This is the best tutorial I ever found for Premiere - I can't tell you how many times I watched a video and still couldn't understand it but you explain everything in detail and how you decided the levels were right and in the order even - I just did the exposure values first and didn't realize rgb was supposed to be done first before I found your video. I hope you have more tutorials on Premiere because you are really good at explaining things and I just found your channel.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

thanks, im planning on making some more tutorial based videos in the near future!

[@coloursofniji]

The best ever color correction video I've seen so far. Thank you!

[@rrogers2370]

I’m taking a film production class and this is the type of teaching you can’t really get in a classroom setting because the time it takes. Thank you.

[@GMBricks]

I can't believe I watched the whole 1 hour video. Thanks for the knowledge!

[@MarikaAndriamanantena]

TNice tutorials is the best tutorial. Simply explained to a newbie, great job man.

[@ntartienii]

Thanks Jordan, so far this is the best video about correction..i was expecting something about how to use LUTs, and which ones, at the end, but it doesn't matter..great contents

[@jamesward6175]

This is BY FAR the best colour correction vid I have seen. You have taught me a lot. Thank you sir.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chetanb2376]

From last 6 months Iam trying understand the scopes and ur gave the best valuable info for me Thank you

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it helped!

[@QwertySkill]

I know this tutorial is 1 hour but thank you so much for being concise. anyone else would make 10+ videos each 10+ minutes long to cover all this stuff with a bunch of fluff. you're a great teacher

[@fenwayleo7218]

Your video was recommended to me after I watched a few Premier Pro tutorials. Yours stands out as your teaching is really for conveying your experiences and insights itself. Your reaching is clear with depth and width, to the point and practical. Thank you very much Jordan!

[@scenicaddiction6383]

Feeling you get when you know you learned from a professional... Thank you and really appreciate it!!!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

thanks for following along! hope it helps!

[@adamnash5486]

From 9mins in = mind blown. Makes life so much easier! Thanks man

[@coryhamel2512]

Thank you for this! I'm currently taking an online Premiere course, and the colour correction section was about 20 minutes, I learned so much more in your video! I have a background in design, so I know when a class is just scratching the surface, this was the type of in depth instruction I've been looking for!

[@CoffeeThenBeers]

Thank you for the lesson. You're a fantastic teacher who explains not only what you're doing but why and how it applies to video. Keep up the great work!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Thanks for checking it out! So glad it helped.

[@atwrtk]

I have always struggled with colour correction, Thanks for your video 🙏🙏 this makes the process so much more easy. Super helpful!! Would love seeing something similar within Davinci Resolve.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

I’ll make one on resolve since I switched about 3 years ago.

[@jawdatelnimer9322]

Brilliant. Awesome . I learned so much from this video. Came back to us and keep the Good staff. Many thanks.

[@LevinsReview]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Great tutorial, I was searching for this detailed and informative tutorial for a very long time!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@richardgrant4761]

Great content Jordan! One of the better color correction tutorials out there.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Thanks glad it helped!

[@joshuadavebrillantes56]

My man's dedication is over the top!

[@samanbhattarai3934]

Wow man....I understood the first time in my life what to do at first with the lumetri scope...

[@anlaosichuan1]

This is one of the best tutorial for Premiere Pro ! Thank you very much Man, Great job.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it helped!

[@tedchan-music7468]

very clear and precise and helpful. That's why I chose to spend over an hour with your video. Thank you so much. I learnt a lot as a beginner. Hope to learn more from you.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ausdoug974]

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. I learned so much from this video. Outstanding. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@cindyswaydragons3400]

you are the first to make this look easy and now it is easy to me

[@gibblsworthiscool]

glad I could help! I plan on making a similar one in Davinci Resolve so people can get the hang of that one as well.

[@cindyswaydragons3400]

@@gibblsworthiscool we will love to see that too

[@notarealtrad3r]

28:07!! He finally answers the questions Ive been wondering for the last 25 minutes! (~) = (Key beside the 1) is called Tilde key or a "Squiggyy or Twiddle key. This will make what you are clicked on FULL SCREEN!

[@habloespanoltio]

This is the best video about colors!!! Thank you so much!!

[@dhirajthapa9244]

nice to see people like you providing your knowledge for free on KZbin. SUBSCRIBED

[@gibblsworthiscool]

thanks for checking it out!

[@mtnsense]

Dear Google, please make this video the top result for "how to color correct premiere". Had you done so two weeks ago, hour upon hours of my life would have been saved from watching other videos that pale in comparison to how helpful this video is. Thanks!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

So glad it was helpful! It probably doesn’t show up at the top because its not monetized since I hated watching other videos full of ads when trying to learn something.

[@G2creativeAnimation]

You have revealed all the secrets...Thank you so much!!!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

You bet!

[@Tetrahedronsynt]

Terima kasih telah mengajarkan ini. Pertama kalinya saya menonton video color correction dengan serius dan mencatatnya. Jujur saja, ini adalah video terbaik yang membahas color correction yang pernah saya nonton.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

glad it helped!

