Grade with wheels, curves and scopes

Applies to 0.11Updated 25 Oct 20261 min read

Switch to the Color workspace, adjust the clip with the Color panel tabs, and check the result on the scopes.

1. Switch to Window › Workspaces › Color.
2. Select a clip and use the Color panel tabs: Basic, Curves, Wheels, HSL and Look.
3. Open Window › Reference Monitor, set it to the shot you want to match and turn off Gang to Program.
4. Check the result in the scopes, then use Match or adjust the Wheels.

Faster ways

• Auto makes a first grade.
• Match › To Previous / Next Clip matches neighbouring shots.
• One colour-correction effect in Effects › Color Correction adds Basic Correction, Creative, Curves, Color Wheels and HSL Secondary in one step.

Scopes

Waveform (Luma, RGB, YC), RGB Parade, Vectorscope and Histogram, shown one at a time or side by side.

HDR and log footage

iPhone HDR (HLG), HDR10 (PQ) and Apple Log footage are converted to Rec. 709 for editing. HEVC and ProRes exports can be HDR10 or HLG.

Prefer to watch? See Wheels, curves and a LUT.