Regional Adjustment Options

When making regional adjustments with the selection mask, motion tracking mask, or a gradient mask, the following options are available to you.

White Balance

Temperature: use to adjust the color temperature in the selected region of the video image. A negative value applies a colder temperature, while a positive value applies an atmosphere that is warmer.
Tint: use to adjust the color level in the selected region of the video.

Tone

Exposure: use to adjust areas of the video image that are over or underexposed. A negative value darkens overexposed areas, while a positive value lightens underexposed areas.
Brightness: use to adjust the brightness in parts of the video image.
Contrast: use to adjust contrast, or the difference between light and dark areas of the video image.
Clarity: use to adjust the clarity of details in the video image.
Vibrance: use to make the colors in areas of the video image brighter and more vivid, by enhancing the duller colors.
Saturation: use to adjust the intensity of a color in certain areas of the video image.

Hue

Use the Hue sliders to fine tune the shade or purity of a specific color in the selected region of the video image. Use the sliders to adjust the eight color band ranges as required.

Note: if you converted the selected video to black and white, the Hue section is not available. The tool is not available when adjusting the Hue options with the regional adjustment tools.

Saturation

Click on Saturation to adjust the saturation of color in the selected region of the video image. Dragging the sliders to right increases the amount of that color in the video image, while dragging it to the left reduces it. If you drag the slider all the way to the left, you can completely remove a color from the selected section of the video image.

Note: if you converted the selected video to black and white, the Saturation section is not available. The tool is not available when adjusting the Saturation options with the regional adjustment tools.

Lightness

Click on Lightness to adjust color brightness in the selected region of the video image. For each of the eight colors listed, you can adjust how light or dark the specific color is.

Note: if you converted the selected video to black and white, the Lightness section is not available. The tool is not available when adjusting the Lightness options with the regional adjustment tools.

Color Replacement

In the Color Replacement section, you can replace a color in the selected region of the video image with a completely different color.

Note: if you converted the selected video to black and white, the Color Replacement section is not available.

To replace a colorthe selected region of the video image, do this:

1.Click the button and then use the eye dropper to select the color in the video image you want to replace. You can also click the box in the Original Color section and choose the color you want to replace in the color palette window.
2.In the New Color section, click on . In the Color window choose the color you want to replace the original with and then click OK.
3.Use the Tolerance slider to set the strength and amount of the replaced color.

Blur

Enable the Blur option to apply a soft focus blur effect on the selected region of the video image. Use the Blur degree slider to adjust the amount of blur applied.

Tint Filter

Enable the Tint Filter option to apply a mono-tone color on the selected region of the video image.

Once enabled, use the Tint Filter controls on the selected region as follows:

Hue: use this slider to set the mono-tone color used on the selected region of the video image.
Intensity: use this slider to set the intensity of the mono-tone color. Dragging the slider right makes the colors more saturated, while dragging it left makes them less saturated.