Color Cone

Color Cone is an entirely new concept for color correction as well as the creation of looks.

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Description

Color Cone is an entirely new concept for color correction as well as the creation of looks. This software is powerful as well as intuitive and it is able to deliver impressive results with a few clicks. Color Cone is based on an HCL–color model which is visualized in the form of a bicone (which has also given Color Cone it's name). The HCL– color model is not as common or as widespread as for example the HSV model but much more suitable for photo editing. It offers several advantages since shadows and highlights possess almost no chroma in this color model. 100% black and 100% white generally have no saturation even if other models allow for this. Even identical colors in various positions as they occur in the upper and lower part of a color cylinder are excluded in the HCL-model. In addition you can subsequently restore and adjust skin tones if they were tinted accidentally.

Through a clever transformation from the source to the target colors with Picture Instruments' own Color Warp technology even drastic changes in color even in 8- bit images can still look very smooth.

Enough of the theory!

To create a look or correct colors you can define one or several points. Each of these points has a source and a target color value as well as a radius defining how great the effects should be to the surrounding colors. In this way very specific edits can be done using a very small radius whereas a bigger radius can help you create a desired atmosphere in an image. To avoid mixing or canceling out the effects of several control points by overlapping, Color Cone has a useful automatic radius function.

It's very hard to put in words how well this actually works. So why don't you download test version of Color Cone right now and create a fantastic look today.

Overview:

  • Creating a look
  • Color correction
  • Color Warp technology for smooth transitions
  • Color grading for videos
  • Reconciling Mixed White Balance Scenarios
  • Subsequently restoring and adjusting skin tones
  • Auto-Radius function
  • Color Cone opens within the host and can be added to a clip as an effect.
  • All parameters can be animated via keyframes in After Effects, Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X, just like native effects.
  • All plugin settings are saved within the project.
  • Plugin presets can be saved within the host.

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Version History

2.7.0 -

Nov 2, 2022

•Cross-host presets

•LUT export

•Before/after comparison

•One button reset

•Closing without applying

•Retina scaling for Windows

•M1 Support

2.5.0 -

Jul 21, 2020

•Photoshop Plugins are now scriptable (e.g. for actions)

•Bug fix in After Effects 17.x or newer (black canvas)

•Bug fixed that noise in 16 bit images was amplified in the Photoshop Plugin preview

•Controls are now displayed correctly when a scrollbar is visible on small displays

•No running after when moving the controls very fast

2.3.3 -

Oct 28, 2019

Initial Release

Compatibility

After Effects

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6

Final Cut Pro

X

Photoshop

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.5, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6

Premiere Pro

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6

EULA

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Updated: Oct 21, 2025 1:35 AM