Color Correction specs

Is there a way to find out what color correction specs were applied to a clip if the render files have been trashed?
(The effects still seem to be there, the color is different than the original color)
where do you check the settings?

not quite sure what you are after as your terminology is a bit muddled, however, you can go to the filters tab in the viewer window and un-apply the colour correction there, and open it up to have a look at all the colour correction parameters.

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