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• If you enter a partial number, the rightmost pair of numbers is interpreted as frames
and each successive pair of numbers to the left populates the remaining seconds,
minutes, and hours positions. Omitted numbers default to 00.
For example, if you enter 1419, Color interprets it as 00:00:14:19.
• When you enter timecode in a field, you don’t need to enter all of the separator
characters (such as colons); they’re automatically added between each pair of digits.
• You can type a period to represent a pair of zeros when entering longer durations.
For example, type “3.” (3 and a period) to enter timecode 00:00:03:00. The period is
automatically interpreted by Color as 00.
• To enter 00:03:00:00, type “3..” (3 and two periods).
These periods insert pairs of zeros into both the seconds and frames position.
• Type “3...” to enter 03:00:00:00.
• Use the Plus Sign key (+) to enter a series of single-digit values for each time position.
For example, type “1+5+8” to enter timecode 00:01:05:08.
Using Color Balance Controls
Color controls are used in several rooms in Color to let you choose and modify colors
using the HSL model.
• Dragging within the main color wheel lets you simultaneously adjust the hue and
saturation of the selected color.
A crosshair within the color wheel shows the current color value that’s being selected.
The remaining controls depend on the type of color control being displayed.
• Dragging up and down within the multicolored Hue slider lets you adjust the hue.
• Dragging up within the single-colored Saturation slider increases the saturation of the
current hue; dragging down decreases its saturation.
• Dragging up within the single-colored Brightness slider increases the brightness of the
current color; dragging down decreases its brightness.
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