User Guide

.R3D in Final Cut Pro

2D Histogram [1], [2]

2D Histogram menu settings

2D Histogram node

2D luma histogram, in Colour Warper

2D Transform menu settings

2D Transform node

2D vectorscope, in Colour Warper

3ds Max import, in Action

Alembic import, in Action

importing, in Action

modifying, in Action

specular highlights, in Action

transparency, in Action

creating, in Action

look-at, in Action

bevelling, in Action

creating, in Action

manual tracking in Action

Stabilizer, setting manual trackers

3D vectorscope, in Colour Warper

cameras, in Action

models, importing

A

Accessing the Axis Keyer

Accessing the Wipe Schematic

See also 3D models, 3D text, 3D tracker, media, source nodes, surfaces

adaptive degradation options

bicubic surfaces

bilinear surfaces

blending curves per surface

blending surfaces

camera clipping planes [1], [2]

cameras, adding

creating branches in schematic

diffuse mapping

displacement mapping

flipping normals

Magnet Curve Editor

menus, accessing

models, importing

Modular Keyer, accessing

OpenEXR support

Perspective Grid

Photoshop files, importing

Priority Editor

processing options

reflection mapping

replacing front or matte clips

schematic, using

selective lighting

setups, loading

specular highlights [1], [2]

Z-buffer for shadows

Z-buffer setting

Adding Axis Timeline FX

Adding Axis Timeline Transition

Adding Colour Correct Timeline FX

Adding Compression Timeline FX

Adding Delay Send Timeline FX

Adding Dissolve Timeline Transition

Adding EQ Timeline FX

Adding Fade Timeline Transition

Adding Gain Timeline FX

Adding Gate Timeline FX

Adding Matte Containers

Adding Modulation Send Timeline FX

Adding Resize Timeline FX

Adding Reverb Send Timeline FX

Adding Sparks Timeline FX [1], [2]

Adding Text Timeline FX

Adding Timeline FX to Gaps

Adding Timeline transitions

Adding Timewarp Timeline FX

Adding Wipe Timeline FX

Adding Wipe Timeline Transitions

Adjusitng Preset SMPTE and Custom Wipes

adjusting aspect ratio, viewing aspect ratio, aspect ratio, broadcast monitor

Adjustment Segment

advanced gradient

pickers, using with

removing, in Tracer

softness borders

models, importing

garbage masks with tracking

Animation Channel Editor

creating filters

expressions, creating

keyframe indicators

linking channels with expressions

previewing in Paint

using selection sets

Animation Channel Editor

adding keyframes

display preferences

panning, zooming

animation curves

copying,keyframes

flipping channels

mattes, deleting in Colour Warper

archaic archive

archive [1], [2]

archive configuration

archive selection

archive, best practice

archive, delete

archive, other locations

archive, supplementing

archive, troubleshooting

restoring previous versions

archiving folders

contained by LUT1D

contained by LUT3D

contained by Matrix

ASCII table of contents, recovering

Asian character sets

outputting using

generating keyframes

patching, in EDLs

Audio Preferences

Auto Edit after Add

Auto Matte [1], [2]

Auto Matte menu settings

Auto Matte node

Auto Stabilize menu settings

Auto Stablize node [1], [2]

playing recorded strokes

recording brush strokes

Average [1], [2]

Average menu settings

axes, in Action

B

back up system, to

baking keyframes

banking, 3D path in Action

Bezier curves, for polygons

bicubic surfaces, in Action

bilinear surfaces, in Action

blacking VTR tapes

Blend & Comp [1], [2]

Blend & Comp Menu settings

Blend & Comp Node

surfaces, in Action

blending curves

per surface, in Action

adding, in Action

Blur menu settings

in Colour Warper

brush attributes

Direction [1], [2], [3]

Jitter [1], [2]

Opacity [1], [2]

Pressure [1], [2], [3]

using reference images

Brush Spacing preference

See also special effects media

attributes, setting in Paint node

setups, saving and loading

strokes, applying

Bump Displace [1], [2]

Bump Displace menu settings

Bump Displace node

Burn-In Letterbox [1], [2]

Burn-In Letterbox menu settings

Burn-In Letterbox node

Burn-In Timecode [1], [2]

