Color Correction: Adjust Video Brightness, Contrast and Saturation for free
With the "Color Correction" filter you can change the brightness, contrast, gamma and saturation.
This filter allows you to selectively adjust the brightness to balance dark or overexposed scenes.
Contrast can also be optimized, enhancing the differences between light and dark areas and making the image appear more vibrant.
Step-by-step guide: Correcting color in videos
In this guide, we'll show you how to adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation in just a few simple steps.
Step 1: Select the "Filter/Preview" tab and click the "Video Track" tab
You can add the Color Correction filter using the "Add filter" button.

Step 2: Select Color Correction filter and click "Add"

Step 3: Select Color Correction and set settings

Step 4: Activate Color Correction filter
If you click on the eye, the Color Correction filter can be activated or deactivated.
Color Correction filter activated
Color Correction filter deactivated
Start Time
- Specifies the start time of the filter.
End Time
- Specifies the desired end time of the filter.
To apply the color correction filter accurately, it is important to set both the start time and the end time. The start time indicates at what point in the video the color correction begins, so that the changes take effect from a specific moment. The end time determines the point at which the color correction ends, ensuring that the filter is only applied to the desired section.
Brightness
- The Brightness function can be used to change the brightness of an image.
- Values below 0 darken the image, values above 0 lighten the image (values between -100 to 100).

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After value: 70
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After value: 70
Contrast
- The Contrast function changes the contrast of an image.
- A value below 0 reduces the contrast, a value above 0 increases it. (Values between -100 to 100).

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After value: -100
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After value: 100
Saturation
- The Saturation function increases or decreases the saturation of an image.
- Values above 0 increase saturation, values below 0 decrease saturation (values between -100 to 100)

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After value: -100
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After value: 100
Gamma
The gamma correction is the subjective brightness perceived by humans.
- values between -100 to 100

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After value: 100
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After value: -100
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Gamma Red
- values between -100 to 100

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After value: 100
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After value: -100