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What is a color project – Apple Color 1.0 User Manual

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Chapter 4

Importing and Managing Projects and Media

What Is a Color Project?

The only shots that are in your project are those in the Timeline (which are also
mirrored in the Shots browser). Color projects only contain a single sequence of shots.
Furthermore, Color projects have no organizational notion of shots that aren’t actually
in the Timeline, and so they contain no unused media.

The Contents of Color Projects

Color projects are actually bundles. Inside each Color project bundle is a hierarchical
series of directories, each of which contains specific components belonging to that
project, which are either image or XML files. It’s possible to open a Color bundle using
the Show Package Contents command in the Finder. This section outlines the
directory structure and contents of these bundles.

 Archives directory: Contains all the saved archives of that project. Each archive is

compressed using both .tar and .gzip compression (a “tarball”) and is identified with
the .tgz extension.

 .lsi file: This is an image file that contains the frame at the position of the playhead

when you last saved.

 .pdl file: This is the XML-based project file itself, which contains all the information

that organizes the shots, timing, and grades used in that project.

 Shots directory: Each shot in your project’s Timeline has a corresponding

subdirectory here. Each subdirectory contains some or more of the following:

 Grade1 (through 4) subdirectories: These directories contain all the correction files

associated with that grade.

 ShotName.lsi file: This is that shot’s thumbnail as displayed in the Timeline.
 ShotName.si file: This file contains that shot’s name, media path, and timing

information.

 Grade_Name.date.pcc: Primary correction description.
 Grade_Name.date.scc: Secondary correction description.
 Grade_Name.date.cfx: Color FX correction description.
 PanAndScan subdirectory: This directory contains a .kfd file that stores keyframe

data, and a .pns file that stores pan and scan data.

 shot_notes.txt file: If a note is present for that shot, it’s saved here.

 StillStore directory: This directory contains all the Still Store images that you’ve

saved for reference within that project. Each reference still has two corresponding
files, a .lsi file which is that image’s thumbnail icon, and a .sri file which is the full-
resolution image (saved using the DPX image format).

Important:

It is not recommended to modify the contents of Color project files unless

you know exactly what you’re doing. Making changes manually could cause
unexpected problems.