Burn-In Timecode menu settings

Burn-In Timecode node

C

cameras, in Action

clipping planes [1], [2]

modifying [1], [2]

clearing strokes

live video signals

cascading 3D text, in Action

adding, in Action

catalogues, keyboard shortcuts

catastrophic system failure

analysing audio

linking channels with expressions

modifying, in Colour Warper

chroma key, green screen, Modular Keyer

Clamp menu settings

colours, in Colour Warper [1], [2]

strokes, sources

See also clips, capturing, outputting

configuring hardware

generating proxies at capture

HD formats, supported

input using VTRs

monitoring video

naming clips and tapes for

outputting to a VTR

software initialization configuration file

using VTR, general workflow

See also clip I/O

ganging in Source Area

inserting on timeline

locking duration

overwriting on timeline

replacing on timeline

unlocking duration

cloning, in Paint node

collaboration [1], [2]

color transform file format

color transforms

exposure and contrast

adjusting, in Colour Corrector

colour casts, in Colour Warper

Colour Correct menu settings

colour correcting

clamping, in Colour Warper [1], [2]

colour balance, adjusting

colour values, remapping

contrast, adjusting

contrast, decreasing

contrast, in Colour Warper

contrast, increasing

deleting, in Colour Warper

desaturation, in Colour Warper

gamma, adjusting

imbalances, in Colour Warper

in Colour Warper

inverting mattes, in Colour Warper

luma ranges, defining

matching colours

matching, in Colour Warper

offsets, adjusting

pivot, adjusting

removing colours, in Colour Warper

resetting in Colour Warper

sampling colours

sampling, in Colour Warper

saturation, adjusting

spills, removing in Colour Warper

suppressing colours

suppressing colours, in Colour Warper

Colour Corrector

accessing from Action

accessing from other modules, tools

background brightness, changing

overlay user interface

RGB channels, rewiring

setups and preferences, saving

Colour Curves [1], [2]

Colour Curves menu settings

Colour Curves node

colour management

applying to broadcast monitor or projector

applying to clips

applying to display

Colour Matching on the Timeline

selecting to key with in Keyer

colour gradient

colour space conversion, enabling on clip I/O

removing, in Colour Warper

colour transforms

applying to display

building custom

graphicsMonitor alias

accessing [1], [2]

colour correcting

reference clips, viewing

resetting colour corrections

viewports, displaying

working environment

Coloured Frame [1], [2]

Coloured Frame menu settings

Coloured Frame node

Combine [1], [2], [3]

Combine menu settings

Combine node [1], [2]

compare offline, compare online

configuration file

conform [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

adding to sequence

Constant shape, for garbage masks

creating on timeline

adjusting in Colour Corrector

adjusting in Colour Warper

adjusting, pivot in Colour Corrector

decreasing, in Colour Corrector

displayed images

gamma, in Colour Warper

increasing, in Colour Corrector

saturation, in Colour Warper

with color transforms

Controlling a Mask's Effect

objects in Paint

Copying Moving Removing Timeline Transitons

Copying Timeline FX

Copyright element

Create CFX clip

Creating a Mask

Creating a Text Matte Key

Creating Customized Wipes with Masks

Creating Your Own Matchbox Effects

creating in Colour Corrector

using, in Colour Warper

CTF file format

custom brushes, in Paint node

adding drop shadows

colour correcting

D

Damage [1], [2]

Damage menu settings

Deal menu settings

Deform [1], [2]

Deform menu settings

Degrain [1], [2]

Degrain menu settings [1], [2]

Deinterlace [1], [2]

Deinterlace menu settings

Deinterlace node

Delaunay tessellation

Denoise [1], [2]

Denoise menu settings

Depth of Field [1], [2]

Depth of Field menu settings

Depth of Field node

Description element

Difference Matte [1], [2]

Difference Matte menu settings

Difference Matte node

diffuse maps, in Action

Direction brush attribute [1], [2], [3]

discrete archive

displacement maps, in Action

displaying, sources as overlays

double-speed tape

drawing. See painting

adding to cutouts

DynamicParameter element

E

ECParams element

Edge Detect [1], [2]

