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Adjust Video Colors in Filmora (Mac)

Filmora for Mac provides a collection of color controls for correcting footage and creating a more consistent visual look. Under "Color > Basic," you can apply LUTs, balance color, refine lighting, sharpen details, and add a vignette. For a faster starting point, Auto Color can automatically improve the overall color balance before you make further adjustments.

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Index

01 Apply a LUT to Your Video

02 Balance Video Colors

03 Refine Video Lighting

04 Improve Video Sharpness

05 Create a Vignette

06 Enhance Video Colors With Auto Color

Apply a LUT to Your Video

A LUT can quickly transform the color style of footage without requiring you to adjust multiple parameters individually. Filmora for Mac includes ready-made LUTs and supports custom LUTs for creating a particular visual look.

Step 1. Access the LUT Controls

Add your footage to the Timeline and select the clip you want to edit. In the settings panel, open Color > Basic and enable LUT to display its controls.

Step 2. Choose and Customize a LUT

Browse the available LUTs and select one that suits your footage. To use an external LUT, choose Import LUT... and import it. Use Strength to increase or reduce its effect, and adjust Protect Skin Tones when you want to preserve more natural-looking skin colors.

Note: Select None when you want to remove the LUT. Filmora also supports exporting the grading of a selected clip as a .cube LUT and managing imported LUTs through Editing Presets > LUT.

Balance Video Colors

Incorrect white balance can make footage appear overly warm, cool, green, or magenta. The Color controls let you correct these shifts automatically or manually with Temperature and Tint.

Step 1. Access the Color Controls

Click the required clip on the Timeline, then open Color > Basic in the settings panel. Enable Color to display the white balance options.

Step 2. Correct the White Balance

Choose Auto to let Filmora balance the colors automatically, or use the Eyedropper to reference a neutral area in the footage. For greater control, change Temperature to shift between cooler and warmer tones, then adjust Tint to balance green and magenta tones.

Note: Reset the values if you want to return to the previous settings. You can also add keyframes when the color adjustment needs to change at different points in the clip.

Refine Video Lighting

Lighting controls are useful when footage is underexposed, overly bright, low in contrast, or losing detail in its brightest or darkest areas.

Step 1. Enable the Light Controls

Select your clip and navigate to Color > Basic > Light. Turn on Light to display the available tonal adjustments.

Step 2. Balance Light and Contrast

Use Exposure and Brightness to control the overall light level, then adjust Contrast to change the separation between light and dark areas. Refine Highlight and Shadow to work more specifically with brighter and darker portions of the image.

Note: Individual values can be reset when necessary. Keyframes are also available if the lighting adjustment needs to vary as the clip plays.

Improve Video Sharpness

For footage that needs more visible definition, the Adjust section includes a Sharpen control. It lets you increase the apparent detail without changing the other basic color settings.

Step 1. Find the Adjust Controls

Select the footage on the Timeline and open Color > Basic > Adjust. Enable Adjust to access the Sharpen setting.

Step 2. Fine-Tune the Sharpness

Move the Sharpen slider while checking the result in the preview window. Keep the adjustment at a suitable level for the footage. Choose Reset to restore the original value or Save as Custom to reuse the settings later.

Create a Vignette

A vignette modifies the outer areas of the frame, helping emphasize the subject or center of the shot. Filmora lets you customize the effect rather than applying a fixed look.

Step 1. Customize the Vignette

Select the clip and navigate to Color > Basic > Vignette. Enable Vignette, then modify the available settings while checking how the edges of the frame change in the preview.

Step 2. Save or Reset the Effect

Preview the clip and make any final adjustments to the vignette. Use Reset if you want to discard the changes, or click Save as Custom to keep the configuration for future use.

Enhance Video Colors With Auto Color

Manually correcting every color and lighting parameter is not always necessary. Auto Color provides a faster option by automatically balancing the footage, while Strength gives you control over how much of the correction is applied. You can use the result on its own or as a starting point for further color adjustments.

Step 1. Apply Auto Color

Select the footage on the Timeline and navigate to Color > Basic. Enable Auto Color to apply the correction, then move the Strength slider until the result suits your footage. Select Save as Custom if you want to preserve the settings.

Step 2. Check and Export the Video

Play the corrected clip in the preview window and compare the result with your original footage. Refine Strength or combine Auto Color with the other color controls if necessary. When the video is ready, click Export to save the final result.

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