Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 - Manual (Page 316)

310 USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS4
Effects and transitions
Last updated 11/6/2011
Note: As you adjust the color using the color slider and color spectrum, the numeric values change to indicate the new
color. The top rectangle to the right of the color slider displays the new color; the bottom rectangle displays the original
color.
• For HSB, specify hue (H) as an angle, from 0° to 360°, that corresponds to a location on the color wheel. Specify
saturation (S) and brightness (B) as percentages (0 to 100).
• For RGB, specify component values.
• For #, enter a color value in hexadecimal form.
Define the tonal ranges in a clip
The Luma Corrector, RGB Color Corrector, and Three-Way Color Corrector effects let you define the tonal ranges for
the shadows, midtones, and highlights so you can apply a color correction to a specific tonal range in an image. When
used along with the Secondary Color Correction controls, defining a tonal range can help you apply adjustments to
very specific elements in the image.
1 Select the clip you want to correct in a Timeline panel and apply either the Luma Corrector, RGB Color Corrector,
or Three-Way Color Corrector effect.
2 In the Effect Controls panel, click the triangle to expand the Luma Corrector, RGB Color Corrector, or Three-Way
Color Corrector effect.
3 (Optional) Choose Tonal Range from the Output menu to display a tritone image of the shadows, midtones, and
highlights areas in the image.
The Tonal Range preview updates as you make changes to the Tonal Definition controls.
4 Click the triangle to expand the Tonal Range Definition control.
Tonal Range Definition control
A. Shadow threshold B. Shadow softness C. Highlight softness D. Highlight threshold
5 Drag the Shadow Threshold and Highlight Threshold sliders to define the shadow and highlight tonal ranges.
It’s best if you make the adjustments while viewing the tritone Tonal Range display of the image.
6 Drag the Shadow Softness and Highlight Softness sliders to feather (soften) the boundaries between the tonal
ranges.
The amount of falloff depends on the image and how you want the color correction applied to it.
Note: You can also define the tonal ranges by changing the numeric values or moving the sliders for the Shadow
Threshold, Shadow Softness, Highlight Threshold, and Highlight Softness.
Once you’ve defined the tonal range in the clip, you can use the Tonal Range menu to choose whether to apply the
color correction to the shadows, midtones, highlights, or the entire tonal range (Master).
A B C D