Color (software)
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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
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| Final release | 1.5.2
/ March 24, 2010 |
| Operating system | Mac OS X |
| Type | Video editing/color grading |
| License | Proprietary |
Coloris a professionalcolor-gradingapplicationdeveloped byApplefor itsMac OS Xoperating system.It was one of the major applications included as part of theFinal Cut Studiovideo-production suite. The application was originally calledFinalTouchand was developed bySilicon Color,until the company was acquired by Apple in October 2006.[1]
Color was launched on April 15, 2007, as part of theUSD$1,299 Final Cut Studio suite, with Apple proclaiming it was "democratizing" color correction and video editing by offering professional-level tools at a consumer price (at the time a color grading system could cost up to $100,000).[2]The standalone Final Cut Pro application contained basic color grading tools, but Color allowed professional techniques such as Bezier-based masking and single and multipoint optical tracking. FinalTouch and Color used theDigital Picture Exchange(DPX) format commonly used in commercial video and feature film production.[3]
Color 1.5 was introduced on July 23, 2009, along with the new Final Cut Studio 2009, which featured support for4K video,full-quality compatibility with theRed Onecamera, and the ability to copy grades to multiple clips.[4]
Color and the other Final Cut Studio applications were discontinued with the release of Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4 in 2011.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Apple acquires Silicon Color".Macworld.October 15, 2006.RetrievedNovember 13,2021.
- ^Giardina, Carolyn (April 16, 2007)."Apple adding Color to prod'n software tools".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedNovember 13,2021.
- ^"Review: Apple Color 1.0.1".Post Magazine.September 1, 2007.RetrievedNovember 13,2021.
- ^Seff, Jonathan (July 22, 2009)."Apple releases new Final Cut Studio".Macworld.RetrievedNovember 13,2021.
- ^Stump, David (2014).Digital cinematography: fundamentals, tools, techniques, and workflows.Burlington, MA: CRC Press.ISBN1136040412.