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Accessing the Color Wheels

Here is a step-by-step insight into accessing this feature from Filmora’s main interface:

Step 1: Import Media into the Media Library

Upon accessing this software on your desktop, initiate it, and from the main menu, select the "Open Project" option. Doing this will directly import your media into the "Media Library". Afterward, bring this media to the timeline.

Step 2: Access with Color Wheels

After selecting the clip you just brought to the timeline, hover towards the settings panel at the right.

Left mouse click on the video on the timeline and the tabs will appear on the right side. You will find "Color Wheels under "Color" tab, and then make sure the "Color Wheels" switch is on.

Step 3: Adjust the Color Wheels Depending on Your Preference

There are a total of three buttons for Highlights, Midtones, and Shadows, and each adjustment option has sliders that allow you to customize the parameter settings, so you can change them according to your prefer, and there are also specific numbers displayed below.

Step 4: Reset or Preserve the Settings

Upon finalizing, use the "Save as Custom" button to preserve the color wheel settings. If you want to re-adjust the settings, press the "Reset" button.

HDR Color Wheels (Available from Filmora 15.3 and Later)

Starting from Filmora 15.3, Filmora for Windows introduces an HDR section inside the Color panel. This allows you to perform more detailed color grading with HDR color wheels across different luminance ranges (such as blacks, shadows, highlights, and specular), helping you fine-tune contrast and color in bright and dark areas with more precision.

Step 5: Open the HDR Panel

Select the clip on the timeline, go to the right-side settings panel, and open the Color tab. Then click HDR to access the HDR color wheels. Make sure the HDR Color Wheel switch is enabled.

Step 6: Adjust HDR Wheels for Different Luminance Ranges

In the HDR section, you can adjust multiple wheels for different tonal ranges (for example Black, Dark, Shadow, Light, Highlight, Specular, and Global). Use these wheels to push color into specific brightness areas while keeping other ranges more natural.