How to add a hue adjustment layer in PP?

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March 26, 2021
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I'm pretty new to PP. In PS, I often adjust the look of a photo by adding a solid color and blending it with Hue, then adjust the opacity to get the look I want. I want to see if I can replicate that with some footage in PP. The closest I've come is adding an Adjustment Layer and trying to add an effect, but none of the effects match what I want to do.

This should be possible. What am I missing?

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Correct answer David Arbor

In addition to what Andy said, you can explore the Color workspace and use the Lumetri effect which is a suite of coloring tools for video. It sounds like you're want to tint your video and this can be done several ways with the Lumetri Color panel.

There's also the "Creative" section of the panel, which will allow you to add LUTs and control the opacity, but those remap the tones of your footage as opposed to being a solid color, so they can also add a more visual interest. You can also use the little color wheels to push the shadows or highlights toward a specific color.

If you just wanted to tint some footage you can use the "Color Wheels & Match" section to have more granular control over the color of tone of your footage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BknsPGyFeE

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David ArborCorrect answer

Inspiring

In addition to what Andy said, you can explore the Color workspace and use the Lumetri effect which is a suite of coloring tools for video. It sounds like you're want to tint your video and this can be done several ways with the Lumetri Color panel.

There's also the "Creative" section of the panel, which will allow you to add LUTs and control the opacity, but those remap the tones of your footage as opposed to being a solid color, so they can also add a more visual interest. You can also use the little color wheels to push the shadows or highlights toward a specific color.

If you just wanted to tint some footage you can use the "Color Wheels & Match" section to have more granular control over the color of tone of your footage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BknsPGyFeE

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stevens70907226Author

Inspiring

Thank you. Yes, in PS I use Hue under the blend modes with a solid color layer to bring all the colors into harmony for an individual or a set. It sounds like you do this with LUT's in PP. I was playing with them (and the Look under Creative) the other day was overwhelemd with choices. I was thinking the Hue trick I use with PS would be easier, but maybe not. I guess it's a learning curve. I can look at a photo and undetand/visualize what the blending modes will do. Not so with the LUT's and Look -- yet.

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David Arbor

Inspiring

Well if the technique you use in Photoshop is to color balance, rather than add a creative tint, there's an even easier way. The top of the Basic Correction section of the panel has color balancing controls. Adjust your Temperature and Tint sliders to add or remove color casts from a shot. You can also open up the scopes (a learning curve in their own right) and check to make sure skin tones fall in the proper spot. Video color correction tools are incredibly powerful, and the Lumetri panel takes a similar approach that Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw do, in terms of the layout and the "top-down" approach. The idea when correcting your shot is to start at the top of the Basic Correction panel and work your way down the controls. Technically you should set your exposure before adjusting the color balance, but the rest of the controls (which aren't always necessary) follow a logical order to be used.