Shift Channels Effect; Solid Composite Effect; Auto Color Effect; Color Correction Effects - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

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User Guide

Shift Channels effect

The Shift Channels effect replaces red, green, blue, and alpha channels in the image with other channels. In Take
Channel From, specify which channel to use as a source.
This effect works with 8-bpc and 16-bpc color.
Note: You can use this effect to display the alpha channel for a layer if you set the RGB channels to Alpha and set the
alpha channel to Full.
Original (left); matte layer (center); result, using luminance values of matte layer as alpha channel values (right)

Solid Composite effect

The Solid Composite effect offers a quick way to create a composite of a new color solid behind the original source
layer. You can control the opacity of the source layer, control the opacity of the solid, and apply blending modes all
within the effect's controls.
This effect works with 8-bpc and 16-bpc color.
Adjust the following controls for the Solid Composite effect:
Specifies the transparency of the source layer.
Source Opacity
Specifies the color of the new solid.
Color
Specifies the transparency of the solid.
Opacity
Specifies the blending mode the effect uses to combine the original layer and the new solid.
Blending Mode

Color Correction effects

Auto Color effect

The Auto Color effect adjusts the contrast and color of an image after analyzing the shadows, midtones, and
highlights of the image. By default, Auto Color neutralizes the midtones using a target color of RGB 128 gray, and
clips the shadows and highlight pixels by 0.5%.
The Auto Contrast effect and Auto Levels effect use many of the same controls as the Auto Color effect.
This effect works with 8-bpc and 16-bpc color.