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X-Rite ColorChecker Plug-in for Premiere Pro CC?

Explorer ,
Jan 24, 2023 Jan 24, 2023
When will support for quick color matching using color charts like the X-Rite ColorChecker be added to Premiere Pro CC?
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Adobe Employee , Jan 24, 2023 Jan 24, 2023
This is a great request that is certainly something we want to implement. Rest assured our engineers DO understand the importance of this feature and how to get the job done. We also know that the performance and stability of the app should be our #1 priority and that is where our focus is right now.
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LEGEND ,
Jul 08, 2024 Jul 08, 2024

I've been working in both Premiere ecosystem and Resolve daily for over a decade. I'm tied into a colorist's network primarily and teach (and of course, learn from) pro colorists. So a lot of time both personally in Resolve, and ... I've far more 'friends' working in Resolve than Premeire. Where color is their reason for working in Resolve.

 

I don't know any actual colorist that finds Resolve's color picker thing for charts actually ... usable. For my own use, it's been pretty inconsistent, so I share their scepticism of it.

 

And as I do also 'shoot' a fair amount, I would love it if it did work for me. And I've got not only the Xrite passport, but the DSC Labs color charts also. But in both Resolve and Premiere, I do the manipulation to charts manually, once per camera, and save that as a preset to apply to any further work from that camera.

 

So I start by using the grey patches to set WB/shadows so all neutrals are neutral.

 

Then use Hue v Hue to move the chips into proper location around the Vectorscope for hue.

 

Then use Hue v Sat to move the clips to the same sat, typically about halfway between center and the outer bounding box. Then save the results, as from testing, the response to color after the WB is correctly set is pretty constant. So this seems to be correcting the sensor/processor dato of the camera, not the scene.

 

I'm wondering if they aren't hitting the same thing as with the Resolve system ... inconsistency that they can't quite eliminate.

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Engaged ,
Jul 08, 2024 Jul 08, 2024

@jackthegiantkillerThey're probably too busy fOcUsiNG oN pErFoRMaNCe aNd sTAbiLiTy i.e. creating AI features that will  put their users out of work and rolling in giant piles of subscriber money, Scrooge McDuck-style.

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Participant ,
Jul 08, 2024 Jul 08, 2024

I now work with the MBR Colour Correcror plugin. ( https://mattroberts.org/MBR_Color_Corrector/ ) This is the best system for colour charts that I have seen so far. It can even do the checker in the frame itself. I don't think even DaVinchi can do that. So my recommendation to all colleagues here!

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Engaged ,
Jul 08, 2024 Jul 08, 2024

@Elwoodjblues1 
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That's what we use, as well. It works well, for the most part. Highly recommend it for Premiere users!

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New Here ,
Nov 21, 2024 Nov 21, 2024

any update ?

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New Here ,
Nov 21, 2024 Nov 21, 2024

xD buddy.... you must be dreaming.

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Participant ,
Nov 21, 2024 Nov 21, 2024

There is a really good and cheap plugin for this usecase: MBR Colour Correcror plugin. ( https://mattroberts.org/MBR_Color_Corrector/

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Engaged ,
Nov 21, 2024 Nov 21, 2024

If a feature ain't coattail-riding on the gen AI bubble, Adobe ain't interested in implementing it

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LEGEND ,
Nov 21, 2024 Nov 21, 2024

I see these things from those who think they "know"  somehow the motivations of the devs.

 

Always way outta whack if you do of course, so in their own way kind of hilarious. And always totally reductionist to absurdity.

 

The internal operations are complex. And it seems that decisions/priorties are based on 1) what users actually use at "this" time, 2) where they think professional editing is going over the short term from massive sampling of the user base and 3) some prioritization provided by the team members based on their personal experiences.

 

A number of the changes I would personally really really like are things I've been told would realistically be used by maybe 1% or 2% of the user base. Not likely to get high enough on any priority list to ever get done.

 

Yea, I get that. I don't like it, but I get it.

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Engaged ,
Nov 21, 2024 Nov 21, 2024

I'd like to point out that the software is called Premiere "Pro", not "Premiere YouTuber Edition".
You're absolutely correct that the vast majority of Premiere customers are not using for anything even resembling "Pro".
That being said, like, if you want your software to be considered "Pro", for use by actual professionals, then maybe you want to add actual professional features instead of low-quality genAI stuff, where the point is literally to put actual professionals out of work...?
Of the two features, which would you consider to be more "Pro"? The ability to generate low-effort memes and low-quality stock footage using text prompts? Or robust colour correction features that use professional color checker cards in order to simplify getting an accurate colour balance?
I should also point out that the MBR plugin was developed by one dude. Nobody is expecting Adobe to pull a team of several hundred people from their coveted genAI teams to spend several years implementing this feature. Adobe is a $220 Billion company. It's VERY fair to expect more from them than a single person can deliver.

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LEGEND ,
Nov 21, 2024 Nov 21, 2024

If you're replying to me, at least get things right. I've never been employed by any company let alone Adobe.

 

And don't say I said something I didn't. OK?

 

I also don't see the use of denigrating those who are also paid to edit simply because their deliverables go other places. Just seems silly and pointless.

 

Personally I've not used that much of their machine learning things. Other than transcription which has been awesome. And a few times the audio enhancement thing.

 

Others I know, working in broadcast totally, are using every ML thing in the app. And loving them.

 

We all work differently than every other editor.

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Engaged ,
Nov 21, 2024 Nov 21, 2024

The use of "your software" was a rhetorical device; I was addressing Adobe, not implying that you, personally, have some ownership of the software.

Apologies for making inferences about your comments re: the "1% or 2% of the user base", though. Everything else, I stand behind.

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Community Beginner ,
May 14, 2025 May 14, 2025

It's been years since this was requested. I've seen threads from 2018. Are there any advancements? 

Best,

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LEGEND ,
May 14, 2025 May 14, 2025

Anything any of us would know would only be if it was released in the public beta. They don't make any other announcements.

 

And it's not in the public beta yet.

 

From using the version in Resolve, I still do it manually there. It  goes too far in moving hues, compared to when I do it manually.

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Participant ,
May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
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The best solution ist to use the MBR Colour Correcror plugin i mention here. It's very usefull!

 

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