User Manual

Understanding the Source Settings Histogram
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When you consolidate, if you want to keep your AMA clips linked to the original source, select
the option “Keep Master clips linked to media on the original drive,” in the Copying Media Files
dialog box.
When you consolidate the XDCAM or MXF clip or the sequence that contains the XDCAM
or MXF clip with ancillary data, the ancillary data track stays with the consolidated clip or
sequence.
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For information on consolidating your sequence, see “Consolidating Media” on page 449. For
information on transcoding your sequence, see “Using the Transcode Command” on page 455.
Understanding the Source Settings Histogram
The histogram in the Source Settings window helps you visualize the distribution of color values
in an image. You can use the histogram to adjust the Source Settings of your AMA media more
precisely while avoiding clipping and color imbalance.
Example of a Source Settings histogram. The histogram plots color values on the horizontal axis and the
percentage or proportional number of pixels on the vertical axis. The vertical lines represent the black point (left)
and the white point (right), so the area between them is the safe color range.
The histogram plots color values that can be represented by the image bit-depth on the horizontal
axis. Therefore, the width of the histogram is the same as the width of the image. The histogram
plots the percentage, or proportional number of pixels in the image, with each particular color
value on the vertical axis. The vertical axis is scaled according to the height of the maximum
value in the plot. Whenever the histogram changes, the vertical axis rescales according to the
new maximum.