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# Grading Tools

Tools Locking

It is now possible to lock a tool or part of a tool to avoid unwanted modifications while grading in Lustre. The lock state is saved in the Grade file and in the Grade Bin file. The following actions are protected:

- Reset & Reset All
- Copy / Paste grade
- Grade Bin loading

Since the lock state is saved in the Grade file, reloading a grade that uses the same cut as the one currently loaded applies the lock state based on the data of the grade.

There are 2 ways to lock a tool:

- Soft Lock: to protect a given tool from being reset or modified when copying over a grade (i.e. Grade bin load, drag and drop grade, etc). The tool is still editable from the user interface or from the control panel.
- Hard Lock: similar to a soft lock, but the tool cannot be edited. You must unlock the tool to modify the value.

To soft-lock a tool:

- On the keyboard, press the CTRL and ALT keys and click on the tool you want to lock. A red outline will be displayed on the locked tool.

Soft Locked parameter

To hard-lock a tool:

- On the keyboard, press the CTRL, ALT and SHIFT keys and click on the tool you want to lock. The locked button or value field is tinted red. To unlock the tool or menu, just hold the CTRL, ALT and SHIFT keys and click on the locked tool

Hard Locked parameter

Note: If you want to convert a Soft Locked tool to a Hard Lock tool, it is not necessary to unlock the tool first. Just use the combination of keys and click on the button or field to convert.

The following tools can be locked:

You can lock the entire Image|Reposition menu, or you can individually lock the following options:

- Reframe options (Off, Reposition, Racking, Convergence)
- Method (Fast, Quality, Custom)
- Orientation (Flip, Flop)
- Reposition (Horizontal, Vertical, Scale, Aspect, Rotate)
- Grading/Secondaries (Any secondary can be locked)

Secondaries Soft & Hard Lock

- Effects (any Effects slot can be locked)

Plugins Soft & Hard Lock

Grade Bin Reference Image Saved in PNG Format

The high resolution reference image generated when saving a Grade bin preset is now saved in the PNG file format and can be opened by any image preview application.