How do I color grade/correct like premiere?

[John Rofrano]

I would use the Color Corrector along with Levels. That should get you the control that you need.

~jr

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[Diego Garcia]

Thank you, I’ll play around a bit with those.

[Richard Jones]

And you’ve always got Colour Curves available as well.

Richard

[John Rofrano]

[Richard Jones] “And you’ve always got Colour Curves available as well.”

+1

Oh yea, I was on my iPad Pro when I answered and was going from memory but my memory ain’t what it use to be. ☹ Color Curves is a must.

My favorite toolchain is:

Levels –> Color Corrector –> Color Curves

In that specific order. Set your white and black points correct with Levels, do any color adjustments with Color Corrector and then add some styling by slightly crushing the blacks and whites with a nice “S” curve in Color Curves. It’s the Holy Trinity of color grading in Vegas Pro.

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasstsoftware.com

[Diego Garcia]

Excellent. Thank you very much for the details.

[Scott Liles]

My order:
1) White Balance sometimes
2) Color Curves to adjust the black/whites/exposure while looking at the luminance histogram.
3) Color Corrector for most everything else.
4) Sometimes Secondary Color Corrector for a specific feature
5) Unsharp to add light sharpening

Should I use Color Corrector before Color Curves?

[John Rofrano]

[scott liles] “Should I use Color Corrector before Color Curves?”

If you are using Color Curves to set the black and white point then no, it should be before Color Corrector. I use Levels to set my black and white point before Color Corrector and then use Color Curves to tweak the final look which is why I add it after Color Corrector.

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasstsoftware.com