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From quick presets to precise color

Color grading

Color is where a video finds its mood. The Adjust tab holds a full grading suite: quick corrections, HSL, curves, color wheels and broadcast scopes, plus one-click presets, cinematic looks and .cube LUTs. Everything works on the selected clip.

The same street after the Teal & orange presetStreet with yellow walls and a bicycle, original image
Drag the slider: same shot, before and after “Teal & orange”. The real Caliptus interface, on a demo image (Unsplash).

Basic corrections

Left panel › Adjust › Basic

Balance exposure and color with familiar sliders, the foundation of any grade.

  1. Select a video clip or image and open the Adjust tab.
  2. On the Basic sub-tab, set Brightness, Exposure, Contrast and Saturation.
  3. Refine with Temperature, Tint, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks, Clarity and Vibrance.

Reset returns the whole grade to zero; Sharpness and a built-in Vignette are here too.

The Adjust tab: sliders, presets, cinematic looks and LUTs on the selected clip.
The Adjust tab: sliders, presets, cinematic looks and LUTs on the selected clip.

HSL (targeted colors)

Left panel › Adjust › HSL

Adjust one color range at a time: for example, deepen skies without touching skin.

  1. Open the HSL sub-tab.
  2. Pick a color range and change its Hue, Saturation and Luminance.
  3. Repeat for other ranges to shape the palette precisely.

Color wheels (lift, gamma, gain)

Left panel › Adjust › Wheels

Push color into the shadows, midtones and highlights independently, the classic three-way grade.

  1. Open the Wheels sub-tab.
  2. Use Lift for shadows, Gamma for midtones and Gain for highlights.
  3. Use Reset wheels to start over.
Lift/gamma/gain wheels for a three-way color balance.
Lift/gamma/gain wheels for a three-way color balance.

Curves

Left panel › Adjust › Curves

Shape contrast and color with the most precise tool of all.

  1. Open the Curves sub-tab.
  2. Click the curve to add a point, drag to adjust, double-click a point to remove it.
  3. Use Reset curve to flatten it again.
Curves for fine contrast and per-channel color control.
Curves for fine contrast and per-channel color control.

Scopes

Left panel › Adjust › Scopes

Read your image objectively with broadcast scopes instead of trusting your monitor alone.

  1. Open the Scopes sub-tab.
  2. Watch the Histogram and Waveform for exposure, the Vectorscope for hue and saturation, and the RGB Parade for color balance.
  3. Grade until the scopes confirm what your eye sees.
Histogram, waveform, vectorscope and RGB parade side by side.
Histogram, waveform, vectorscope and RGB parade side by side.

Presets, cinematic looks and LUTs

Left panel › Adjust

Start from a finished look, or bring in professional .cube LUTs.

  1. Apply a Preset or a Cinematic look for an instant starting point.
  2. Import a LUT (.cube) or pick from the built-in LUTs, with Log › Rec.709 conversions included.
  3. Export your own grade as a LUT (.cube) to reuse it elsewhere or share it.

Shot match and skin tone

Left panel › Adjust

Two assisted tools that solve the trickiest color problems automatically.

  1. Use Match a reference shot to align this clip's color to another shot.
  2. Use Fix skin tone to neutralize a color cast on faces.