Are you a photographer or content creator tired of juggling multiple apps for photo and video content to not even match? Did you know that you could be using your favorite photo preset to edit your images in Lightroom? June 2022 saw video editing added to the cloud-based Lightroom and the first steps toward using your favorite photo preset on video for seamless content creation. We're so excited to share that the big May 2024 update brought the tone curve to video editing!
Editing Video with Your Favorite Preset
Yes! You read that right - tone curve for video editing has finally hit Lightroom! While you will only be able to adjust the curve on video in Lightroom (CC) for desktop, you WILL be able to apply presets to video on mobile and the curve will apply! The main points of difference between your Luxe preset workflow and editing for video:
- Presets will still show as "Partially Incompatible" upon application
- AI Adaptive presets and Effects tools won't work for video
- Film grain won't transfer well to video and you will need to adjust
- Edits will appear "stronger" with some noticeable differences to things like overall contrast and white balance
- Reds/oranges may be bolder, especially visible on skin
To illustrate these things, we're going to walk through an video edit in Lightroom (CC) for desktop.
Here's how the DigiFilm Portraits 2.0 "Clean - Emberglow 2.0" preset looks applied to a small JPG still image:
This is just a one-click edit on a still captured from the video we'll be editing with no additional adjustments.
Here's how that same preset looks applied to the MP4 video:
Here's how it looks with that grain removed:
And Here's how it looks with the curve toggled off:
Want to tone it down?
If you want something closer to your photo edit, the amount slider is a great quick help for adjusting preset strength:
We also recommend manually adjusting color settings by pulling down vibrance a few points, and dialing in reds/oranges via the Color Mixer settings for skin tones until you are happy with the look:
Want to see this process in action?
A phenomenal educator, Dorte Kjaerulff (@capture_life_academy) shared the process for editing video in Lightroom Classic with her favorite Luxe presets via Quick Develop and was quick to also demonstrate the process in Lightroom (CC) beautifully here:
