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Please bring back the classic Lumetri Color panel

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Please bring back the classic Lumetri Color panel, or at least give users the option to choose between the old and new interfaces.

The new Color Mode might offer some interesting features, but for those of us who have been working with Lumetri Color for years, it makes the color grading process unnecessarily complicated and time-consuming.

The old panel was simple, intuitive, and efficient. Everything was easily accessible, and making quick adjustments was straightforward. With the new interface, even basic color corrections feel less convenient.

I understand that Adobe wants to introduce new tools and improve the software, but why remove something that already worked so well?

Please give us the option to keep using the classic Lumetri Color panel alongside the new Color Mode. Let users decide which workflow works best for them.

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bramand28453087mbgp

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yes pleasee! give us the option.. our workflow is getting really slow. using the older 26.5 version for as long as i can

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black_1494

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yes

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michaelp92032205

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Hey Adobe, if this new method of color correction is so great, why don’t you try replacing all the slider controls in Lightroom with it and see how those users react.

Sliders work because you can see all of your adjustments at a glance. Adobe could have designed this with shadows, highlights, whites, and blacks as slider controls in the properties panel, but for whatever reason, they decided to “innovate” this nonsense and screw up everyone’s workflow. If you bring back those controls, people might be appreciative of whatever new “powerful” tools you’ve developed, but right now they’re pissed that you took away the tools they were using that ALREADY WORKED BEFORE.

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FocusedStoryFilms

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This. I’m not a colorist. I just need basic sliders to get my footage looking good. The new color panel is wasting a lot of time when usually all I want to do is drop an adjustment layer, a lut, and tweak the brightness and shadows. Complex color workflow was a big reason I never jumped over to Davinci.

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skillful_Ocean5CD5

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Same here, I dont even shoot log, because my work doesnt require that. And I do like the new color mode because its a way to learn if I ever want to dip my toes there. But removing what we had is retarded.

Absolutely braindead update

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Ana Lourenço @ Motivait

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100% agreed!

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EduDFR

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Who in their right mind tought taking this out would be a good idea. I edit on a daily basis and this completely kills the edit flow.

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R Neil Haugen

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That’s because it is a completely different design than any other color correction tools out there. intentionally … to be better for the vast majority of professional workflows.

I was one of the first in the private beta for it, and at first sight thought it a hot mess. After more tools got finished for use, and I learned how Alexis has designed this for use, I realized it was far more powerful than Lumetri with vastlly improved color science, and … that properly used, it’s fast as all get out even stuck with a mouse.

Understand, I’m used to doing color with a full Elements control panel … in both Premiere and Resolve. I’ve taught how to do this to pro colorists for near a decade now. And working with only a mouse was frustrating.

But … nearly every control does TWO things simultaneously depending on the vertical and horizontal movements of the mouse … essentially nearly like unto working with a control surface. For instance, you set ‘exposure’ and ‘contrast’ at the same time. One action does both..

It will take some time to learn, and that’s frustrating. Watch some vids by Karl Soule for the best help.

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skillful_Ocean5CD5

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Obviously its better, but Im not colorist and im not interested in being one. I dont shoot in log. I make reels for instagra this retarded update has killed my entire workflow

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pgordemer

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But we have lost a very important feature - global changes across an entire source file, that is used in many many sequences. Think Multi-Cam, used to create 20 sequences. I change the color options in source and now it is changed in all 20 sequences.

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R Neil Haugen

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It may not be obvious to many new users. This whole mode is based on group application of changes. Select a group of similar clips, make settings. Select another group, make settings.

You can select the entire group or any subset you wish. Make as many groups as you wish. So select all from one cam, bam.

Now … we do need to be able to apply this as a Source thing, certainly! For now you can still use Lumetri for that if needed.

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BikerChad

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I used it in Beta. I watched a ton of tutorials on how to use it. My conclusion is that I like it so much, I uninstalled the 2027 version, reinstalled the last 2026 version and bought Davinci Resolve to keep my options open.

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Everyone else is making their software easier to use, Adobe has decided to go the other direction. Worst update ever.

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Dazzling_soldier457f

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was better before this is a bad update and to take away the panel aspect is crazy

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Kevin-Monahan

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Hey there, @Mariia_pro,

Thanks for the post. I understand the frustration. It takes a while to get the hang of Color Mode, but once you do, it’s pretty dang cool.

As for your request to have access to Lumetri controls, consider adding a Lumetri effect to the clip, then open Effect Controls in Color Mode. Then, you can choose the controls you need from either environment. That seems to work OK here. Try it out and let me know.
Please also check out the Properties panel which offers quick access to color controls.

Thanks,

Kevin

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pgordemer

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But we have lost a very important feature - global changes across an entire source file, that is used in many many sequences. Think Multi-Cam, used to create 20 sequences. I change the color options in source and now it is changed in all 20 sequences.

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Motive Cinemas

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At least give us the option. Its disappointing they would get rid of this.

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