The Color tab in the Options panel provides a variety of color adjustment tools. In many cases, you can achieve good color and tone results using the Basic controls, but the other color correction and color grading tools offer more precise control. Sometimes it is a matter of preference; sometimes it is a matter of one tool providing an easier way to get a specific result.

In addition to creating your own creative look, you can apply and import LUT profiles (lookup tables). For more information, see Color grading with lookup tables (LUT profiles).

Video scopes offer a way of evaluating the tone and color of your video clip by displaying the color data for the clip in different visual representations. Because the information is data-based, scopes can help you adjust color and tone without relying solely on the color calibration of the screen that you’re working with. For more information about Video scopes, see Video scopes.