Where to start – Apple Color 1.0 User Manual
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Chapter 9
Primary In
 To adjust color in the highlights and midtones to correct for unwanted color casts
due to a video camera’s incorrect white balance settings, or lighting that was
inappropriate for the type of film stock that was used.
 To make changes to the overall color and contrast of an image in order to change
the apparent time of day. For example, you might need to alter a shot that was
photographed in the late afternoon to look as if it were shot at high noon.
 To adjust the color and contrast of every shot in a scene so that there are no
irregularities in exposure or color from one shot to the next.
All these tasks and more can be performed using the tools that are available in the
Primary In room. In fact, when working on shows that require relatively simple
corrections, you may do all your corrections right here, including perhaps a slight
additional adjustment to warm up or cool down the image for purely aesthetic
purposes.
On the other hand, you could also choose to perform different stages of these
necessary corrections in other rooms for organizational purposes. For more information
about how to split up and organize corrections in different ways, see “
Primary, Secondary, and Color FX Rooms Together to Manage Each Shot’s Corrections
The Primary In Room Lets You Make Specific Adjustments
Even though the Primary In room applies corrections to the entire image, that is not to
say that these corrections can’t be targeted to specific aspects of the picture. Many of
the controls in the Primary In room are designed to make adjustments to specific
regions of tonality. In other words, some controls adjust the color in brighter parts of
the picture, while other controls only affect the color in its darker regions.
Still other types of controls affect specific color channels, such that you can lower or
raise the green channel without affecting the red or blue channels.
Where to Start?
This chapter covers all the controls for image adjustment that are found in the Primary
In room. Many colorists use these tools in a specific order. This order is used to organize
each section to provide you with a methodology with which to get started. In general,
you’ll probably find that you work on most images using the following steps.