How to color correct amazing night videos in Premiere Pro

Capture your best night footage

Proceed to upload the nighttime stock to your hard drive before launching Adobe Premiere Pro.

Create your first Adjustment Layer

Once you have the project set up in Premiere Pro and the clip is in your timeline:

– Navigate to File at the top left and drop down

– Scroll the mouse to New

• Find Adjustment Layer and Open

Locate the Effects Control tab

Find the Effects Control tab on the clip you’re working within the timeline and right-click on the effect.

Select and enable the Find Edges effect

At this point, you’ll see multiple effects options. The Edges Effect falls just beneath the standard Video Effects and Stylized Effects. Drag and drop this effect onto the new Adjustment Layer you’ve already created. Now, select the box adjacent to Invert.

Locate Opacity in Effects Controls

Underneath Opacity, locate the Screen Mode. Switch from Normal to Screen Mode.

Enable Tint

Return to Effects. Find Tint and apply it to the new Adjustment Layer by dragging and dropping.

Navigate to Map White in Premiere Pro

Under effects controls, locate Map White. Now, pull up the Color Picker tool to select a particular color.

Blend the image

Under the Find Edges effect, look for an option called Blend. Next, Blend the edges with the original image with a setting no greater than 20%, so you don’t lose any fine details.

Use the Camera Blur effect

Drag and drop the Camera Blur effect into the night footage clip on your timeline. After applying this effect, bring the Opacity down somewhere closer to 80%.

Create a copy of your Adjustment Layer

Once you’ve duplicated you layer, delete the Camera Blur. Find Tint again, and set it to a color on the red spectrum to enhance the image. In the duplicate layer, lower Opacity to below 20%.