Matrox Electronic Systems Matrox RT.X2 - Manual (Page 83)

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Creating a secondary color correction
• Enable Split View Select this option to split your clip into two sections in
the Program Monitor and on your video monitor. One section will display
your clip as you adjust the color correction controls, and the other section of
the clip will remain unchanged. For more information, see
“Using Split
View” on page 61 .
• Proc Amps The processing amplifier (proc amp) controls allow you to
adjust different aspects of your clip:
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Hue Adjusts the tint of the colors in the image.
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Saturation Adjusts the saturation (vividness) of the image’s colors.
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Contrast Adjusts the difference in luminance between the lightest and
darkest areas of the image.
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Brightness Adjusts the level of black in the image.
• RGB Curves Lets you use curves to adjust the red, green, and blue color
channels of your clip individually, or use a master curve to adjust all color
channels simultaneously. For more information, see
“Using RGB curves” on
page 63 .
• Color Balance These controls let you adjust the mixture of colors in your
clip.
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Tonal Range Allows you to fine-tune the tonal ranges of your clip by
reducing the range of pixels included for shadows, midtones, or highlights.
For more information, see
“Adjusting tonal range” on page 65 .
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Graphical Allows you to see a graphical representation of your changes
when you adjust the color balance settings. You can also adjust and modify
most of the color balance
settings directly within the graph. For more
information, see “Using the color balance graph” on page 66 .
$ Numerical Lets you adjust your color balance settings numerically by
entering values in the text boxes, or by dragging the corresponding sliders.
You can adjust the
Hue , Saturation , and Luminance for each tonal range.
• Master (Hue , Saturation , and Luminance) Affects all areas of your
clip from the lightest white to the darkest black.
• Shadows (Hue , Saturation , and Luminance) Affects the darkest
areas of your clip.
• Midtones (Hue , Saturation , and Luminance) Affects the areas with
tones between the darkest and lightest areas of your clip.
• Highlights (Hue , Saturation , and Luminance) Affects the lightest
areas of your clip.
• Luma Mapping
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Graphical Allows you to see a graphical representation of your changes
when you adjust the luma mapping settings. You can also modify the