[@darrenmarkdouglas5073]

Just finished editing my latest short film and this is just absolutely wonderful Jordan! Much appreciated and thank you!

[@chrismendes482]

This is the best explanation I have seen! Thank you for taking the time!!!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

You're very welcome!

[@ChrisGSimmons]

Great video! I watched the whole thing without even realizing it was an hour.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anwarkamal7351]

Amazingly helpful tutorial, I am encouraged after watching; thank you Mr. Jordan

[@katieebean3]

this is such a helpful video... I learned from it months ago and I'm back for a refresher. THANKYOU so much!

[@omargonzaga7957]

He said “this is a simple tutorial” then I realize it’s one hour! I’ll have to watch later since all the comments are so positive haha

[@gibblsworthiscool]

I mainly didn't want to rush people through anything since it can be hard to follow going too fast.

[@richardsunmedia]

Thank you so much Jordan, I just finished studying this over 3 days and it has helped me so much to get started on colour correction and know what's happening! ❤

[@kumahrhonga8442]

Your videos have helped reach over $200,000 in stocks by age 23! Thanks In The setup. Keep the videos coming.

[@Frietuurs]

Amazing video. No bullshit, getting into it from the get go, and no money grabbing schemes. Thank you so much.

[@mictache]

Amazing video, especially because you mention what to look for and what the limits of what I'm doing should be, aka clipping here, this should be between this and this etc. Wasn't at all put off by the length of the video, on the contrary, seeing that list at the beginning of the video, I realised you're quite well organised so I expected the video to go into detail. You should definitely make some more videos, on the Premiere pro topic, you explain things very well! Thanks again!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Thanks again or watching it! I have been using premiere for about 10 years and switched to Davinci Resolve last year mainly because its free and more powerful so any new videos I might be focusing more on that software but I will still likely make some additional videos around premiere since there is a large user base.

[@sanmaj100]

Thanks a ton by using the technique I have color corrected my recent videos and I got lot of appreciation. Thanks again

[@newiseman]

This has been very helpful. I really appreciate your detailed explanations. I've always wondered about Tint and Temperature and you made it make sense. I'm definitely going to be watching this again.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@14hdbuihoang]

thís tut is underrated man, keep the good work. your words convinced me.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Thanks a ton!

[@URBANBEATSACADEMY]

you video deserves more likes, thank for this great tutorial

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it helped!

[@noemiejub3265]

After soo many tutorials, finally one that though me a lot. Thank you so much. Looking forward to more tutorials like this one.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Great to hear!

[@fahimsaleh2014]

the best video for color correction thank you alot jordan gibby

[@pezhmansaburi4753]

Wow. Complete and detailed

[@moamen_reda]

well done , from a:z description about color correction , i liked the way you explained it , compared to many other channels videos made me confused , thank you man

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Thanks for checking it out and I’m glad it’s still helpful!

[@FITandFUN24]

this is the video that I need eventhough I still bit confused about HSL secondary, but I believe this is really complete tutorial video about color correction and color grading for beginner like me..

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Hsl secondary is mostly to get skin tones to fall on the skin tone line I mentioned. Sometimes it's not even needed. Usually florescent light has a lot of green that needs to be removed and it helps with that type of issue.

[@ManuOutdoor]

Thanks for that brilliat session! Cheers from Switzerland!

[@wadesmith666]

Great tutorial. Excellent. One small point, I would have liked you to go more in-depth on what you are trying to achieve with each scope, in terms of parameters in number values.

[@johnwilkinson6965]

Seriously such a good tutorial.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

thanks!

[@danahraskova3747]

Very VERY good video - thank you for doing this - I HAVE LEARNED A BUNCH !!!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yogawithdeepakbhatt2940]

Thank you so much jodran Gibby very nice skill u have and u have explain it also very good and I will say excellent . I have seen 1st video of yours and it is an excellent tutorial of color correction and i am subscribing looking forward for more interesting tutorial jain hind vande mataram.

[@Linka123]

Thank you! You put together this video very well! It has a lot of useful information!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

You're very welcome!

[@elcacha_anda]

Nice video!! really clear! thanks for share your skills!!

[@STUDIO-8K]

U gotta make it look so easy, thx bro!

[@sripal.jain4]

Very well explained the Lumetri Color correction

[@graemebell5105]

Hey Jordan thanks for this. Really well explained in a simple way! I totally get it. Always learning ....

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Great to hear!

[@adeniyisalami9416]

This is the best explanation so far..

[@gibblsworthiscool]

thanks!!

[@jasonmulikita]

You're a star, Jordan! Thanks for this!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@iriantoivan]

all make sense now, thank you

[@CoucounsPlaying]

I am just finishing my biggest project, a documentary on the Fortnite World Cup, shot with a RED Dragon, I am realeasing it next week, hope your video will help me with the color correction !

[@gibblsworthiscool]

That's awesome! Red cameras have a software you can use for some pre color correction prior to bringing it into premiere. Ibe tried both and your can make all the same adjustments in lumetri scopes or davinci resolve since it just needs a contrast and saturation to spread out the the Lma values.

