

You’ve created the precomposed layer, so you’ll retain the color-correction effects you’ve applied. Once you’re familiar with it, you can use it toperform a wide variety of color corrections.ġSelect the Building layer in the Timeline panel, and then press Ctrl+D (Windows) or Command+D (Mac OS) to duplicate the layer.ĢWith the duplicate layer (Building 2) selected, chooseLayer > Pre-compose.ģIn the Pre-compose dialog box, name the new composition Grass Enhance, select Move All Attributes Into The New Composition, and click OK. _ Note:Synthetic Aperture Color Finesse 3 is a powerful colorcorrection plug-in. Because you’ve already performed some color correction, you’ll precompose the layer to include the results of the effects you’ve already applied. To shift the grass to green, you will use the Synthetic Aperture Color Finesse 3 effect, a third-party plug-in that installs with After Effects and offers the capability to isolate a color range and adjust only those colors.Ĭolor Finesse 3 applies its effect to the original layer, ignoring any effects.

In this shot, the color correction caused the grass in front of the building to look like a mature bluegrass instead of a welcoming green lawn. You’ve corrected the overall color for the scene, but you can also enhance a specific area as a secondary color correction.
