One of my favorite features of all Adobe products has to be blending modes.…Modes are great because they allow you to mix one footage layer with another,…with different properties and results.…Now modes are a bit complex to understand, but essentially what they do is they…create a new resulting image based upon details like luminance and saturation, of…how the two layers mix together.…When it comes to fixing exposure, blending modes are tremendously helpful. Plus…in Premiere Pro, they are real- time effect. Let's have a look.…
In this particular scene here, you see we have relatively overexposed footage.…All the details are pushing up towards the top here, and we really don't have…much going on in the lower regions or the shadows.…Now I went ahead and fixed that shot and got a better overall balance, and it's pretty easy.…What I did is use blending modes. So what you want to do in this case is…actually copy the footage from one layer to another.…So if I select this clip here, I'll just go right back to the beginning and…
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2/24/2012- Using the Waveform Monitor
- Toggling effects on and off
- Using color correction effects to fix exposure and tone
- Controlling noise and grain
- Adding keyframes
- Sending projects to After Effects with Dynamic Link
- Extracting backgrounds with the Roto Brush tool
- Adding a vignette to footage
- Working with raw video
- Legalizing video for broadcast
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome27s
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Exercise files47s
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1. Evaluating Images
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Using the Waveform Monitor2m 10s
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Toggling an effect1m 33s
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Using a split screen1m 56s
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2. Working with Adjust Effects
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The Auto Contrast effect2m 57s
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The Auto Levels effect2m 54s
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The Levels effect2m 28s
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The Shadow/Highlight effect4m 40s
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3. Using Color Correction Effects to Fix Exposure and Tone
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The Change Color effect3m 21s
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The Luma Corrector effect2m 31s
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The Luma Curve effect1m 43s
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4. Controlling Noise and Grain
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5. Keyframing Effects
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When to keyframe an effect1m 10s
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Adding keyframes2m 29s
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6. Toning a Background
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Darkening the background3m 17s
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7. Using Blend Modes to Improve Footage
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Fixing overexposed footage2m 26s
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Fixing underexposed footage1m 57s
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Adding a vignette2m 43s
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8. Working with Raw Video
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Adjusting an .R3D file3m 22s
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9. Legalizing for Broadcast
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Why legalize?46s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye38s
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