Color correction on mac at DVinfo.net

George Pada · August 12th, 2009, 03:28 PM

Here is the thing:
I have media composer on my pc at work for the last 3 years.
But we recently purchased a mac pro with fcp studio 2 (and installed all the included applications) and then we also bought Avid media composer 3 for mac.
So when I opened one of my MC projects I noticed that the color correction mode was not as it was at my pc! It have been raplaced by a very advanced color correcting feature (those who 've seen it know what I'm talking about)!
Why us pc users don't get our hands on this fine feature?
Has it got anything to do with apple's color?

Thanks.

Peter Moretti · August 13th, 2009, 12:32 AM

George,

Can you post a screen print of it?

I've heard anecdotal accounts of some Media Compose installs revealing Symphony's color correction tools by mistake. Perhaps this has happened for you. In which case, count your blessings and don't ask too many ?'s, LOL!

Bob Willis · August 13th, 2009, 12:04 PM

What version of MC do you have on the PC?

David Parks · August 13th, 2009, 12:33 PM

MC v. 3.13 looks the same on both MAC and PC to my eyes.

George Pada · August 13th, 2009, 01:16 PM

Ok, on the mac is the 3.05v version and on the pc is the 3.0v.
I'll post a screenshot tomorrow because I'm not at work right now...

George Pada · August 21st, 2009, 05:38 AM

Screen shots...

David Parks · August 21st, 2009, 07:58 AM

I've never seen color correction for PAL? Otherwise, it looks more like Symphony.

Peter Moretti · August 22nd, 2009, 03:58 AM

You my friend are one of the lucky ones. I have no idea how or why this happens, but it seem to from time to time. Apparently MC has Symphony's features built-in but they are blocked.

In your case it seems that you have many of Symphony's color correction tools. I recall Symphony having another set of tabs to the right of "Prog Segment," but perhaps this is no longer the case.

Enjoy what you've got. It definitely doesn't come with Media Composer.

August 12th, 2009, 03:28 PM	#1
George Pada Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Crete Greece Posts: 76	Color correction on mac Here is the thing: I have media composer on my pc at work for the last 3 years. But we recently purchased a mac pro with fcp studio 2 (and installed all the included applications) and then we also bought Avid media composer 3 for mac. So when I opened one of my MC projects I noticed that the color correction mode was not as it was at my pc! It have been raplaced by a very advanced color correcting feature (those who 've seen it know what I'm talking about)! Why us pc users don't get our hands on this fine feature? Has it got anything to do with apple's color? Thanks. __________________ Visit my work at www.atheaton.gr

August 13th, 2009, 12:32 AM	#2
Peter Moretti Trustee Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,259	George, Can you post a screen print of it? I've heard anecdotal accounts of some Media Compose installs revealing Symphony's color correction tools by mistake. Perhaps this has happened for you. In which case, count your blessings and don't ask too many ?'s, LOL! __________________ Avid Media Composer 3.1.3. Boris Red and Continuum Complete. Vegas 8.0c. TMPGEnc Xpress Pro 4.0

August 13th, 2009, 12:33 PM	#4
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	MC v. 3.13 looks the same on both MAC and PC to my eyes. __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

August 13th, 2009, 01:16 PM	#5
George Pada Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Crete Greece Posts: 76	Ok, on the mac is the 3.05v version and on the pc is the 3.0v. I'll post a screenshot tomorrow because I'm not at work right now... __________________ Visit my work at www.atheaton.gr

August 21st, 2009, 05:38 AM	#6
George Pada Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Crete Greece Posts: 76	Screenshots Screen shots... Attached Thumbnails __________________ Visit my work at www.atheaton.gr

August 13th, 2009, 12:04 PM	#3
Bob Willis Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 292	What version of MC do you have on the PC?

August 21st, 2009, 07:58 AM	#7
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	I've never seen color correction for PAL? Otherwise, it looks more like Symphony. __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

August 22nd, 2009, 03:58 AM	#8
Peter Moretti Trustee Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,259	You my friend are one of the lucky ones. I have no idea how or why this happens, but it seem to from time to time. Apparently MC has Symphony's features built-in but they are blocked. In your case it seems that you have many of Symphony's color correction tools. I recall Symphony having another set of tabs to the right of "Prog Segment," but perhaps this is no longer the case. Enjoy what you've got. It definitely doesn't come with Media Composer. __________________ Avid Media Composer 3.1.3. Boris Red and Continuum Complete. Vegas 8.0c. TMPGEnc Xpress Pro 4.0 Last edited by Peter Moretti; August 23rd, 2009 at 01:47 AM.