Apple Color 1.0 User Manual download pdf (Page 102)

102 Chapter 5 Setup

Important: The broadcast-safe legalization employed by Color can only do so much to

maintain detail in the image while preventing illegal levels. As in any color correction

system, pushing adjustments past a certaIn point will result in uniformly crushed

blacks, blown-out whites, and flat areas of color. It should be said, however, that this is

often used for stylistic effect.

Rendering Settings

This setting affects how media is rendered out of Color.

Â Handles: This field lets you specify a duration of extra media to be added to the head

and tail of each media file that’s rendered out of Color. When a project is sent back to

Final Cut Pro, handles allow editors to make small adjustments without running out

of corrected media. The default value is 00:00:01:00.

Messages Tab

The Messages tab contains a running list of all the warnings and error messages that

are generated by Color while it operates. Messages highlighted in yellow are warnings.

Messages highlighted in red signify that an error has occurred (for example, “Directory

not writable trying to re-save a project.”). There are no controls in the Messages tab.

User Preferences Tab

The User Preferences tab contains settings that affect the operation of Color with any

project you open. It includes options for customizing control surface sensitivity,

Timeline display, playback behavior, video output, and the bit depth that’s used for

both display and rendering.

The state of each of these settings is automatically saved whenever they’re changed. If

necessary, you can restore the settings to their original defaults.

To reset the default user preferences:

m Click Revert, at the bottom of the User Preferences tab.

About Broadcast Safe

When color correcting any program destined for broadcast, it’s important to obtain

the specific quality control (QC) guidelines from the broadcaster. There are varying

standards for the maximum and minimum allowed IRE, chroma, and composite

amplitude, and some broadcasters are more conservative then others.

The broadcast safe parameters can be set to match the required QC guidelines. When

enabled, they guarantee that your program will not exceed these standards while you

monitor your program and when you render the finally corrected media.

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Apple Color 1.0 User Manual Page 102