<p>I'm not aware of any that work directly in Premiere, however I can use my Spyder Checkr24 to either adjust my videos in Adobe Lightroom or DaVinci Resolve.  For Lightroom, I use the software that came with my Spyder Checkr to make a preset I can apply.  In Resolve, there is actually built in native support for working with the swatches.</p>

<p>There are also other third party tools available that I haven't really looked in to, so I can't say for certain that there isn't a way to do it directly in Premiere with a third party tool, but the way I've been doing it has worked well enough that I have not bothered to look any further in to doing it directly in Premiere.</p>

<p>For more details on how things work in Resolve, you can check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onom8tpiof8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this video</a> or if you have a decent idea about how to use Resolve already, take note of the steps in this screenshot.  Start with 0 by choosing the target you are using on the Color workspace.  Then select the color match grid tool on the preview screen(1).  Position the grid over your color target during a portion of the clip that has the target visible (2).  Finally, hit Match(3) in order to have it generate the color correction profile for the clip.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zwLGA.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2015-07-07T16:19:22.630Z
Thanks! What's your workflow in DaVinci Resolve to calibrate colors with a video you've shot of your Spyder Checkr24 color chart? Would you have a small screenshot, I would be interested.   (PS: do you use DaVinci Lite / free version?)
Basj
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2015-07-07T16:23:07.750Z
Yes, I use the free version. I'll try to post a screenshot and more details tonight when I'm actually home.
AJ Henderson
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2015-07-09T06:13:28.553Z
@Basj - see the update above.  Sorry about the delay.
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AJ Henderson
<p>Even if I set up a custom white balance in my software (with the traditional way to do it, using a <em>grey card</em> or <em>white balance card</em>, etc.), sometimes the colors are not exactly like I would like.</p>

<p>I would like to be able to :</p>

<ul>
<li>shoot a color chart with <strong>normalized colors</strong> (example: <a href="http://www.ephotozine.com/articles/Kodak-EasyShare-V803-8mp-5253/images/kodak_V803_colour_chart.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">GretagMacbeth</a>)</li>
<li>import this video in Premiere (or any other software), and match all colors between left and right panel :</li>
</ul>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/7AobZ.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Then the colors would be really calibrated.</p>

<p><strong>Does such a tool exist?</strong></p>

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Color calibration with a color chart
Basj
# Color calibration with a color chart

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-07)

Even if I set up a custom white balance in my software (with the traditional way to do it, using a *grey card* or *white balance card*, etc.), sometimes the colors are not exactly like I would like.

I would like to be able to :

* shoot a color chart with **normalized colors** (example: [GretagMacbeth](http://www.ephotozine.com/articles/Kodak-EasyShare-V803-8mp-5253/images/kodak_V803_colour_chart.jpg))
* import this video in Premiere (or any other software), and match all colors between left and right panel :

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/7AobZ.jpg)

Then the colors would be really calibrated.

**Does such a tool exist?**

**Tags:** color-correction, color


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-07. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

I'm not aware of any that work directly in Premiere, however I can use my Spyder Checkr24 to either adjust my videos in Adobe Lightroom or DaVinci Resolve. For Lightroom, I use the software that came with my Spyder Checkr to make a preset I can apply. In Resolve, there is actually built in native support for working with the swatches.

There are also other third party tools available that I haven't really looked in to, so I can't say for certain that there isn't a way to do it directly in Premiere with a third party tool, but the way I've been doing it has worked well enough that I have not bothered to look any further in to doing it directly in Premiere.

For more details on how things work in Resolve, you can check out [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onom8tpiof8) or if you have a decent idea about how to use Resolve already, take note of the steps in this screenshot. Start with 0 by choosing the target you are using on the Color workspace. Then select the color match grid tool on the preview screen(1). Position the grid over your color target during a portion of the clip that has the target visible (2). Finally, hit Match(3) in order to have it generate the color correction profile for the clip.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/zwLGA.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks! What's your workflow in DaVinci Resolve to calibrate colors with a video you've shot of your Spyder Checkr24 color chart? Would you have a small screenshot, I would be interested.   (PS: do you use DaVinci Lite / free version?)  
> **username_1**: Yes, I use the free version. I'll try to post a screenshot and more details tonight when I'm actually home.  
> **username_1**: @username_0 - see the update above.  Sorry about the delay.  

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