Color
Grading is in the House.
Introducing Color, Apple’s new professional color grading application. Quickly and easily experiment with primary and secondary color grade adjustments for SD, HD, and even 2K projects. Color lets you preview the results — at any resolution — in real time. When you have just the look you want, render at stunning quality and blazing speeds. Color uses GPU-accelerated processing to produce RGB output in resolutions up to 4:4:4 with 32-bit float processing. Color makes it easy for editors to create signature looks for projects ranging from short video pieces to full-length theatrical films.
Intuitive Task-Based Workflow
Color uses a task-based workflow that is organized logically into eight “rooms,” or workspaces, designed to offer streamlined access to just the tools you need. Start with Primary In for foundational grading, then use any other room in any order until you’re ready to render through the Render Queue room. Learn more
Accessible Toolset
The tools in Color extend from a familiar Timeline, color wheels, and standard scopes to an intuitive new 3D Color Space scope. Editors will find it easy to use Color because of their experience with Final Cut Pro. Learn more
Dramatic Color Effects
Create custom mattes to quickly isolate an object or area in the frame for additional enhancements or effects. Automatically track and adjust your changes over subsequent frames with complete control. To apply advanced effects, just drag and drop to choose from more than 35 professional effects and over 20 looks built into Color. Use them alone or combine them in a variety of ways to create completely custom effects. You can expand your library even further by bringing in third-party plug-ins. Learn more
Cinema-Quality Signature Looks
Create a signature look for a single production or apply a unified look to a series of productions. Get started fast by choosing one of more than 20 looks provided as custom effects in the Color FX Bin, then modify the look and save it for later use. You can also save a color grade, complete with primary and secondary adjustments, and reuse it on other projects. Experiment freely with up to four “live” grades at a time and save the ones you like best. You can even import and use grades created by professional colorists or other editors. Learn more
Final Cut Studio Workflows
Easily send a project round-trip between Final Cut Pro and Color. Video layers, effects, titles, and all of the other XML metadata from Final Cut Pro are preserved when you return to Final Cut Pro for finishing and final output. You can even use Final Cut Pro and Color together for Digital Intermediate workflows, complete with the ability to render out DPX files at full 4:4:4 2K quality. Learn more
