Apple Color 1.5 - Manual (Page 40)

Once that task has been accomplished, you can send the project data and files into Color
for color correction. Upon completion of the color correction pass, you need to render
the result and send the project back to Final Cut Pro for final output, either to tape or as
a QuickTime file.
Media Data
Color Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro
XML
Online
Media
XML
New Color
Corrected
Media
Render
Edit
Final
Effects and
Output
Color
Correction
Send to
Final Cut Pro
Send to
Color
Output
Final Master
Source
Media
Exactly how you conform your source media in Final Cut Pro depends on the type of
media that's used. For more information, see:
• A Tape-Based Workflow .
• Reconforming Online Media in a Tapeless Digital Video Workflow .
• Reconforming Online Media in a Film-to-Tape Workflow .
A Tape-Based Workflow
For a traditional offline/online tape-based workflow, the video finishing process is simple.
The tapes are captured into Final Cut Pro, possibly at a lower-quality offline resolution to
ease the initial editing process by using media that takes less hard disk space and is easier
to work with using a wider range of computers.
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