# Video Color Grading Professional color grading for video with brightness, contrast, saturation, and gamma adjustments > Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/video-color-grading - **Category:** Media - **Keywords:** video, color, grading, contrast, brightness, saturation, gamma, cinematic, filter ## Overview Enhance your video footage with our professional Video Color Grading tool, allowing you to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and gamma, or apply cinematic presets to achieve the perfect visual style. ## Inputs - **Video File** (file): Select a video file for color grading - **Color Preset** (select) - **Output Format** (select) - **Keep Audio** (checkbox): Preserve audio track - **Custom Brightness** (range): Adjust brightness (-1 to 1). Negative = darker, Positive = brighter. - **Custom Contrast** (range): Adjust contrast (0 to 2). Values below 1 reduce contrast, above 1 increase it. - **Custom Saturation** (range): Adjust saturation (0 to 3). 0 = grayscale, above 1 = more vivid. - **Custom Gamma** (range): Adjust gamma (0.1 to 10). Affects mid-tone brightness. ## When to use - When raw camera footage looks washed out or lacks contrast and needs professional color correction. - When you want to apply a specific stylistic look, such as cinematic, vintage, or noir, to your video clips. - When correcting underexposed or overexposed video clips by manually adjusting brightness and gamma levels. ## How it works - Upload your video file in a supported format such as MP4, WebM, MKV, AVI, or MOV. - Select a pre-configured color preset or choose Custom Values to manually adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and gamma. - Choose whether to keep the audio track, select your preferred output format, and process the video to download the graded file. ## Use cases - Transforming flat log footage from cameras into high-contrast, vibrant cinematic videos. - Converting color videos to stylized black-and-white (Noir) or warm/cool tones for artistic projects. - Correcting underexposed or overexposed video clips by manually adjusting brightness and gamma levels. ## Frequently asked questions ### What video formats are supported for upload? You can upload common video formats including MP4, WebM, MKV, AVI, and MOV, up to a file size limit of 100MB. ### Can I keep the original audio track in the graded video? Yes, check the 'Keep Audio' option to preserve the original audio track in your output file. ### What presets are available for quick color grading? Built-in presets include Cinematic, Vivid, Vintage, Noir, Warm Tones, Cool Tones, HDR Simulation, and Faded. ### How do the custom sliders affect my video? Brightness shifts exposure, contrast adjusts the range between light and dark, saturation controls color intensity, and gamma modifies mid-tone brightness. ### Can I export my video to a different format than the original? Yes, you can choose to output your graded video as MP4, WebM, MKV, AVI, or MOV. ## Related tools - [Video Stabilizer](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/video-stabilize): Reduce camera shake and stabilize video footage using vidstab for professional quality results - [Duplicate Audio Library Finder](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-duplicate-library-finder): Find exact and near-duplicate audio across uploaded files or a ZIP, including copies saved with different codecs. - [Video Audio Replace](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/video-audio-replace): Replace the audio track in a video file with a new audio file while keeping the original video - [Video LUT Apply](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/video-lut-apply): Apply 3D LUT (Look-Up Table) color grading to video for professional color looks - [Video Reverse](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/video-reverse): Reverse video playback (play backwards) with optional audio reversal - [Video Smart Mux](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/video-smart-mux): Combine video with external audio using copy mode. - [Video SRT Softmux](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/video-srt-softmux): Add selectable SRT subtitles without burning them in. - [Audiobook Manuscript Proofreader](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-audiobook-manuscript-proofreader): Compare narration audio with its manuscript and download a timestamped pickup list for missing, extra, or changed wording. ## Samples - [Video Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/video-samples): Sample video files in different formats and orientations - [Video AV1 Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/video-av1-samples): Sample video files encoded in AV1 format - [Video H.264 Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/video-h264-samples): Sample video files encoded in H.264 (AVC) format - [Video H.265 Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/video-h265-samples): Sample video files encoded in H.265 (HEVC) format ## Related content - [Video Color Correction, Looks, and Delivery](https://elysiatools.com/en/hubs/video-color-grading-and-filters-tools): Correct exposure and color in video, add a restrained LUT or filter look, and handle interlacing or HDR/SDR delivery separately.