PR211 Advanced Color Mode in Adobe Premiere Overview
PR211 Advanced Color Mode in Adobe Premiere is designed for experienced editors and color-focused creatives who want to build more precise, repeatable grading workflows inside Adobe Premiere’s new Color Mode environment or for those who have previously taken PR210 Introduction to Color Mode in Adobe Premiere.
Students explore Color Mode’s deeper controls for image shaping, color management, grade organization, creative styling, and sequence-level workflow. The course focuses on how to move from basic correction into more intentional, technically informed grading decisions while maintaining consistency across clips, groups, and sequences.
Students also examine the implications of Color Mode’s color-managed workflow for log, RAW, SDR, and HDR footage, along with practical considerations for teams testing the Adobe Premiere beta.
Class Details
Objectives
- Advanced Color Mode workspace navigation
- Color-management planning before grading
- Working with log and RAW media
- Direct Rec. 709 SDR workflows
- Wide-gamut, tone-mapping, and gamut-compression considerations
- Introduction to HDR workflows, including Rec. 2100 HLG and PQ output options
- Advanced image evaluation and correction
- Luminance and color-zone adjustments
- Hue isolation and targeted color refinement
- Creative looks, styles, and modules
- Managing grades across clips, groups, and sequences
- Building consistent scene and sequence-level grades
- Color Mode operations and grade organization
- Comparing Color Mode and Lumetri Color workflows
- Beta compatibility, project duplication, and testing best practices
- Build a more controlled color workflow in Adobe Premiere Color Mode
- Configure and evaluate color-management settings before grading
- Work with log and RAW footage in color-managed sequences
- Understand SDR, wide-gamut, and HDR workflow considerations
- Use advanced color controls to shape luminance, color, and creative style
- Organize grades across clips, groups, and sequences
- Apply and manage styles and modules for consistent creative results
- Evaluate the benefits and limitations of Color Mode compared with Lumetri Color
- Develop safer beta-testing workflows for editorial and finishing teams
Audience
This course is designed for:
- Experienced Adobe Premiere editors
- Assistant editors and finishing assistants
- Colorists moving into Adobe Premiere Color Mode
- Post-production supervisors and workflow leads
- Production teams working with log, RAW, SDR, or HDR media
- Adobe Premiere users who have completed PR210 or have equivalent Color Mode experience
Prerequisites
The following is highly recommended:
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Premiere
- Experience with color correction and basic grading concepts
- Familiarity with scopes, exposure, contrast, white balance, and saturation
- Experience working with sequences that contain multiple camera formats or mixed media
- Completion of PR210 Introduction to Color Mode in Adobe Premiere, or equivalent experience