Edge Detect menu settings

Edge Detect node

keycode in EDLs

timecodes in EDLs

timewarps in EDLs

transitions in EDLs

editing import settings

assembly options

display options

editing comments

editing options

editing transitions

importing options

marking events for capture

preferences, importing

tape name, editing

timewarps, editing

tracks, editing

transitions, editing

Effects and Tools reference

export, default

displayed images

with colour transforms

ExposureContrast element

CascadeChannel keyword

functions [1], [2]

linking channels

SelectionOrder keyword

user-defined functions

elements from an edit sequence

F

cameras, in Action

FBX cameras, in Action

Field Merge menu settings

Field Merge node

file archive, to restore

fill objects, drawing

filling areas, in Paint

Filter [1], [2]

Filter menu settings

Animation Channel Editor

fit to fill edit

Flip menu settings

flipbook, previewing animation in Paint

FontMapping keyword

format preset, default

FrameCut command

functions, in expressions

G

adjusting in Colour Corrector

adjusting luminance of key in Keyer

adjusting in Colour Corrector

adjusting, in Colour Warper

GammaParams element

Garbage Mask menu settings

animating in Tracer

animating with tracking

interlaced rendering

loading and saving setups

motion blur, applying

order they are drawn

ROI (Region of Interest), using with multiple garbage masks

schematic, viewing

softness, with advanced gradient

tangent handles, moving

tangent handles, selecting

turning on and off

vertices, activating

vertices, adding

vertices, adjusting number drawn freehand

vertices, deactivating

vertices, deleting

vertices, moving

vertices, removing

vertices, selecting

applying, in Colour Warper

general preferences

Generate Composite

importing in Action

Glow menu settings

GLU tessellation

advanced, applying to garbage masks

animating in Paint

Gradient [1], [2]

gradient mattes, creating in Paint

Gradient menu settings

graphics, in Paint

anamorphic geometry

animating gradients

buffer, recalling from

buffer, storing to

changing order for objects

deleting objects

drawing objects

editing objects [1], [2]

gradients [1], [2]

hiding vertices

increasing speed

object attributes

outlining objects [1], [2]

resizing objects

resolution, setting for objects

rotating objects

selecting objects

shape animation

solid and soft edge objects [1], [2]

transforming objects

using AutoPaint with

wireframe [1], [2]

wireframe options

grids and guides

displaying the proper aspect ratio

H

colour correcting, in Colour Corrector

matching, in Colour Warper

modifying, in Colour Warper

removing colour, in Colour Warper

in Colour Corrector

luma, viewing in Colour Warper

adjusting, in Colour Corrector

cube, in Colour Warper

shifting in Keyer

shifts, in Colour Warper

I

displaying the proper aspect ratio

applying colours and filters

applying random paint strokes

import [1], [2], [3], [4]

import history, to modify

import options, to modify

import, history

Impressionist medium

individual files

Input Clip menu

InputDescriptor element

Interlace [1], [2]

Interlace menu settings

interlaced video

garbage masks, rendering

inverting mattes

J

in Stabilizer, removing

removing from animation curve

Jitter brush attribute [1], [2]

K

keyboard shortcut

determining for buttons

keyboard shortcuts

displaying errors

Keyboard Shortcut Editor

editing in EDLs

accessing from Action

garbage masks, using with

luminance curve, adjusting

Matte Edge controls

solid colour background, using

Keyer Channel [1], [2]

Keyer Channel menu settings

Keyer Channel node

Keyer HLS [1], [2]

Keyer HLS menu settings

Keyer Luma [1], [2]

Keyer Luma menu setting

Keyer Luma node

Keyer RGB [1], [2]

Keyer RGB menu settings

Keyer RGBCMYL [1], [2]

Keyer RGBCMYL menu settings

Keyer RGBCMYL node

Keyer YUV [1], [2]

Keyer YUV menu settings

changing values

keyframe indicators

animating in Keyer

colour models, selecting in Keyer

edges of key, adjusting in Keyer

grey areas, removing from key in Keyer

hue, shifting in Keyer

workflow in Master Keyer

L

layer order, of garbage masks

adding, in Action

adjusting luminance of key

lifting elements from an edit sequence

adding, in Action

flipping normals, in Action

selective lighting, in Action

specular highlights, in Action

limiting strokes

converting to log

live video signals, inputting and outputting

converting to linear

Logic Op [1], [2]

