coloring in AE

have you looked at something like the change color effect? it allows you to 'pick' a color and make adjustments to that color and has settings for tolerance and such.

Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

Brian,

Try duplicating your video layer. On the bottom layer adjust the red levels or the saturation to the desired effect. On the top layer, use a keyer (I suggest color range) and key out your soup. Adjust your matte (fuzziness if you use color range) Providing that there aren't any other objects in your shot that are the same or a similar color as your soup, this should give you the desired color effect you are looking for.

You could also track a matte and on a second layer adjust the saturation and color values. This will also give you the look you are wanting.

Hope this helps.

Sean Mullen
Rampant Design Tools