Colour grading & look development · Working
Colour correction
Also called: color correction
ELI5
Technical and creative adjustment used to balance and match images before or within a grade.
Used in conversation
“The colour correction changes the audience’s experience, so judge it against the whole scene.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Colour correction” in editing, colour, post & delivery conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.
Connected terms
- Colour gradeColour correction normalises and balances images; grading also develops the creative look. In practice the terms often overlap.
- ColouristComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Blackmagic Design — DaVinci Resolve Reference ManualSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / ACES — ACES Glossary and User GuidesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- European Broadcasting Union — EBU R 128 Loudness Normalisation and Permitted Maximum Level of Audio SignalsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14