Adjust color temperature how?

When shooting a play with tungsten lighting I set the camcorder to custom white balance but forgot to adjust the color temperature and the video now has a reddish cast.
If it was a still photo, I could open it in adobe raw/lightroom and adjust the color temperature slider until the color cast disappear.
Is there an equivalent function in premiere pro cs4?
There is a color balance video effect but it is overkill. I don't need to adjust the color on highlights, midtones, or shadow. All I need is change the color temperature. Any ideas?
I'm using premiere pro cs4. I also have photoshop cs4.

However I also worry this feature applies different correction at different times; whereas I want a constant correction throughout the video, so I can verify it looks ok without having to view the entire video.
You are correct. It is the same for about every "Auto Effect." They only work well, where nothing has changed, i.e. the lighting, the exposure, etc., so about the only way to really use this is in a very controlled studio, or properly lit location shot. That is not what one usually is working with.
If Fast Color is not working for you, explore Three-Way Color Corrector - more control.
There are also 3rd party plug-ins, like Colorista, that many favor over the CC Effects in PrPro: http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/magic-bullet-colorista-II/
Good luck,
Hunt

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