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Adjust Tone on Mac

Applying the tone adjustments can set the video to meet your ideal color, be brighter, lighter, darker, or gray.

Adjust the Tonal Scale to Videos on Mac

Here are the steps for adjusting the tone scale.

Step 1: Add the video clip

Launch the application on the computer. Import and drag the video to the bottom processing interface.

Step 2: Activate color settings

Click the video in the timeline. Then, the property panel will show on the left side of the interface. Click Color>Basic>Color to activate the setting adjustments.

mac tone scale settings interface

Step 3: Adjust precise settings

Change the value of Exposure, Brightness, Contrast, Vibrance, and Saturation based on your needs. Click Ok when you are done.

Here is a brief introduction to the function of the precise settings:

  • Exposure: Drag the slider to modify the nonideal exposure in the video. The right side with positive values means increasing tonal values and expanding highlights. The left side with negative values means decreasing tonal values and expanding shadows.
  • Brightness: Drag the slider to adjust the brightness of the video. The right side with a positive value is to make the video brighter. The left side with a negative value is to make the video darker.
  • Contrast: Drag the slider to adjust the contrast between light and dark areas. With a positive value, the right side is to make dark areas darker and light areas lighter. The left side with a negative value is to make darks lighter and lights darker.
  • Vibrance: Drag the slider to adjust the intensity of muted colors and saturated colors. The right side, with a positive value, is to increase the intensity of muted colors while leaving saturated colors untouched. The left side with a negative value is to decrease the vibrance and makes the video gray.
  • Saturation: Drag the slider to adjust the saturation of color. The right side with a positive value is to increase the color intensity, which makes the video more intensely colored. The left side with a negative value is to reduce the color intensity, which makes the video fade or desaturated and look gray.

Remove Tonal Scale Settings

If you want to delete the feature, click the clip first to return to the property panel. Then, you can click the Return icon beside the corresponding feature to remove the specific adjustment. Or, you can click the return button in the Color section if you want to reset them all.

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Keyframes on Tone

In many cases, you only need to modify the color of the video at some specific points. You can apply the keyframe to do so. Drag the process bar to wherever you need to edit, change the settings of the color, then click the keyframe button beside the feature. Filmora will automatically analyze the setting at different keyframes and connect the changes of color smoothly and naturally.

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