二级调色Secondary Color Correction
学习目标LEARNING OBJECTIVES
学完你能说清一级调色和二级调色的分工,知道什么任务该用二级调色,并把局部调整隔离在独立节点里完成。
概念说明CONCEPTS
二级调色(Secondary Color Correction)是在一级调色打好整体基础后,对画面中隔离出的局部区域单独调整的技术——一级管全画面,二级只管你圈出来的那一块。
操作步骤STEPS
- 在调色页面确认一级调色已完成,选中要加工的镜头
- 右键节点选
Add Node > Add Serial(或按Option-S/Alt-S)新建串行节点
- 右键新节点选
Node Label,用调整目标命名(如SKY) - 在该节点上用窗口、限定器或曲线做出选区——调整只发生在选区内

- 按
Command-D/Ctrl-D开关该节点,对比局部调整的前后效果
练习PRACTICE
- 打开一段已完成一级调色的素材,列出三个"想单独动"的区域(如天空、人脸、道具),注明各自适合按形状还是按颜色选。
- 为其中一个区域新建串行节点并命名,做出选区后按
Command-D/Ctrl-D反复开关,确认调整只影响选区。
常见问题FAQ
一级调色和二级调色到底什么关系?
先一级、后二级。一级把全画面的曝光与白平衡定准,二级在此基础上圈出局部精修;顺序颠倒,选区会因底子变动而返工。
为什么二级调整要放在新节点里做?
为了隔离。一个节点一个任务,能单独开关、单独修改;在一级节点上直接做局部,一动就牵连全画面。
Learning Objectives学习目标
After this card you can explain how primary and secondary grading divide the work, know which tasks call for a secondary correction, and isolate local adjustments in their own nodes.
Concepts概念说明
Secondary color correction adjusts isolated areas of the image after the primary grade has set the overall foundation — primaries work on the whole frame, secondaries only on the part you selected.
- Global first, local second: primary grading locks exposure and white balance before secondaries enter — build a selection on an unsettled base and you'll redo it later.
- Selections live on nodes: every secondary goes into its own node, leaving your primary grade untouched and free to toggle or revise on its own.
- Pick the tool by target: well-defined shapes call for Power Windows; color-based selections call for the Qualifier or HSL Curves; for intuitive drag-and-watch grading use Color Warping.
- Moving subjects need tracking: when your target moves through the shot, the selection needs the Tracker to follow it.
Steps操作步骤
- On the Color page, confirm the primary grade is done and select the shot to enhance
- Right-click the node and choose
Add Node > Add Serial(or pressOption-S/Alt-S)
- Right-click the new node, choose
Node Label, and name it after its target (e.g.SKY) - Build the selection on that node with a window, qualifier, or curve — adjustments stay inside it

- Press
Command-D/Ctrl-Dto toggle the node and compare the local adjustment
Practice练习
- Open a shot with its primary grade finished, list three areas you'd adjust separately (sky, face, a prop), and note whether each suits a shape- or color-based selection.
- Create a labeled serial node for one of them, build the selection, and toggle it with
Command-D/Ctrl-Dto confirm only the selected area changes.
FAQ常见问题
How do primary and secondary grading relate?
Primary first, secondary after. Primaries set exposure and white balance across the frame; secondaries refine selected areas on top. Reverse the order and your selections get rebuilt when the base shifts.
Why must a secondary go on a new node?
Isolation. One node, one job — each can be toggled or revised alone. Make a local change on the primary node and it drags the whole frame with it.
Window, qualifier, or curves — which one builds my selection?
Depends on the target: clean-edged areas suit Power Windows; color-based picks (sky, skin) suit the Qualifier or HSL Curves; to grade by dragging and watching, use Color Warping.
本卡术语Terms in this card
调色页Color page 曲线Curves 白平衡White Balance 窗口Power Window 限定器Qualifier 二级调色Secondary Correction 跟踪器Tracker 调色Grade 节点Node