Chapter 3. Artist Color Surface Controls; Operational Basics - Avid Technology Artist Color User Manual

Chapter 3: Artist Color Surface Controls
Artist Color is a control surface designed for color editing. While most of its controls can be programmed and customized for your
preferences, a few controls are dedicated to a single purpose.
This chapter identifies the default assignments of dedicated surface controls, and explains a few of the programmable controls.

Operational Basics

The most important controls on Artist Color are the three Trackballs and Trackwheels. There are also nine assignable Soft Keys,
six Soft Knobs, Copy/Paste Grade keys, and Transport Controls.
The Soft Key assignments are stored in an Application Set for each application. Apple Color comes with its own Application Set
that lets you start working right away, and this set can be used as a starting point to modify and store your own. You can restore
the default Application Set at any time or create a new one.
The top-most application (also called foreground, or focussed application):
• Receives mouse commands and keystrokes;
• Is controlled by Artist Color;
• Determines Artist Color surface assignments.
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