Color wheels (video)
Color wheels are the round color controls you use to add or remove color per tonal range. You drag the center of the wheel toward a color, and that tonal range shifts with it. They're the most visual way to grade your image.
Most tools have four wheels: Lift, Gamma, Gain and Offset, each for a different part of the image. In DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro (Lumetri) and Final Cut Pro they work the same at heart. Tip: a popular film look pushes shadows toward teal and highlights toward orange, but keep it subtle. Watch your vectorscope as you go to see where your colors actually land.
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The presets on this site set these adjustments up for you as a starting point, which you then fine-tune to taste.