PR210 Intro to Color Mode in Adobe Premiere Overview
Adobe Premiere’s new Color Mode provides a redesigned environment for color correction and grading inside Premiere. Built for editors, Color Mode makes it easier to evaluate footage, balance exposure and color, apply creative looks, and work with modern color-managed workflows.
In this hands-on course, editors learn the essential Color Mode interface and core correction tools. Students will work with clips and sequences to improve image balance, establish a consistent look, and understand how Color Mode fits into an editorial workflow.
This course is ideal for Premiere users who want to move beyond quick Lumetri adjustments and begin working with Adobe’s next-generation color workflow.
Class Details
Objectives
- Introduction to Color Mode in Adobe Premiere beta
- Understanding the Color Mode workspace
- Color correction versus creative color grading
- Reading and evaluating an image
- Exposure, contrast, saturation, and white-balance adjustments
- Working with clips in the Clip Grid
- Introduction to color management
- Color setups and Rec. 709 SDR workflows
- Using styles and creative adjustments
- Managing consistent color across an edited sequence
- Color Mode and Lumetri Color workflow considerations
- Beta-project compatibility and best practices
- Navigate the Adobe Premiere Color Mode workspace
- Explain the difference between color correction and color grading
- Evaluate exposure, contrast, white balance, and color balance
- Make practical adjustments to improve the consistency of a sequence
- Use the Color Monitor, Clip Grid, and Color Controls
- Apply foundational adjustments to individual clips and sequences
- Understand the role of color management in an SDR workflow
- Identify when to use Color Mode instead of traditional Lumetri Color workflows
- Build a safe workflow for testing Color Mode in Premiere beta
Audience
This class is designed for:
- Editors and assistant editors
- Content creators and video producers
- Social, corporate, and marketing video teams
- Premiere users who want a practical introduction to color correction
- Teams preparing to test or adopt Color Mode in Adobe Premiere
