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Avid Technology Artist Color User Manual

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  • Page 1 Artist Color User Guide EuControl v3.0...
  • Page 2 Legal Notices © 2013 Avid Technology, Inc., (“Avid”), all rights reserved. This guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Avid. 003, 192 Digital I/O, 192 I/O, 96 I/O, 96i I/O, Adrenaline, AirSpeed, ALEX,...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 7. Using Artist Color with Apple Color........
  • Page 4 ............... . 41 Safety Compliance Artist Color User Guide...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Knobs, and programmable Soft Keys, Artist Color provides unprecedented control over the entire color editing process. Artist Color can be used as a standalone color grader or with other Artist Series media controllers to form a larger control surface. Artist Series media controllers include Artist Color, Artist Control, Artist Mix, and Artist Transport.

  • Page 6: What's Included

    What’s Included • Artist Color, with riser brackets • EuControl software installer disc • 1 Ethernet Crossover cable • Power supply • Artist Color Quick Setup • Registration Information Card System Requirements and Compatibility Avid can only assure compatibility and provide support for hardware and software it has tested and approved.

  • Page 7: About Www.avid.com

    About www.avid.com The Avid website (www.avid.com) is your best online source for information to help you get the most out of your system. The following are just a few of the services and features available. Register your purchase online. Product Registration Contact Avid Customer Success (technical support);...
  • Page 8 Artist Color User Guide...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2. Installation And Setup

    Unpack the Artist Color, its trackballs, power supply, installation disc, Ethernet crossover cable, and riser brackets. Artist Color can be elevated or angled using small foldout legs on the bottom of the unit or elevated and angled by attaching the larger riser brackets.
  • Page 10 If your system includes more than one Artist Series media controller, you can attach them at their sides to form a single, solid surface. For instructions, see the Artist Transport User Guide, Artist Mix User Guide, or Artist Control User Guide. Artist Color User Guide...

  • Page 11: Installing Software And Hardware

    Installing Software and Hardware You must install EuControl software before using Artist Series media controllers. To install EuControl software and your Artist Series media controller: Do one of the following: • Download the EuControl installer for your computer platform from www.avid.com/artistsupport. After downloading, make sure the installer is uncompressed (.dmg on Mac or .ZIP on Windows).
  • Page 12 Plug one end of the Ethernet crossover cable into the Ethernet jack on the Artist Color back panel. Ethernet cable and back panel jack Plug the other end of the Ethernet crossover cable into an open Ethernet jack on your computer, router, or Ethernet switch. Note that connecting directly to the computer may require removing your Internet cable.
  • Page 13 Launch your audio or video application (such as Apple Color) and open a session or project. To set up your application to work with Artist Color, see the EUCON Application Setup Guide that you downloaded at the be- ginning of this section.
  • Page 14 Artist Color User Guide...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3. Artist Color Surface Controls

    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.

  • Page 16: Controls And Displays

    Controls and Displays Artist Color POWER SHOW SHIFT Soft Keys Soft Knobs Keys RESET Transport Keys Trackballs Trackwheels APPLICATION PAGE Keys BANK Keys Keys COPY/PASTE GRADE Displays Artist Color User Guide...
  • Page 17 SHIFT If you have another Artist Series media controller connected to the same instance of EuControl as Artist Color, you can also lock key by pressing two keys down simultaneously. They can be on different devices. Unlock the...
  • Page 18 To cycle through all open applications: Hold down the key and press both keys. APPLICATION PAGE  Artist Color can control Apple Color running on a second computer, referred to in this guide as a workstation. Artist Color User Guide...
  • Page 19 To control another workstation: Use EuControl to create a list of workstations to switch between (see “Workstations” on page 21). Press to attach Artist Color to another workstation. SHIFT APPLICATION While attached to a second workstation, your computer keyboard and mouse can be configured to control that workstation and not your primary system.
  • Page 20 Artist Color User Guide...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4. Common Tasks

    Using the NAV Key To navigate to rooms in Apple Color: Press the key. The displays show the room names defined in Apple Color that you can navigate to from Artist Color. Press key to display the rooms. PAGE>...

  • Page 22: Using The Trackwheel To Jog

    The playhead moves through the timeline in Apple Color. Press the Soft Key to restore the previous function. Toggle Trackwheel Jog Transport Keys Use the Transport keys to move through the project timeline. Transport keys Previous Clip Next Clip Reverse Play Stop Forward Play Artist Color User Guide...

  • Page 23: Chapter 5. Eucontrol

    Only one instance of EuControl can run on a workstation. However, multiple workstations on a single network can each run Eu- Control. Each EuControl-equipped workstation can connect to one Artist Color, one Artist Transport, one Artist Control, and up to four Artist Mix units on the network. These multiple devices act together as a single control surface. Once connected, Artist Se-...
  • Page 24 My Surfaces shows the Artist media controllers connected to your instance of EuControl. There can be one Artist Color, one My Surfaces Artist Control, one Artist Transport, and up to 4 Artist Mix units in the list, linked into a single large surface.

  • Page 25: Workstations

    Workstations An Artist Series controller can control applications running on a second computer, referred to in this guide as a workstation. The tab establishes the list of workstations that the key cycles through. Any workstation running Workstations SHIFT APPLICATION EuControl software can be in this list, including those controlled by the System 5-MC, MC Pro, Artist Mix, Artist Transport, and Artist Control.

