Translation guide
The process of adjusting colors in an image or video to achieve a desired look or accuracy.
color correction (general)
This photo needs color correction.
Perform color correction during video editing.
Loanword from English, commonly used in professional video and film production. Often implies a more technical or Hollywood-style process.
Learn color correction techniques.
A more general term meaning 'color adjustment'. Can be used in everyday contexts, but less specific than 色補正.
Adjust the color settings on the printer.
Specifically fixing color casts caused by lighting, making whites appear neutral.
The technical term for white balance correction. Often used in camera settings and photo editing.
Restore natural colors with white balance correction.
Literally 'color cast correction'. Used when an image has an overall tint from lighting conditions.
Stylistic color adjustment to create a specific mood or aesthetic, distinct from correction.
Loanword for 'color grading', used in film and video post-production. Implies a creative, artistic process.
The color grading in this movie is wonderful.
Means 'hue/tone adjustment'. Can be used for creative color tweaks, but less specific than カラーグレーディング.
Both mean color correction. 色補正 is the native Japanese term and widely understood. カラーコレクション is a loanword often used in professional video/film contexts and may sound more technical or trendy.
If you're talking with friends about editing a photo, you can simply say 「色を直す」(いろをなおす, fix the colors) or 「色を調整する」(いろをちょうせいする, adjust the colors). These are less formal but perfectly natural.
If you shoot under fluorescent lights, you'll need color cast correction.
Create a retro atmosphere with hue adjustment.