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title: "How to Match Shots in Color Grading: Two Cameras, One Look"
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# How to Match Shots in Color Grading: Two Cameras, One Look

* Duration:  0:43
* Published: November 5, 2026
* English captions

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Shot matching in the free colorgrade.video studio: grab a still of interview camera A, open camera B, wipe between them, run Match to this still, then trim Temperature and Tint while the parade and vectorscope line up.

[ Color grading tutorial · chapter 10 Shot Matching: Consistent Color Across Clips Make every shot in a scene look like it was filmed in the same light: by eye with the scopes, with a reference still, and with a shared grade plus trims.  Read the chapter ](https://colorgrade.video/color-grading-tutorial/shot-matching) 

## Key moments

1. [ Grab a reference still , starts at  0:00 ](#t=0)
2. [ Match camera B , starts at  0:09 ](#t=9)
3. [ Trim and compare , starts at  0:23 ](#t=23)
4. [ Try it yourself , starts at  0:41 ](#t=41)

## Transcript

### Grab a reference still  0:00

1. [ 0:02 Camera A is the hero shot, shown with the parade and vectorscope. ](#t=2)
2. [ 0:05 Grab a still of camera A to match against. ](#t=5)

### Match camera B  0:09

1. [ 0:09 Camera B has different blacks, whites and skin on the scopes. ](#t=9)
2. [ 0:16 Show as reference wipes between the still and the live picture. ](#t=16)
3. [ 0:19 Match to this still moves camera B’s average colour and contrast towards camera A. ](#t=19)

### Trim and compare  0:23

1. [ 0:23 Set Match amount so the two angles sit together without overshooting. ](#t=23)
2. [ 0:28 Trim the last of the cast with Temperature and Tint while the parade lines up. ](#t=28)
3. [ 0:35 Wiping across the face again, the two cameras now hold together. ](#t=35)

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