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Margaret Artola/1 min read

Working with Adjustment Layers in Adobe Premiere Pro

Color Correction Workflow

1

Apply Lumetri

Effects → Lumetri Color, drag onto clip or adjustment layer.

2

Basic Correction

White balance and exposure first — get neutral before grading.

3

Creative Look

Curves and Color Wheels for the mood you want.

4

Match Across Clips

Save as preset, apply to similar shots for consistency.

Master Premiere Pro at Noble Desktop

Noble Desktop's Video Editing & Motion Graphics Certificate teaches Premiere Pro alongside After Effects.

Explore the process of creating Adjustment Layers in Premiere Pro, as well as adding a "black and white" effect and manipulating the Adjustment Layer over a single clip.

In this video, we will learn how to make an Adjustment Layers in Premiere Pro

We look at adding a “black and white” effect to the Adjustment Layer and then have the video gradually return to color, then back to black and white. We will accomplish this by using the Opacity line. We will also manipulate the Adjustment Layer over one clip only.

Video Transcript9 sections

1Full Video Transcript

2Introduction to Adjustment Layers

Hello, this is Margaret with Noble Desktop, and today I will be reviewing the adjustment layer in Premiere Pro. An adjustment layer is an empty clip that goes over your entire timeline, usually, and in that clip you can put whatever effect you'd like. Anything that's underneath the adjustment layer will have that effect on it.

It's a very useful tool. Instead of dropping your effects on each individual clip, you have the option of just having it uniformly over everything. You can have many adjustment layers, and you can have many different effects on the same adjustment layer.