Logic Op menu settings

loading into Text module

long-term storage

3D path in Action

adjusting after colour correction

adjusting ranges

adjusting, in Colour Warper

defining ranges, in Colour Corrector

viewing with 2D luma histogram

mattes, values for

lustre, interoperability

LUT Editor [1], [2], [3]

comparing colours

LUT Editor menu settings

LUT Editor node

advanced editing

applying to broadcast monitor or projector

applying to display

basic modification

M

Magnet Curve Editor, in Action

Map Convert [1], [2]

Map Convert menu settings

Map Convert node

See also garbage masks

Master Keyer [1], [2]

See also mattes, keying, Keyer, patches

steps for creating and refining a key

Master Keyer menu settings

Master Keyer node

Matchbox [1], [2]

Matchbox menu settings

colours, in Colour Corrector

colours, in Colour Warper

material node, in Action

Matte Curves [1], [2]

Matte Curves menu setting

Matte Curves node

Matte Edge [1], [2]

Matte Edge menu settings

Matte Edge node

Auto Matte in Paint

changing colour

creating gradients

deleting from animation curve, in Colour Warper

deleting, in Colour Warper

garbage masks, removing parts

generating for selective colour correction

generating in Master Keyer

inverting, in Colour Warper

limiting strokes with matte

limiting strokes with source matte

luminance values

resetting, in Paint

maxInValue element

maxOutValue element

See also special effects media

grouping, in Action

loading, in Action

slipping, in Action

Medial Axis tessellation

colour correcting, in Colour Corrector

defining range, in Colour Warper

removing colour, in Colour Warper

minInValue element

minOutValue element

Modifying a Mask's Shape

Modifying Timeline FX

accessing from Action

monitoring during clip I/O

Mono menu settings

Motif menu settings

Motion Analysis [1], [2]

Motion Analysis menu settings

Motion Analysis node

garbage masks, applying

garbage masks, applying to stationary

Motion Blur [1], [2]

Motion Blur menu settings

Motion Blur node

creating with text

multi-camera edits

ganging to view clips

multi-part archive

multiple views in tools

Muting and Deleting Timeline FX

MUX menu settings

N

custom, creating

O

Object Group node

adjusting, in Colour Corrector

animating, in Stabilizer

sources in Paint node

Opacity brush attribute [1], [2]

opacity of garbage masks, controlling

Optics [1], [2]

Optics Creating Glow Effects

Optics menu settings

OTOC, definition

OutputDescriptor element

live video signals

YUV material, using a VTR

user interface in Colour Corrector

overwrite edits

P

See also graphics, in Paint

animating Paint strokes

Auto Matte command

brush attributes

colour correcting the clips

copying graphics

creating a matte

filling an area with colour

full-resolution film images

loading a matte

media. See special effects media, brush attributes

previewing animation

recording brush strokes

reference image overlay

reference images

revealing the back image

saving and restoring images

selecting brushes

selecting colours

tracking with AutoPaint

Wipe command [1], [2]

brush attributes, setting

canvas, clearing strokes

custom brushes, using

sources, clearing strokes

sources, deleting a node

sources, displaying reference image overlays

sources, locking

sources, removing

sources, revealing

strokes, applying

strokes, blending with current image

strokes, clearing

strokes, hiding

strokes, limiting with matte

strokes, limiting with source matte

circles with geometry

circles with object tool

full-resolution film images

limiting strokes with matte

limiting strokes with source matte

rectangles [1], [2]

triangles with geometry

Perspective Grid, in Action

Photoshop files

importing, in Action

advanced gradient, using with

assigning to vertices

defined [1], [2]

interpolation between keyframes

Pixel Spread [1], [2]

Pixel Spread menu settings

Pixel Spread node

aspect ratio, displaying

polygons, drawing

Potential Matches

Pressure brush attribute [1], [2]

Priority Editor, in Action

priority, garbage masks

in Colour Corrector

ProcessList element

generating at clip capture

outputting in Action

Pulldown [1], [2]

Pulldown menu settings

Q

Quick Composite [1], [2]

Quick Composite menu settings

Quick Composite node

R

Rate brush attribute [1], [2]

adding, in Action

recovering archives

Recursive Clone medium

Recursive Ops [1], [2]

Recursive Ops menu settings

Recursive Ops node

cycling through multiple frames

loading clip into

moving split bar

reference overlay

showing and hiding split bar

turning split bar on and off

viewing, in Colour Warper

Reference element

ReferenceTable element

reflection maps, in Action

Regrain [1], [2]

