Replace a White Sky in Adobe Premiere | Color Key Tutorial 2026
Have you ever shot footage on an overcast day and ended up with a completely blown out white sky? Or honestly, some days there just isn't much detail in the sky even if you expose properly. In this tutorial we show you how to replace the sky in Adobe Premiere using the Color Key effect — no After Effects, no plugins required. This technique works specifically well when your sky is clipped to white, and we walk through every step including masking, color grading, and how to add natural sky movement to sell the composite.
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Freepik — sky replacement assets, free and premium: https://www.freepik.com
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ND Filters — essential for controlling exposure in bright conditions: https://amzn.to/3QuBE0M
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