System information

1. From the View menu, choose Video Scopes to toggle the display of the Video Scopes window.
2. Choose Histogram from the drop-down list.
3. Choose a histogram type from the menu:
Histogram Description
Luminance Charts the luminance or brightness of colors in your video.
Red Charts the red tones in your video.
Green Charts the green tones in your video.
Blue Charts the blue tones in your video.
Alpha Charts the alpha channel (transparency) in your video.
Luminance/R/G/B Stacks luminance and RGB charts.
Lightness/a/b Stacks lightness and a/b color charts, allowing you to analyze your
video in the Lab (L*a*b* or L*, a*, b*) color space. This view is
especially useful with the LABAdjust video plug-in.
4. Position the cursor in the frame you want to analyze. If the Update Scopes While Playing button
is selected, you can monitor your video during playback.
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