Using Pixelan Effects to Fix Video Problems

Now let's jump in and address some problems that most producers experience at one time or another. If you haven't yet purchased Pixelan's Color/Tint/Contrast/Blur Effects pack, now would be a good time, because most of the fixes discussed here require Pixelan effects.

I'll start by fixing underexposed video, a very common problem, and then move on to two color correction examples. Since each exposure and color correction problem is unique, the solutions posed here probably won't work if applied verbatim to your footage, but you should get a feel for the types of adjustments necessary to address these common problems.

Since you can't see color correction in action in a book that uses black and white ...

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