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Separating RGB Channels in a Clip

Use the Separate command to separate the red, green, and blue channels of a clip. A monochrome clip containing the information from the selected colour channel only appears. For example, to generate a clip containing the red channel information of a source clip, select Red.

To separate colour channels:

1. In the Main menu, click Format.
2. In the Format menu, click Separate.

   The Channel box appears.

3. Select the channel you want to separate from the Channel box.

   Select: | To generate:
   --- | ---
   Red | A monochrome clip containing only red channel information.
   Green | A monochrome clip containing only green channel information.
   Blue | A monochrome clip containing only blue channel information.
   All | Three monochrome clips: one for each channel.

4. Select the source clip.
5. Select the destination reel.
6. The clip(s) are generated and appear on the destination reel.