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# Colour Matching on the Timeline

To colour match using the Triptych player:

1. Click the Layout button and select the Triptych player, or swipe to the side of the Viewing Panel to prompt the Layout Selection Overlay.
2. Move the positioners over the elements you want to use for the colour match. See Comparing Three Shots in the Triptych Player.
3. Click the FX button or right-click on the clip and select Add Effect. The Effects Menu appears.
4. Click the Colour Correct button.
5. To enter the Colour Corrector menu, click the Colour Corrector in the Effects Pipeline or click the Enter Editor button.
6. In the Colour Corrector editor, click the Curves tab to display the Curves menu.
7. Click the Source colour pot.
8. Plot the colour you want to modify by selecting it with the eyedrop cursor.
9. Plot the match colour in Dest 1 or Dest 2.
10. Specify the match parameters by enabling the Channel Match button and selecting a channel from the Channel Selection box.
11. Click either Match 1 or Match 2.

The Match curves update. You can fine-tune the result by adjusting the curves handles.