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9 Color Correction

 

COLOR IS THE SECRET TO GREAT ART, motion or otherwise. Whether creating a movie or creating motion graphics, enhancing your art with color correction can make all the difference. When footage looks beautiful at first glance, it becomes instantly compelling.

In this chapter, we'll learn a great deal about the native color correction tools in After Effects and some color correction concepts and best practices along the way.

As with Chapter 8, we'll start with native effects, then adventure into 3rd party effects: Color Finesse (which is included for free with After Effects) and Magic Bullet Looks. We'll also look briefly ...

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