  • Page 26: General

    Artist Control Display Artist Mix, Artist Transport, and Artist Color Display Screen Dim Time Drag the slider to set the amount of inactive time before the display screens of any of these devices in your system dims to half in- tensity.

  • Page 27: Assign

    Locks the Monitor and Control Room controls to the listed application. Layouts This tab does not pertain to Artist Color. Soft Keys Soft Keys tab controls assignments and programming for Artist Color’s nine Soft Keys. For more information, see Chapter 6, “Soft Keys.” Chapter 5: EuControl 23...
  • Page 28 Artist Color User Guide...

  • Page 29: Chapter 6. Soft Keys

    • it receives computer keystrokes and mouse events Since Artist Color responds dynamically as the in-focus application changes, you may be initially surprised to see the Soft Keys as- signments change in EuControl. Simply switch the focus back to Apple Color and then switch back to EuControl to restore them.
  • Page 30 Font Color Click the button and select a color from the dialog. Color Clear Click the Clear button to delete the function assigned to the selected key. Once cleared, pressing the selected key does nothing. Artist Color User Guide...
  • Page 31 Command Select a Soft Key (its outline highlights yellow) and click Command to view or edit the command(s) assigned to that Soft Key. Dou- ble-clicking the key is a shortcut to open the command editor. Command editor The type of command is set in the left column. commands can execute menu commands, other application-specific commands that have key equivalents, and even inject a specific text string if necessary.

  • Page 32: Command Types

    No Repeat is not selected. Command Types Artist Color uses two of the five EuControl command types: EuCon Key commands can execute menu commands and other application-specific commands that have key equivalents. Key commands can be programmed to enter a specific text string. Key commands can also be used to make a macro, which consists of multiple commands executed sequentially by one Soft Key.
  • Page 33 Mouse Injection R3/R4 click/Right click. When entering the Artist Color automatically activates Mouse Injection. However it can be useful to implement Color Effects Room this function elsewhere (such as to control curves in a primary room). Select the tab in EuControl.
  • Page 34 Artist Color User Guide...

  • Page 35: Chapter 7. Using Artist Color With Apple Color

    In, Secondary: Vignette Control, and Color FX). Primary In Contrast Most colorists begin by correcting the contrast of an image before adjusting its color. Artist Color lets you adjust the Shadow, Mid- tone, and Highlight contrast using the three Trackwheels as follows: • To adjust Shadow , use the left Trackwheel;...

  • Page 36: Secondary: Vignette Control

    Using Artist Color and Artist Transport Artist Color can be used simultaneously with an Artist Transport to create a larger control surface with additional programmable Soft Keys, Numeric Keypad, weighted Jog Wheel, and high-resolution Shuttle Ring. The Numeric Keypad on Artist Transport lets you navigate to specific clips and timecode locations in the timeline.

  • Page 37: Chapter 8. Setting Ip Addresses

    Normally, Artist Series media controllers use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to obtain IP addresses, typically from a router. Artist Color reverts to link-local addressing to generate an IP address if a DHCP server is not found on the network, such as when an Artist Color is connected directly to a computer with an Ethernet cable.
  • Page 38 Set the Subnet Mask using the same techniques described in the previous steps. Press the two left-most Soft Keys simultaneously to save this static IP address. Power Artist Color off and on to use the new IP address. To cancel any changes made to the IP address at any time, power off Artist Color before pressing the two left-most Soft Keys si- multaneously.

  • Page 39: Appendix A. Eucon Commands

    Appendix A: EUCON Commands EUCON Commands and Descriptions EUCON Command Name Description Add all to Queue Adds all clips in the project to the Render Queue Add Key Frame Adds a keyframe to the current clip at the position of the playhead Add Selected to Queue Adds selected clips in the timeline to the Render Queue Blue Channel Waveform...
  • Page 40 Start Playback Forward Play forward Start Playback Reverse Play backward Stop Playback Play Store Still Creates a still of the current frame To Project End Navigates playhead to project end To Project Start Navigates playhead to project start Artist Color User Guide...
  • Page 41 EUCON Commands and Descriptions EUCON Command Name Description Toggle Grading Toggle between clip ID and showing grade Toggle Playback Mode Toggle between playback on active clip or entire timeline Toggle Primary Out Clipping Toggle Primary Out Clipping on or off Toggle Secondary Enable or disable selected secondary for current clip Toggle Secondary In or Out...
  • Page 42 Artist Color User Guide...

  • Page 43: Appendix B. Compliance Information

    Appendix B: Compliance Information Environmental Compliance Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union This symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.

  • Page 44: Emc (Electromagnetic Compliance)

    EMC (Electromagnetic Compliance) This model Artist Color complies with the following standards regulating interference and EMC: • FCC Part 15 Class B • EN 55022 Class B • EN 55024 Class B • AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class B • CISPR 22 Class B...

  • Page 45: Safety Compliance

    17) For products with a power switch: The main power switch is located on the top panel of Artist Color. It should remain accessible after installation. 18) The equipment shall be used at a maximum ambient temperature of 40° C.
  • Page 46 Artist Color User Guide...
  • Page 48 Avid Technical Support (USA) Product Information 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard Visit the Online Support Center at For company and product information, Daly City, CA 94014-3886 USA www.avid.com/support visit us on the web at www.avid.com...

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