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Premiere Pro – Timeline Grade for Offline Reviews
Hi there!
It’s been awhile since I’ve come back to Premiere after 2 years on DaVinci Resolve for my post-production needs. I wanted to sound out the CC Community on whether anyone has a suitable workflow for when it comes to applying a quick base color grade that I could use while reviewing offline cuts with clients.
Back when I used Premiere, I would use Adjustment Layer over the entire sequence and then apply a Lumetri Color on this. But DaVinci Resolve has spoilt me with the functionality of a timeline node, which does something similar except it is 1 node that you can turn on or off through the color page. I also remember Adjustment Layers seriously lagging my Premiere’s performance being then, so wanted to know if there’s any new development since then.
What are you guys using for a quick and dirty grade?
Hope I have posted this in the right place.
Cheers!
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2 Replies
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Your options are by and large still the same: add a Lumetri Color on top using an adjustment layer or on a clip to clip basis. This gives you the most flexibility.
You could alternatively also create the look you want on an example clip in the timeline using Lumetri, save that as preset (R-Click on the Lumetri effect in Effect Controls), then apply (drag and drop) that preset on clips in the project window to apply it as a ‘master clip effect’. Now everytime you edit in clips they will carry the color with them. There are some caveats with this though: I find modifying or removing master clip effects a bit of a drag (doing it clip by clip). And you may encounter issues when sending out through interchange formats (XML) or when archiving/consolidating.
You can also apply this created preset to a newly created adjustment layer in the project window: just drag the preset on the adjustment layer in the project window. This way everytime you drag and drop that particular adjustment layer in the timeline it will carry the color information to underlying clips. I think this is a smarter idea if you are looking to apply a general look to everything. And modifying one adjustment layer later is easier than multiple clips.
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Fantastic, thanks for replying to the thread Merlin. Well I guess it’s great to know it’s largely still the same… or perhaps “unfortunately” might be the appropriate word. Either ways, I guess I will be sticking to adjustment layer grades for now, as they do indeed seem to be the most flexible for quick looks.
Cheers.
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