[@CoucounsPlaying]

Thanks for the reply ! Yes I am mostly having a hard time with saturation and vibrance, which, when I adjust, adds a lot of contrast and modifies everything I did prior. All around I trust too much my eyes, you help me a lot with understanding the graphs For the story, I also had the idea that under 0 was were blacks were loosing data, and over 100 where highlights were burned, so i just slided things around to have the '"Most Spread out" scope of the footage ... Anyway I learned alot, will try to get a well-corrected of a footage I can and stop with contrast and eye-trusting my correction !

[@gibblsworthiscool]

@@CoucounsPlaying that's great! Contrast is something you can still add and adjust but only after your go through the 5 main steps first. That way you arnt pushing things around too far prior to balancing them.

[@richardbenter6259]

Thanks for a thorough walk through. I'm going into my 4th feature film, my most recent Final Transit, and I plan on working more with the scopes on this one, before I start throwing on luts...

[@gibblsworthiscool]

awesome! luts are great for converting footage from log to rec 709 and also adding stuff like color grades. Thanks for watching!

[@sakshamyadav5107]

Best Author

[@kusacubari1867]

just more like this and your subs will fly - nice and descriptive with good level skill

[@LemonDrizzleGang]

Brilliant tutorial thank you

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brayn6378]

Please do more of this kind of video, you're the best :)

[@gibblsworthiscool]

thanks! glad it helped! I was a little worried it ran too long but ill start working on some more.

[@brayn6378]

@@gibblsworthiscool Thank you I'll be waiting lol

[@georgesnow8211]

Thanks. That was an excellent tutorial. I have learned so much.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Great to hear!

[@racabe]

THANK YOU! What a valuable video.

[@ashadzakariya6810]

thank you! it worked as a charm

[@yagneshmehta2434]

This works Hella good! Recommended

[@zainyraiz]

As always, everything is super. Waiting for new cheats from your side

[@BlenderZod]

Thanks Sir for this kind of detail video

[@odile6301]

Thank you so much! Watched it all the way through and it was definitely worth it :)

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it helped!

[@agt5jx87]

This is a great tutorial. It is clear and useful.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad to hear that!

[@samlevi903]

Wow, I needed this, thank you Jordan you're the man!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Happy to help!

[@avatardesignstudio7402]

Beautifully explained.. Thank you very much for sharing.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shreyvaid2593]

Loved the tutorial

[@gibblsworthiscool]

thanks for checking it out!

[@joshuasanthosh6655]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[@FitnessArab]

this my first time I watch 1 hour of the video haha thank you man for this all work

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad I could help!

[@ayannandi1453]

Thank you Jordan. This helped immensely!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad it helped!

[@AlexLopez-iy4by]

Thanks for great demo. Very helpful.

[@andycrosier3541]

I prefer puma values... Best tut out there on this subject! Please do a tutorial on grading vlog, -I'm sure it would be great.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

thanks! I am planning on a vlog tutorial here soon hopefully. I have the S1h on order to work with the 10bit vlog color profiles

[@kokp458]

Really great explanation. Love it.

[@pastorfinkley]

This was a great video I actually learned something! Thanks

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad to hear it!

[@AdzzieMac]

I have learned a lot thank you 🙏

[@nakcentraljava3410]

ty cuz ive been having a hard ti getting started.

[@mosheovadya]

Fantastic. Thank you very much.

[@danielepicwin]

Awesome video, thank you :) ❤

[@mr.walker8104]

What an excellent video

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Thank you very much!

[@eliavchik]

Hey Jordan! I had to filter through a lot of different color grading tutorials for premiere before i found yours, and i have to let you know that yours has by far been the most helpful. It's technical, but not to the point that it's impossible to digest. You really take the time to break things down in a way that we the audience can understand, so thank you for all of the hard work. I'll certainly be referring to this video as i progress in sharpening up my color grading skills! It would be great if you could potentially (one day in the future) ,make a short tutorial on the differences of how to grade darker skin tone. Do the same rules apply? Are we still meant to approach the "line" in our vectorscope in the same way that we would treat lighter skin tones? If they do, then maybe my request is a moot point. Anyway, thanks again!

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Thanks for checking it out! Larry Jordan who mainly uses fcpx did an awesome breakdown on the RGB values of different skin tones: larryjordan.com/articles/color-correction-make-people-look-normal/

[@pezhmansaburi4753]

Thank you Jordan

[@filmgirlLisa]

thanks so much for this video! it's the best color correction video I've seen, although i'm still a little confused about whether there should be any saturation past the "gate" in the vectorscope. @35:02 it looks like the saturation on the scope is beyond that point but that's fine so I'm not sure how to judge how far to go.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

going past the lines means the color is at 100% of what it can be shown as in a certain color space (like rec709) I would only worry about skin tones being too saturated or if stuff looks a little too cartooney with too much saturation.

[@LuBiBochum]

Very good. !!!! Thanks for this video.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

Glad you liked it!