Replace a color, Remove color in a clip – Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 User Manual
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Last updated 11/6/2011
Replace a color
If you need more control than the Color Replace effect offers, use the Secondary Color Correction controls in the RGB
Corrector, RGB Curves, and Three-Way Color Corrector. These controls let you apply changes to a single color or a
range of colors.
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In a Timeline panel, select the clip you want to adjust so it appears in the Program Monitor.
2
If you want to replace a color in the displayed clip with a color in another clip in your project, open that other clip
in the Source Monitor.
3
Apply the Color Replace effect to the clip you want to adjust.
4
In the Effect Controls panel, click the Setup icon
for the Color Replace effect.
5
In the Color Replace Settings dialog box, move the pointer over the Clip Sample image so it becomes an eyedropper,
and then click to choose the color to be replaced. You can also click the Target Color swatch and select a color in
the Adobe Color Picker.
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Choose the replacement color by clicking the Replace Color swatch and selecting the color in the Adobe Color
Picker.
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Broaden or reduce the range of the color you’re replacing by dragging the Similarity slider.
8
Select the Solid Colors option to replace the specified color without preserving any gray levels.
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Color Replace effect (Windows only)
Remove color in a clip
To quickly remove color in a clip, apply the Black & White effect from the Image Control bin of the Video Effects bin.
1
Set up your workspace for color correction.
2
Select the clip in a Timeline panel and apply either the Fast Color Corrector or the Three-Way Color Corrector. See
also “
3
In the Effect Controls panel, click the triangle to expand the Fast Color Corrector or the Three-Way Color
Corrector controls.
4
(Optional) Select the Show Split View option if you want to view a before and after comparison of your adjustment
in the Program Monitor. You can specify whether the split view is horizontal or vertical by choosing from the
Layout menu. You can also adjust the relative proportion of the before and after views.
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(Optional for the Three-Way Color Corrector only) Do any of the following:
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To restrict your adjustments to a specific tonal range, choose Shadows, Midtones, or Highlights from the Tonal
Range menu. Choosing Master applies adjustments to the entire tonal range of the image. If necessary, use the
Tonal Range Definition controls to define the different tonal ranges. You can choose Tonal Range from the Output
menu to view a tritone preview of the tonal ranges in the Program Monitor.
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To restrict your adjustments to a color or range of colors, click the triangle to expand the Secondary Color
Correction controls. Define the color or color range by using the Eyedropper tool or slider controls, or enter
numeric values. See also “
Specify a color or range of colors to adjust
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Scrub the underlined text or enter a value lower than 100 for the Saturation control. You can also click the triangle
to expand the control so you can drag the slider.