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fannarfreyrmagnusson
fannarfreyrmagnusson
Participant
Nov 12, 2026 10:11 PM UTC
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Remove the new Color mode and bring back the Lumetri panel!

Hi Adobe team,

Please remove the new Color mode and bring back the classic Lumetri Color panel.

For those of us cutting on tight daily deadlines, locking color tools behind a separate mode breaks custom multi-monitor layouts and adds unnecessary clicks just to tweak exposure or throw on a quick LUT mid-edit. Being able to keep the Lumetri panel docked right next to Effect Controls and Scopes in our main workspace was fast, modular, and built into years of muscle memory.

At the very least, please make the new Color mode optional so editors can keep using the classic dockable panel. Don't force a rigid layout at the expense of actual editing speed.

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    Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    Nov 13, 2026 8:41 PM UTC

    Hi ​@fannarfreyrmagnusson,
    I appreciate you submitting this request. An identical idea was posted during MAX that got a lot of buzz, so I’ve moved your votes over to that one. I hope it’s OK. Here you go:

    See:



    All the votes from this idea have been transferred. I’ll close this thread so we can keep the feedback and votes together. Please add any additional comments or votes to the existing request here.


    Thanks,
     Kevin

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    medinesaan
    Participant
    Nov 13, 2026 11:07 AM UTC

    🙄

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    tobiasb12283748
    Participant
    Nov 13, 2026 10:45 AM UTC

    It is not working. It looks lke cap cut. Other bugs in Premiere are still running since years. Repair this first. Also the new problem with enhanced-

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      MarikaEjibia
      Participant
      Nov 13, 2026 3:59 AM UTC

      Please bring back the classic Lumetri Color panel!

      I really dislike the new Color Mode in Premiere Pro 27.

      I LOVE working with numbers and precise adjustments. Why replace such an efficient workflow with mouse-driven controls?

      Previously, I could keep my Lumetri Color panel open on the right side of my editing workspace, with everything accessible while editing. I could multitask without switching to a separate color-grading workspace.

      Now, instead of saving time, the new interface adds unnecessary steps.

      I understand introducing new features, but why remove a workflow that professional editors have relied on for years?

      Please give us the option to use the classic Lumetri Color panel alongside the new Color Mode.

      For now, I'm seriously considering going back to the previous version of Premiere Pro.

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        MarikaEjibia
        Participant
        Nov 13, 2026 3:58 AM UTC

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          Roland5C26
          Participant
          Nov 13, 2026 12:36 AM UTC

          100% agree this attempted DaVinci copy is TERRIBLE and totally messing up my workflow. I am furious. 

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            R Neil Haugen
            R Neil Haugen
            Legend
            Nov 13, 2026 2:44 AM UTC

            Davinci copy? What? Bizarre comment.

            I’m totally fine with people being frustrated with the new toolset and design. My first look at it in the private beta was what was this hot mess. But with more tools added and learning how Alexis mentally designed working in it, most of us came to see this as an amazing new process.

            But there ain’t nothing about this like unto anything in Resolve, Baselight, or any other professional color modding app I’m aware of. I’ve been ‘flying’ a full Elements panel in both Premiere and Resolve over a decade, taught pro colorists for pay, and yelled blasted murgatroyd years ago when the then-head of Premiere killed SpeedGrade. I know color correction toolsets and management.

            You cannot do work as you’ve done before  in this, and if you try you get frustrated.

            IF you take a few minutes to learn how it works, it’s fast and powerful. For instance, getting good with the double actions of so many tools. Like Contrast, where your mouse movements set both the contrast range … and … where the Pivot point is for expansion or contraction.

            Get good with that, and you can skip the Exposure/Blacks tool for most clips, as you set those while setting Contrast and Pivot.

            One example. It makes a mouse almost as handy as a control surface. And now that Tangent finally has mappings out in public beta for testing … I’ll be able to start using my panel with it.

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            Everyone's mileage always varies ...
            Joshua230340207vtj
            Participant
            Nov 12, 2026 10:32 PM UTC

            100% agreed this is screwing me over cuz now I either have to learn a brand new interface or I have to hire a person who is better at Davinci than me. People have been asking why I haven’t switched to Davinci yet and now I’m starting to wonder why I haven’t.

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