Overview
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Explore techniques for color correcting video in After Effects. Learn how to fix exposure and tone problems, make creative adjustments, and more.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Color grading footage in After Effects
- Exercise files
- Moving from Final Cut Pro X to After Effects
- Moving from Premiere Pro to After Effects
- Using the Media Browser
- Strategies to improve file naming and timecode
- Evaluating the shot
- Fixing white balance
- Fixing exposure and tone
- Adjusting color
- Applying enhancements
- Reusing adjustments
- Using adjustment layers
- Applying LUTs with the Lumetri effect
- Saving animation presets
- Strategies for tough white balance: Levels and curves
- Strategies for tough white balance: Neutralizing, part 1
- Strategies for tough white balance: Neutralizing, part 2
- Comparing effects
- Fixing tone with the Lumetri effect
- Fixing exposure and tone with Curves
- Using auto adjustments
- The Shadow or Highlights adjustment
- Using the Black & White effect for contrast
- Using the Equalize command
- Fixing color cast with tint and white balance
- Using the color stabilizer effect
- Fixing color with primary color correction
- Adding vibrance
- Using photo filters
- Using a reference color checker
- Using blending modes
- Creating spot colors with the Black & White effect
- Using the Leave Color effect
- Adjusting a single color with the Change Color effect
- Adding masks and mattes to adjustment layers
- Secondary color correction with Curves
- Black and white conversion method 1
- Black and white conversion method 2
- Black and white conversion method 3
- Creating duotone, tritone, and pentone effects
- Enhancing with the Colorama effect
- Creating custom gradients
- Creating a film look
- Adding a power window
- Adding texture
- Using the creative controls in the Lumetri Color effect
- Creating a LUT with Photoshop
- Creating a LUT with IWLTBAP
- Creating a LUT with 3D LUT Creator
- Conclusion
