Apple Color 1.0 User Manual
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Chapter 2
Color Correction Workflows
Step 4:
Pre-render any still images or effects you want to grade in Color
Color can’t display or process still images, certain motion settings, FXScript or FxPlug
filters, Final Cut Pro generators (including titles), Motion project files, or LiveType
project files. If you want to grade clips using these effects in Color, you need to render
those shots in Final Cut Pro as self-contained QuickTime .mov files, and edit them back
into your Final Cut Pro sequence to replace the original clips prior to sending the
project to Color. For more information about effects and features that aren’t compatible
with Color, see “
Step 5:
Prepare your Final Cut Pro sequence
To prepare your edited sequence for an efficient workflow in Color, follow the steps
outlined in “
Before You Export Your Final Cut Pro Project
Step 6:
Send the sequence to Color, or export an XML file
When you’ve finished prepping your edited sequence, there are two ways you can send
it to Color.
 If Color is installed on the same computer as Final Cut Pro, you can use the “Send to
Color” command to move an entire edited sequence to Color, automatically creating
a new project file.
 If you’re handing the project off to another facility, you may want to export the
edited sequence as an XML file for eventual import into Color. In this case, you’ll also
want to use the Final Cut Pro Media Manager to copy the project’s media to a single,
transportable hard drive volume for easy handoff.
Step 7:
Grade your program in Color
Use Color to grade your program. When working on a round trip from Final Cut Pro, it’s
crucial to avoid unlocking tracks or reediting shots in the Timeline. Doing so can
compromise your ability to send the project back to Final Cut Pro.
If the client needs a reedit after you’ve started grading, you should instead perform the
edit back in Final Cut Pro, and export an XML version of the updated sequence which
you can use to quickly update the Color project in progress using the Reconform
command. For more information, see “
Step 8:
Render new source media, and send the updated project to Final Cut Pro
When you’ve finished grading, you’ll use the Color Render Queue to render all the shots
in the project as a new, separate set of graded media files.
Afterward, you’ll need to send the updated project to Final Cut Pro using one of the
two following methods:
 If Color is installed on the same computer as Final Cut Pro, you can use the “Send to
Final Cut Pro” command.
 If you’re handing the color-corrected project back to the originating facility, you need
to export the Color project as an XML file for later import into Final Cut Pro.