How do you apply color correction to footage in Premiere Pro?

The most effective way to apply color correction to footage in Premiere Pro is through the Lumetri Color panel. This dedicated tool provides a wide range of features specifically designed for color grading and correcting, allowing users to manipulate aspects such as exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, saturation, and color balance. The Lumetri Color panel also offers advanced tools like curves, color wheels, and LUT support, enabling precise adjustments and creative color stylization.

The other choices do not serve the primary purpose of color correction. While the Timeline panel is essential for managing and organizing clips in your project, it does not provide direct access to color correction tools. Adjusting sequence settings pertains mainly to the project’s general parameters rather than to individual clip color correction. Similarly, changing clip speed is related to the timing and playback of the footage rather than affecting its color properties. Thus, the Lumetri Color panel is the specialized tool that facilitates effective color correction within Premiere Pro.