Color Correcting Different Scenes in One Clip in After Effects

[element80]

When color correcting in AE, can you make different corrections to different scenes within one video file, or do you need to import each scene separately? How do fades affect separate corrections?

 

[StephenDurden]

Re: Color Correction

When color correcting in AE, can you make different corrections to different scenes within one video file, or do you need to import each scene separately? How do fades affect separate corrections?

First thing that comes to mind: you enable the 100% changes only in the timing you want (using keyframes) but that's boring and you can easily go wrong. Don't know if there's any better method.

Otherwise, I would try to do that with Premiere. If you use non-included plug-ins it can be hard (you have to install them)... Don't know, but definitely interested in this topic.

 

[element80]

So what you're saying is I can set keyframes at the beginning of each scene, and only have it apply to that scene? If I have a dissolve, can I put keyframes in there, too, and have the correction fade out with the picture? I edit in Final Cut, which doesn't have much in terms of color/exposure correction, and am looking for something that gives me more control.

 

[StephenDurden]

I know, I worked on that too and there are tools on AE that work much better. Actually the fade can be a problem if you don't set the keyframes correctly...

 

[DarthPau]

Get the Adobe Production Premium will be help.
You can link the AE and PR,
but that's cost too much, we students can't afford it.

My way:

Get the footage.

Put it in the timeline.

You can control the layer's time.

Mix different layer head by tail.

Do the transition by keyframe.

 

[7om8o87]

I've found the best way for colour correcting in AE is to use split layer (Shift+D+(ctrl or apple)) cut the movie up rather than using keyframes.

Using Page Up and Page Down to scroll through and find the end of each scene that needs to be colour corrected differently and splitting it.