Regrain menu settings

Release element

relink [1], [2]

Render passes, in Action

replace media edit

in Colour Corrector

Resize [1], [2]

Resize menu settings

restricting strokes

revealing, sources in Paint node

adjusting, in Colour Warper

ripple replace edit

rmd in Final Cut Pro

ROI (Region of Interest), using with multiple garbage masks

Roll brush attribute [1], [2]

rotating the canvas

rotoscoping [1], [2]

S

adjusting in the Tracer

colours, in Colour Corrector

adjusting, in Colour Corrector

correcting colour suppression, in Colour Warper

in Colour Warper

matching, in Colour Warper

setups in Paint node

creating branches, in Action

garbage mask, viewing

selecting nodes

on the timeline

segmented archive

selection sets, in Channel Editor

creating, in Colour Warper

resetting, in Colour Warper

sequence [1], [2]

Action, loading

saving in Paint node

adding, in Action

See also softness

colour correcting, in Colour Corrector

matching, in Colour Warper

modifying, in Colour Warper

removing colour, in Colour Warper

shape animation

Shape channel, used for garbage mask animation

shapes, in Graphics (Paint)

SharedHome element

Size brush attribute [1], [2]

Sliding Timeline FX Keyframes

clips, in Action

setting for 2D vectorscope

in Colour Warper

refining garbage masks

softness range, defined in Keyer

softness border

gradient in Tracer, removing

separating from mask border

software initialization configuration file

configuring VTRs

source nodes in Action

replacing front or mattes

sources in Paint node

blending with current image

displaying overlays

limiting strokes

Sparks [1], [2], [3]

special effects media

Recursive Clone

specular highlights, on 3D models

splice. See cuts

splice-in edits

3D path, in Action

showing and hiding

turning on and off

correcting errors

importing and exporting data

jitter, removing

reference point, selecting

setting trackers for 3D tracking

shift values [1], [2]

smoothing camera motion

tracker and reference boxes

tracker, selecting

Stereo [1], [2]

Stereo menu settings

capture from tape

stereo footage in Action

strict matching

strokes in Paint node

blending with current image

clearing canvas

limiting with source matte

strokes in Paint Node

limiting with matte

Stylize [1], [2]

Stylize menu settings

subsetups in Colour Warper

saving and loading

storing and retrieving

support preferences

colours, in Colour Corrector

surfaces in Action

SynColor configuration file

SynColorConfig element

T

tab stops, setting in Text

table of contents

using to recover an archive

tablet preferences

tangent handles

automatic adjustment

breaking and reconnecting in garbage masks

moving, in garbage masks

removing in garbage masks

scaling in garbage masks

selecting, in garbage masks

adding text to a clip

Asian character sets

copying character channels

creating text layers

formatting in Text module

grouping layers

modifying layer properties

on-screen keyboard

text motion paths, creating

text rolls and crawls

text styles, defining

Text menu settings

text objects, in Paint

texture maps, using in FBX

applying in Action

editing in EDLs

containers, creating

cue marks, adding

segment marks, adding

timeline effects preferences

timeline elements

timeline preferences

Timeline transitions

animation curves

in Colour Warper

Tools bin, customizing

advanced gradient mode

animating pickers

matte, fine-tuning

pickers, defined

troubleshooting

adding to timeline

animating garbage masks

animating selected vertices on garbage masks

Tracking with Masks

objects in Paint

triangles, painting

U

unlocking clip duration, in Paint

user interface preferences

Using a Sparks Plug-in

Using Sparks in ConnectFX

V

vectors, in expressions

vectorscope, in Colour Warper

adding to timeline

vertices in garbage masks

activating and deactivating

adding and removing

adjusting number drawn freehand

applying tracking data

setting keyframing options

See also clip I/O

viewports, displaying

See also clip I/O

inputting clips

outputting clips

transport controls

vtr configuration

VTR Output module

vtr-based archive

W

colours, in Colour Warper

What's New Autodesk Smoke

masks, creating

masks, drawing options

converting, in Action

display options

in garbage masks

X

modifying Gateway clips

XML declaration

Y

YUV material, inputting and outputting

Z

setting in Action