Colorista Substitute.

[Adolfo Rozenfeld]

Colorista is a plug-in for After Effects, by Red Giant software.

Color Finesse is a color correction/grading effect that comes bundled with AE. It can do pretty much everything Colorista does and more. But the beauty of Colorista is how streamlined and direct the UI is. So many people feel it’s faster and simpler to use. But you should be able to do the same in Color Finesse.

Adolfo Rozenfeld · Adobe

[Christopher Rotter]

I came across that after posting. I thought color finesse was free ? It asks me for a serial # ? Is there a free version ? And is there any separate documentation for this program ?

[Adolfo Rozenfeld]

The bundled third party content (like Color Finesse) is only available when you buy the application. It doesn’t come with trial versions. You get the CF serial number in the AE (or suite) install disks, or when you buy the downloadable version. If you did purchase AE or Production Premium/Master collection already, and didn’t get a CF serial number with it, I suggest you call Adobe customer service:
https://www.adobe.com/support/service/

Adolfo Rozenfeld · Adobe

[Chris Wright]

If you can’t afford a Davinci, here’s some additional color correction plugins…

1. Digital Film Tools’ Composite Suite Color Corrector.
https://www.digitalfilmtools.com/cs/cscc.htm

2. Three-Way Color Corrector preset
https://generalspecialist.com/2006/09/three-way-color-corrector-for-after.asp

3. Boris Continuum Complete
https://www.borisfx.com/after_effects/bccae/

4. Rebel cc expression driven color corrector
https://prolost.com/blog/2006/10/22/rebel-cc.html

5. film color emulating the nuances of chemical processes AE preset
https://www.technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/1_2_Products.html

[Christopher Rotter]

Thank you for those links, it appears that only one or two of those links offer free solution, but that is alright 🙂