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6.Use plug-ins such as Brightness and Contrast, Broadcast Colors, and Levels to adjust the color. For more information, see Using video effects on page 241.

Frame

 

Histogram display of frame

 

 

 

Graph

Mean and standard deviation hues

Displaying RGB components with RGB parade monitor

The RGB parade monitor in the Video Scopes window displays waveforms for the red, green, and blue components of your video signal. The monitor plots RGB values from 0-255 on the vertical axis and three times on the horizontal axis.

The parade monitor helps you determine whether the individual RGB components of your video signal are within limits and whether the total video signal is clipping.

1.From the View menu, choose Video Scopes to toggle the display of the Video Scopes window.

2.Choose RGB Parade from the drop-down list.

3.Position the cursor in the frame you want to analyze. If the Update Scopes While Playing button ( ) is selected, you can monitor your video during playback.

4.The waveform monitor displays the RGB values of the video signal. Hover over the monitor to display the RGB value at the pointer position:

RGB value

PREVIEWING AND ANALYZING VIDEO

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