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Generates a single color using a color picker or eyedropper control. Useful in conjunction with a layer node’s ability to mix a color with an image using different composite modes.
— Color picker: You can click the color picker and use the resulting color controls to choose a color to be generated.
— Eyedropper: You can also click the eyedropper to sample a color from the image in the Viewer; the eyedropper always samples the image from the input of the current node, regardless of how the current image looks.
Color Palette (Studio Version Only)
More of an analysis tool than a creative effect, this plugin displays the dominant colors of each frame.
— Display Mode: A pop-up that provides four different options.
— Color Palette: This displays the most dominant colors in the image as rectangular swatches along the bottom (8 colors is the default), and the eight most dominant colors in each of the three main zones of image tonality (shadow, midtone, highlight) are displayed as smaller rectangular patches just above. This lets you see, at a glance, the color palette of any given shot, and this can be output for intrepid art directors who find it useful.
— Shadow Region, Midtone Region, or Highlight Region: Displays a visual preview of which parts of the image fall into which regions (as currently defined by the Shadow and Highlight Threshold sliders). These previews are displayed with the current tonal region appearing saturated and all other parts of the image appearing black.
— Number of Colors: Defines the number of isolated colors. This can be set to display anywhere from 8 to 24 patches.
— Shadow and Highlight Threshold: The definition of where shadows, midtones, and highlights end and begin is controlled by the Shadow and Highlight Threshold sliders.