color grading

noun

A post-production process common to filmmaking and video editing of enhancing various attributes of an image such as contrast, color, saturation, detail, black level, and white balance.

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Meanings

nouncolor grading (plural color gradings)

plural color gradings

  1. broadcastingA post-production process common to filmmaking and video editing of enhancing various attributes of an image such as contrast, color, saturation, detail, black level, and white balance.

Translations

Finnish värinsäätö
  • värinsäätöTranslations
French étalonnage
  • étalonnageTranslations
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APA

color grading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20grading

MLA

“color grading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20grading. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “color grading,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20grading.

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