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3 (Optional) If you’re using ColorTrace with a project that has numerous VFX clips in a
workflow where all VFX clips have specific reel names that identify them, you can enter
these names (with asterisks (*) used as wildcards that indicate text in each reel name
that can vary) in the “Effects Shot Definitions” field.
This speeds automatic ColorTrace operations by enabling DaVinci Resolve to use fuzzy
string matching when a clip’s reel number qualifies it as a VFX shot so that the best
match is displayed first on the list. You can enter multiple VFX reel names with
wildcards, one per line, for simultaneous string matching. You can use whatever reel
name text makes sense for your workflow, some examples of VFX reel names are
as follows:
*_COMP_*
VFX*
EFFECTS*
4 Click Continue.
The ColorTrace window appears with two tabs that let you choose how to work.
5 Choose which mode to work in by clicking the Automatic or Manual tab:
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In Automatic mode, ColorTrace automatically searches for matching clips between
the selected Timeline and the current Timeline. Each clip is color coded depending
on the correspondence that’s been identified.
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In Manual mode, you copy grades yourself, using the Copy and Paste procedures, or
by dragging and dropping using your mouse.
The ColorTrace window is complex; details about the operation of each mode are
covered separately in the following sections.
6 When you’re finished using ColorTrace, click Close.
Using ColorTrace in Automatic Mode
In Automatic mode, ColorTrace automatically finds the correspondences between clips in the
selected Timeline that you want to copy grades from (the Source timeline), and those in the
current Timeline that you want to copy grades to (the Target timeline).
Selecting the Automatic or Manual ColorTrace
Each clip in the Target Timeline Thumbnail timeline is outlined with a color that indicates
its status.
 Red: No match was found at all. Generally true for clips in the current Timeline that
weren’t used in the Timeline you’re ColorTrace matching to.
 Blue: Due to overlapping timecode and reel names, multiple correspondences have
been found (similar to a reel conflict), and you must select the correct one for each
clip. This often happens with VFX and motion graphics clips that you’ve imported with
timecode starting at 00:00:00:00.
 Green: A match has been found.
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