How to Brighten Video in Adobe Premiere Pro: A Complete Hack

Whether you are looking to edit a film or a TV ad or the videos to upload on the internet, Adobe Premium Pro is your one-stop solution for video editing. The distinctive thing is that you can edit your videos in any format. You can even use it with other apps, including Adobe Photoshop and after-effects, making it a powerful video editor. However, if you find it very hard to use, it's highly recommended to use iMyFone Filme which can easily adjust video's brightness. It's one of the latest and most popular video editors that you should not miss.

How to Brighten Video in Adobe Premiere Pro?

Brightening video in Adobe Premium is one of the easiest things to do in the software. You can do it easily with the following steps.

Step 1: Firstly, upload the video to the software.

Step 2: After that, go to the effects panel located at the bottom left of the software, search brightness in the search bar, and click on the brightness and contrast option.

Step 3: Drag and drop the brightness and contrast option from the bottom left panel to the center area beneath the uploaded video.

Step 4: Once done, you can increase the brightness by increasing the number against the brightness option in the effects control panel located to the right of the uploaded video.

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How to Lighten Dark Footage in Premiere Pro?

To enhance your darken videos in Adobe Premium Pro, you can follow these steps to get the job done.

Step 1: After uploading the video, go to the Effects tab in the bottom left panel of the software and search Lightning effects in the search bar.

Step 2: Drag and drop the lightning effects into the clip.

Step 3: Go to the effect controls and expand the "Light 1" option. Once done, you will be able to see different options in the "Light type" dropdown. Click on the "Directional" option to implement it on the whole video.

Step 4: You can even increase the brightness intensity by increasing the value against the intensity option in the effect control panel.

How Do I Color Correct Video in Premiere Pro?

Like other Adobe Premiere Pro features, color correctness can also be done in a matter of a few clicks. You can follow these steps to get the job done.

Step 1: After uploading the video, drag and drop the Lightning effect from the effects tab into the clip.

Step 2: Expand the "Light 1" tab and choose the color of your choice from the "Light color" option.

Step 3: The colors of the video will be corrected this way according to your chosen color scheme.

How Do You Enhance a Video in Premiere Pro?

Enhancing video quality is crucial and can be done easily by following these steps in the Adobe Premium Pro.

Step 1: Search "unsharp Mask" in the search bar of the effects panel and drag and drop it in the video clip.

Step 2: Now, play around with the values of amount, radius, and Threshold in the effect control panel under the Unsharp mask to enhance the video.

Remember that you can increase the values of these parameters too high, but this will make your videos artificial. Try to increase the values by small intervals and look at the results. Try not to increase the value of the "amount" more than 100% and radius more than 10.

How do You Fix Overexposed Videos in Premiere Pro?

The procedure to fix the overexposure of video is a bit different than the other editing mentioned above. Unlike selecting the editing mode, firstly, you have to go into color mode from the top bar as shown in the picture below.

Step 1: Once done, go to the Lumetri color panel present on the right side of the clip.

Step 2: Under the Tone option in the Lumetri color panel, you will find different sliders, including exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, and saturation. Depending upon the intensity of the overexposure, you can play around with these parameters and see where do things work for you. 

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An Alternative Video Editor for Beginners - iMyFone Filme

iMyFone Filme is another premium quality video editor that you can use to take your videos to a new level. Whether you want to adjust the video brightness, maintain contrast and white balance in your video or do basic editing like cutting, cropping, splitting, and rotating the video with ease, iMyFone Filme is your software to use. You can also do voice over in the video using the said software. There are a lot of other effects also that can help you in transforming your videos completely. Similarly, with its 1-click fast mode video, you can quickly add a magnetic slideshow in the video.

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How to Adjust Brightness of a Video by iMyFone Filme

To adjust the brightness of the video by iMyFone Filme, follow these steps.

Step 1: Double click the video after uploading, or just press the edit button in the toolbar.

Step 2: Doing this will open the edit panel in the upper right corner of the window. Here you can see different sliders, including brightness. By adjusting the value on the brightness slider, you can easily adjust the video brightness by iMyFone Filme.

Watch this video to see how to use Filme to brighten up a video:

FAQs about Video Brightness:

Q1: Is there a way to lighten up a dark video?

Yes, lighten up the dark videos is possible now with the help of different software. If you have captured your videos in the bad light or with a low-quality camera, you have no need to worry as you can fix it in a matter of a few clicks easily.

Q2: How do you fix bad lights on a video?

There are numerous tools available with which you can fix bad light in the video. The procedure to fix the bad lights varies from software to software. However, even if you are a beginner, you can fix it easily with most of the software.

Q3: What app can I use to brighten a video?

You can use Adobe Premiere Pro as well as iMyFone Filme to brighten up your videos easily. Similarly, Google Chrome extensions are also available for the said purpose.

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