Avid Artist Color User's Guide

Artist Color User GuideEuControl v2.6

Artist Color User Guide6Removing the Riser BracketsTo remove the riser brackets:1 Slide the side panels off.2 Press the tabs to release the riser br

Chapter 2: Installation 7Installing Software and HardwareYou must install EuControl software before using Artist Series media controllers. To install

Artist Color User Guide88 Plug one end of the Ethernet crossover cable into the Ethernet jack on the Artist Color back panel.9 Plug the other end of

Chapter 2: Installation 911 Press and release the POWER switch on Color. Do the following, as appropriate for your operating system: MacWait up to 60

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Chapter 3: Artist Color Surface Controls 11Chapter 3: Artist Color Surface ControlsArtist Color is a control surface designed for color editing. While

Artist Color User Guide12Controls and Displays1 POWER 2 SHOW 3 SHIFT4 Soft Keys5 Soft Knobs6 RESET Keys7 Transport Keys8 Trackballs9 Trackwhe

Chapter 3: Artist Color Surface Controls 13POWER KeyTo turn the device on and off:  Press POWER.SHOW KeyThe SHOW key displays the current key assignm

Artist Color User Guide14Soft KnobsThe six Soft Knobs are dual-function controls; they can be pressed like a switch, or turned to adjust parameters. P

Chapter 3: Artist Color Surface Controls 15Artist Color can control Apple Color running on a second computer, referred to in this guide as a workstati

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Chapter 4: Common Tasks 17Chapter 4: Common TasksCommon TasksAfter installing and configuring Artist Color, you are ready to learn some common tasks.

Artist Color User Guide18Using the Trackwheel to JogYou can use the Trackwheel to jog through the project timeline. To jog: 1 Press the Toggle Trackw

Chapter 5: EuControl 19Chapter 5: EuControlEuControl is launched automatically upon starting your computer and runs in the background. EuControl is re

Artist Color User Guide20SurfacesThe Surfaces tab shows all Artist Series controllers on your network and those connected to your instance of EuContro

Chapter 5: EuControl 21Automatically AddThe Automatically Add menu has two settings that control what happens to stored Surfaces between shutdown and

Artist Color User Guide22WorkstationsAn Artist media controller can control applications running on a second computer, referred to in this guide as a

Chapter 5: EuControl 23You can manually toggle control back and forth between your primary workstation and the attached external workstation by pressi

Artist Color User Guide24AssignThis tab manages how tracks are assigned to strips on the Artist Control or Artist Mix, and offers the Lock to Applicat

Chapter 6: Soft Keys 25Chapter 6: Soft KeysThis tab controls function assignments to the 9 Artist Color Soft Keys.To edit an application’s assignments

Contents iiiContentsChapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Artist Color User Guide26SectionClick the Section pop-up menu to select the Soft Key type to edit: Touchscreen or Surface, or Color Grader. PageSelect

Chapter 6: Soft Keys 27CommandSelect a Soft Key (its outline highlights yellow) and click Command to view or edit the command(s) assigned to that Soft

Artist Color User Guide28Numeric fields in the Repeat dialog accept integer values only. The Repeat controls are:No Repeat The key does not repeat (d

Chapter 6: Soft Keys 297 Close the command editor.8 Name the Soft Key Previous Key Frame. 9 Click Save. Pressing that Soft Key now navigates to the

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Chapter 7: Using Artist Color with Apple Color 31Chapter 7: Using Artist Color with Apple ColorThis section describes the color correction process by

Artist Color User Guide32Secondary: Vignette ControlVignette controls are available in BANK 2 of Secondaries. To access and adjust Vignette controls:

Chapter 8: Setting the IP Address 33Chapter 8: Setting the IP AddressMost Artist Color users will never have to set a static Internet Protocol (IP) ad

Artist Color User Guide349 After setting the last IP Address field, press the ENTER key to move the cursor to the first field of the Subnet Mask scre

Appendix A: EUCON Commands 35Appendix A: EUCON CommandsEUCON Commands and DescriptionsEUCON Command Name DescriptionAdd all to Queue Adds all clips in

Artist Color User GuideivChapter 8. Setting the IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Artist Color User Guide36Next Edit Moves the Playhead to the next editNext Grade Selects the next grade on a clip for correction and viewing, or creat

Appendix A: EUCON Commands 37Toggle Grading Toggle between clip ID and showing gradeToggle Playback Mode Toggle between playback on active clip or ent

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Appendix B: Compliance Information 39Appendix B: Compliance InformationEnvironmental ComplianceDisposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Un

Artist Color User Guide40Australian ComplianceCanadian ComplianceThis Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Ca

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1Chapter 1: IntroductionArtist Color is a slim, beautifully designed, easily portable color grading media controller that inte

Artist Color User Guide2What’s Included• Artist Color, with riser brackets• EuControl software installer disc• 1 Ethernet Crossover cable• Power suppl

Chapter 1: Introduction 3Hardware Keys on Artist Series UnitsThe names of keys on Artist Series hardware are shown in bold (such as SEL). The SHIFT ke

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Chapter 2: Installation 5Chapter 2: InstallationUnpacking and Elevating Artist ColorUnpack Artist Color, its Trackballs, power supply, installation di