Color Grading and Correction Flashcards
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What is the purpose of the Waveform Monitor scope in After Effects?
Answer: Displays the luminance distribution of the image across the horizontal axis to check exposure
The Waveform Monitor plots brightness values (IRE or nits) top-to-bottom with their horizontal position mapped left-to-right across the frame.
Which effect in After Effects allows you to replace all pixels of one color with a new color while controlling edge tolerance?
Answer: Change Color
Change Color isolates a hue range and remaps it to a new hue, with controls for similarity and match softness.
What does the 'Tint' effect do in After Effects?
Answer: Maps the dark values to one color and bright values to another, replacing the original colors
Tint remaps black pixels to a specified shadow color and white pixels to a highlight color, creating a duotone effect.
What is '32-bit per channel (float)' color mode in After Effects used for?
Answer: Enables HDR values above 1.0 and sub-zero values to preserve detail in bright highlights and compositing operations
32-bpc float mode allows pixel values beyond the standard 0–1 range, preventing clipping during compositing and enabling HDR workflows.
Which After Effects effect creates a false-color or gradient-mapped version of an image based on luminance?
Answer: Colorama
Colorama maps the entire luminance range of a layer to a fully customizable color wheel gradient.
What does the 'Auto Color' effect do in After Effects?
Answer: Automatically neutralizes shadows and highlights and adjusts midtone contrast based on image analysis
Auto Color clips a percentage of the brightest and darkest pixels and maps them to white and black, similar to Photoshop's Auto Color.