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Image Processing Within Grades
For Pre-Clip, Clip, Post-Clip, and Timeline grades on the Color page, most Color page operations are available within each Corrector node you add to the Node Editor. Within each node, these operations take place in the following specific order.
The order of image processing operations that takes place within each Corrector node in the Color page
Thanks to the modular operation of the Node Editor, if a pair of image processing operations you need to use isn’t in the ideal order for what you’re trying to do, you can apply each operation using two different nodes in order to force those operations into the order you want. Similarly, when using Layer, Parallel, or Key mixer nodes, the order of operations can be seen in the visible arrangement of nodes in your node graph.
That said, most colorists tend to spread different operations across multiple nodes, whether they need to or not, for organizational purposes or to “sandbox” certain volatile decisions that might need to be independently revised later. However, nothing’s keeping you from using multiple operations within a single node if you prefer a simpler node structure for your grading. Thanks to the flexibility of the Color page, it’s your choice.