Apple Color 1.0 - Manual (Page 105)

Chapter 5 Setup 105
The following parameters use miniature color controls that operate identically to those
described in “
Using Color Balance Controls ” on page 179.
 Grade Complete color control: The color that’s displayed in the Timeline render bar for
rendered shots. The default color is green.
 Grade Cued color control: The color that’s displayed in the Timeline render bar for
shots that have been added to the render queue, but that are not yet rendered. The
default color is yellow.
 Grade Aborted color control: The color that’s displayed in the Timeline render bar for
shots that have had their rendering stopped. The default color is red.
 Monochrome Scopes: Turning this option on draws the video scope graticules with a
single color (specified by the Scope Color option, below). Many colorists prefer this
display to avoid eye fatigue. On the other hand, it also eliminates the full-color
display in the Vectorscope. Another option for those wishing to have color feedback
in the scopes is to lower the UI Saturation setting to a less vivid intensity.
 Scope Color: This color control lets you adjust the color that’s used to draw the video
scope graticules when Monochrome Scopes is turned on.
 Limit Shadow Adjustments: When this option is turned on, a falloff is applied to the
Shadows color and contrast adjustments such that 0 percent values (pure black)
receive 100 percent of the correction, while 100 percent values (pure white) receive 0
percent of the correction. When this option is turned off, adjustments made to the
Shadows color and contrast controls are applied uniformly to the entire image.
 Show Control Surface Dialog: Turning this option on immediately opens the Control
Surface Startup dialog, from which you can choose a Color-compatible control
surface with which to work. While this option is turned on, the Control Surface
Startup dialog appears every time you open Color. If you don’t have a control
surface, turn this option off.
Using Proxies
If you’re working with a project that uses Cineon or DPX image sequences, you can use
a proxy mechanism to work faster at high resolutions. The proxy mechanism in Color is
not available to projects using QuickTime media.
 Enable Proxy Support: Turning this button on enables the use of lower resolution
substitute media, called proxies, in place of the source media in your project. Using
proxies increases playback, grading, and rendering performance, albeit while viewing
the shots in your project at lower quality. Proxies may only be used once they’ve
been generated. For more information on how to generate proxies, see “
Generating
and Deleting Proxies ” on page 106.
 Render Proxy: Lets you choose a proxy resolution with which to render your output
media. This can be useful if you want to quickly render a set of media to test the
return trip of a round-trip workflow. This menu defaults to “Full Resolution,” and, in
most cases should be left at that setting.