Adobe 65021048 User Guide - Page 266

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3 260 User Guide YCbCr Parade Displays waveforms representing levels of the luminance and color difference channels in the digital video signal. Users comfortable with viewing YUV waveforms might consider using this scope when making color and luminance adjustments. RGB Parade Displays waveforms representing the levels of the red, green, and blue channels in a clip. This graph is best for comparing the relationship between the three channels. All Scopes Displays all scopes in one monitor. Vect/YC Wave/YCbCr Parade Displays the Vectorscope, YC Waveform, and YCbCr Parade in one monitor. Vect/YC Wave/RGB Parade Displays the Vectorscope, YC Waveform, and RGB Parade in one monitor. See also "About the vectorscope and waveform monitors" on page 278 Apply the Color Correction effects The following procedure is a general overview of applying the Color Correction effects. See the following sections in this chapter for making adjustments using the specific controls. 1 Set up your workspace for color correction. If possible, make sure a calibrated NTSC or PAL monitor is connected to your computer. 2 Apply one of the Color Correction effects to the clip in the Timeline panel. Note: If the clip is already selected in the Timeline panel, you can drag the effect to the Video Effects area of the Effect Controls panel. 3 In the Effect Controls panel, expand the Color Correction effect. 4 Move the current-time indicator to a frame that provides the best example of colors that need to be adjusted. 5 (Optional) Do any of the following to set preview options when correcting color: • To view only the luminance values in a clip, choose Luma from the Output menu. This option only affects the preview in the Program Monitor, it doesn't remove the color from the video. • To display a before and after view of the clip in one monitor, select the Show Split View option. You can specify whether the split view is horizontal or vertical by choosing from the Layout pop-up menu. You can also adjust the relative proportion of the before and after views. 6 (Optional) Use the Tonal Range Definition control to define the shadow, midtone, and highlight areas in the clip. You can choose Tonal Range from the Output menu to view the tonal ranges you defined. Once defined, choose from the Tonal Range menu to restrict the color corrections to a specific tonal range. See also "Define the tonal ranges in a clip" on page 270. Note: Only the Luma Corrector, RGB Corrector, and Three-Way Color Corrector effects let you apply adjustments to a specific tonal range. 7 (Optional) Click the triangle to expand the Secondary Color Correction controls if you want to correct the exposure for a specific color or range of colors. Use the Eyedropper tool or the other Secondary Color Correction controls to specify the colors to correct. See also "Specify a color or range of colors to adjust" on page 271. Note: All Color Correction effects have Secondary Color Correction controls except the Fast Color Corrector effect and Video Limiter effect. April 1, 2008