Operation Manual

108 Pinnacle Studio 9
Color correction
The four sliders in the parameters panel for this effect
control the coloration of the current clip.
Brightness: This is the relative intensity of light,
without regard to color. Try adjusting both brightness
and contrast to correct video that is underexposed or
overexposed.
Contrast: The range of light and dark values in a
picture or the ratio between the maximum and the
minimum brightness values. Moving the slider to the
left lowers contrast, forcing all areas of the image
towards medium brightness values. Moving the slider
to the right increases contrast, making dark areas darker
and bright areas brighter.
Hue: This is the visual property that allows us to
distinguish colors. The slider biases all the colors in a
clip towards red (right) or green (left). This can be
especially useful for correcting flesh tones in some
video.
Saturation: This is the quantity of pure color, ranging
from zero (no color at all – a gray scale) to fully
saturated (the maximum color intensity your output
system can deliver). Move the slider leftwards for a
tonally-reduced, washed-out look; or rightwards for
extra vibrancy.
Posterize
This effect lets you control the number of colors used
to render each frame of the clip, all the way from the