User Manual

Clip Color
Clip colors are an organizational tool that make it easier to keep track of different kinds of clips
visually. For example, you can assign colors based on good takes, based on characters or
subjects in the program, based on type of media (b-roll versus a-roll for example), or using any
one of a number of organizational strategies. Whatever helps you keep track of things you need
to keep track of.
Changing clip colors:
You can assign colors to clips by right-clicking one or more selected clips in the Media
Pool or Timeline, and choosing one of 16 available colors from the Clip Color submenu
of the contextual menu.
Removing clip colors:
Clip colors can be removed by right-clicking one or more selected clips in the Media
Pool or Timeline, and choosing Clear Color from the Clip Color submenu of the
contextual menu.
Clip colors appear as a colored dot on a clip thumbnail when in Thumbnail view, as a clip color
in Filmstrip view, and as a patch in the Clip Color column when in Column view.
Clip color in – Thumbnail
Clip color in – Filmstrip
Clip color in – Column views
Clips with assigned colors also appear tinted in the Timeline, similarly to the Filmstrip
tint in the Media Pool.
A timeline with audio clips that have been tinted to identify what they are to the editor
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