Color Match Tool

One thing that I recently came across in a project is that the clip I was trying to apply the color match to had the time interpolation set to optical flow instead of frame sampling and it also had reverse speed applied. After resetting those parameters back to their defaults, I was able to get the color match to analyze as opposed to doing nothing like it was initially. After I applied the color match I was also able to revert the time interpolation/reverse speed settings I had and it didn't interfere with the color matching. Not sure if this is some weird bug but I'm working in version 23 (build 63).

The comment about Color Match if working with the Master Clip tab might be the issue.

You can apply Lumetri to a clip on the Master Clip tab, and that correction will now apply to every instance of that clip (or segment thereof) throughout the project.

But if you do anything on a Master clip for a clip, and move to another clip, Premiere automatically jumps to the 'normal' clip tab. So if you try and ColorMatch to the Master Clip Lumetri of an earlier clip, Premiere will take the final total result ... the MC instance of Lumetri and anything you may have done in the standard tab, and try to match that.

And if you set the current clip to be matched to the Master Clip tab, and try and match to any earlier clip, Premiere just sits there doing nothing when you tap the "Analyze" button.

You can copy a Lumetri instance or several even from the ECP, then right-click and paste on a clip/s in a bin, and Premiere will apply that Lumetri selection to the Master Clip tab for all selected clips.

But you can't "Apply Match" to a Master Clip. Sadly.

Neil

Are you applying the Lumetri Color on a specific clip or the "Master" tab under Effect Controls?

I found that Color Match never works for me if I try to do it on the Master track. 

The workaround I use is to apply the Color Match on a specific clip and then Copy + Paste it on the Master tab.

I may have found the solution to this problem. I first encountered this problem by selecting a clip in the timeline, then selecting that clip's lumetri effect (which I had applied earlier) under the effects controls tab for that clip. From there, under Color Wheels and Match section, I was clicking on the Comparison View and Apply Match buttons. By approaching my color matching from this angle, I was experiencing the same "analyzing" hang up that others experienced here. What I was doing wrong it seems, was selecting my reference clip in the timeline, ie, whatever the first frame of the selected clip was, and proceeding from there. The solution seems to be to select the Lumetri Color tab listed under the Effects view, located on the right hand side of my setup. From here, go to the Color Wheels and Match section, click Comparison view, and from the comparison view window, select the reference frame using the slider bar. By doing this, then clicking the Apply Match button, I no longer got the infinite "analyzing" problem. Sorry if this is a bit cryptic. To sum up, don't select your reference frame form a single clip, but navigate to it from within the comparison view window which gives you access to the entire sequence. Hope this helps.

I'm having this issue as well. Occasionally Color Match works but, more often than not, it does absolutely nothing. No Beach Ball; no color shift; no anything.

Hi directorballb58989569,

Sorry for the trouble. Is this happening with all projects? Please check with a new project.

If yes, try resetting the preferences & check. Steps: FAQ: How to reset preferences in Premiere Pro?

Thanks,

Vidya