Common Tasks - Euphonix MC color User Manual

COLOR GRADING MEDIA CONTROLLER
Chapter 4: Common Tasks
You are now ready to start learning how to perform some useful common tasks
on your MC Color. A labeled drawing of MC Color's surface controls appears on
page 20 but most of the controls discussed in this chapter are also depicted.
Note that the Soft Knobs can be turned like a conventional knob to alter its as-
signed parameter, and pressed like a switch to select a new parameter.
Using the NAV Key
1. Press the NAV key.
The displays show the room names defined in Apple Color that you can nav-
igate to from MC Color by pushing the corresponding Soft Knob top below
the display. Press the PAGE > key to display the Still Store and Render
Queue rooms.
2. Push the knobtop below Primary In.
In Apple Color, the Primary and Secondary rooms have color wheels con-
trolled by the Trackballs, and contrast sliders controlled by the Trackwheels
for three sections: Shadow, Midtone, and Highlight.
NOTE: When navigating to the Setup, Color Effects, Still Store, and Render Queue
rooms, the displays continue to show the room names.
Using the Trackballs and Trackwheels
In each of the following, the corresponding Trackwheel controls the contrast
slider for that attribute.
3. Move the left Trackball to control the Shadow hue and saturation.
4. Move the middle Trackball to control Midtone hue and saturation.
5. Move the right Trackball to control Highlight hue and saturation.
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