Color (software)
Encyclopedia
Color was a professional color grading
software application produced by Apple Inc. for their Mac OS X
operating system
. It is one of the major applications included as part of Apple's Final Cut Studio 3
video production suite. It was discontinued with the release of Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4.
The application was originally called FinalTouch and was developed by Silicon Color, until the company was acquired by Apple in October 2006.
Motion picture images often look whitewashed or grayed out when scanned directly off of the negative during telecine
. One basic purpose of "Color" is to add the vibrancy and richness of color back to the video once it is transferred to a digital format, normally for further editing.
Color 1.5 was introduced on July 23, 2009 along with the new Final Cut Studio 11.5.
Color grading
Color grading or colour painting, is the process of altering and enhancing the color of a motion picture, video image, or still image either electronically, photo-chemically or digitally. The photo-chemical process is also referred to as color timing and is typically performed at a photographic...
software application produced by Apple Inc. for their Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
. It is one of the major applications included as part of Apple's Final Cut Studio 3
Final Cut Studio
Final Cut Studio is a professional video and audio production suite for Mac OS X from Apple Inc., and a direct competitor to Avid Media Composer in the high-end movie production industry...
video production suite. It was discontinued with the release of Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4.
The application was originally called FinalTouch and was developed by Silicon Color, until the company was acquired by Apple in October 2006.
Motion picture images often look whitewashed or grayed out when scanned directly off of the negative during telecine
Telecine
Telecine is transferring motion picture film into video and is performed in a color suite. The term is also used to refer to the equipment used in the post-production process....
. One basic purpose of "Color" is to add the vibrancy and richness of color back to the video once it is transferred to a digital format, normally for further editing.
Color 1.5 was introduced on July 23, 2009 along with the new Final Cut Studio 11.5.