Using the color balance graph – Matrox MXO2 PCIe Host Adapter User Manual

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Creating a Matrox primary color correction

Using the color balance graph

The color balance graph allows you to modify the

Color Balance

settings for

each tonal range directly within the color maps. You can also perform an auto
balance or a color match using the buttons beneath the color maps. For more
information, see

“Performing an auto balance”

on page

116

and

“Matching

colors between two clips”

on page

117

. Depending on which color map you use,

you can adjust your clip globally, or only the shadows, midtones, or highlights.

You can drag the handle in the center of any color map to adjust the color balance
(

Hue

and

Saturation

) for a specific tonal range, such as to adjust the color

balance globally throughout your clip using the

Master

color map, or adjust the

color balance of only the shadows using the

Shadows

color map. Drag the

handle toward a color you want to increase in your clip, or away from a color you

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