Apple Color 1.0 User Manual
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Chapter 2
Color Correction Workflows
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Important:
Some parameters in the Project Settings tab of the Setup room affect how
the media rendered by Color is rendered. These settings include the Deinterlace
Renders, QuickTime Export Codec, Broadcast Safe, and Handles settings. Be sure to
verify these and other settings prior to rendering your final output.
Step 9:
Adjust transitions, superimpositions, and titles in Final Cut Pro
To output your project, you need to import the XML project data back into
Final Cut Pro. This happens automatically if you use the “Send to Final Cut Pro”
command. At this point, you can add or adjust other effects that you had applied
previously in Final Cut Pro, before creating the program’s final master. Things you may
want to consider while prepping the program at this stage include:
 Do you need to produce a “textless” master of the program, or one with the titles
rendered along with the image?
 Are there any remaining effects clips that you need to import and color-correct
within Final Cut Pro?
Step 10:
Output the final video master to tape, or render a master QuickTime file
Once you’ve completed making any last adjustments in Final Cut Pro, you can go ahead
and use the Print to Video, Edit to Tape, or Export QuickTime Movie commands to
create the final version of your program.
Reconforming Online Media in a Tapeless Digital Video Workflow
If a program uses a tapeless video format, the steps are similar to those described
above; however, they likely involve multiple sets of QuickTime files: the original media
at online resolution, and perhaps a second set of media files that have been
downconverted to an offline resolution for ease of editing. After the offline edit, the
online conform involves relinking to the original source media, prior to going through
the Final Cut Pro to Color round trip.
Output
Final
Master
XML
XML
New Color
Corrected
Media
Online
Media
Color
Correction
Render
Final
Effects and
Output
Color
Final
Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro
Offline
Edit
Send to
Color
Send to
Final Cut Pro
Media
Data
Online
Reconform
Source Media
Offline
Duplicates