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Overlay User Interface
 
 
 

The Overlay user interface is specific to the Colour Corrector and Colour Warper. Its controls are identical to those on the regular user interface except that they are transparent in order to free up more screen space. This allows you a greater viewing area when working with large or zoomed-in images.

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The Colour Corrector's Overlay user interface is available from the EditDesk, the Colour Corrector soft effect, as well as the Colour Corrector accessed via the Action, Keyer, and Paint modules.

To toggle between the Overlay user interface and the regular user interface:

  1. Press Ctrl+Esc.
    NoteIf accessing the Colour Corrector as a soft effect, you can also use the Player box to toggle between the Overlay user interface and the regular interface options (Player or Triptych).

To hide the Overlay user interface:

  1. Press Esc.

In addition to the increased area provided by the transparent controls, you can view even more of your image depending on the action you are performing. For example:

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The Overlay user interface does not support multiple views. When you switch to Overlay user interface while using multiple views, your viewport automatically goes to 1-Up until you toggle back to the regular user interface.

When you access a submenu in the Colour Corrector that does not support Overlay user interface, such as Load or Save, the Overlay user interface will be restored when you return to the Colour Corrector.

Setting Preferences for the Overlay User Interface

You can affect the look of the Overlay user interface by modifying the following preferences.

OpacitySets the opacity of the elements in the Overlay user interface.

Invert Inverts elements of the Overlay user interface so that white outlines and text appear in a muted grey.

To set preferences for the Overlay user interface:

  1. Access the preferences by doing one of the following:
    • Access the Colour Corrector menu from the EditDesk, press Ctrl+Esc to enable the Overlay user interface, and then click View.

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    The Overlay user interface preferences are displayed.

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    (a) Overlay user interface preferences  

    Image courtesy of Technicolor (formerly Toybox)

    • Access the Colour Corrector soft effect, and then enable the Overlay user interface by pressing Ctrl+Esc or by selecting it from the Player box.

    The preferences are displayed in the lower-left portion of the screen.

  2. To incrementally increase or decrease the Overlay user interface's opacity, drag the Opacity slider, access the calculator by clicking the slider, or use the following hot keys.

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    Press: To:
    Ctrl+Alt+Num+'+' Increase the opacity of the Overlay user interface.
    Ctrl+Alt+Num+'-' Decrease the opacity of the Overlay user interface.
    TipYou can repeatedly press the hot keys to increase or decrease opacity, or simply hold down the hot keys until the desired opacity is reached.
  3. Enable Invert to switch the Overlay user interface outlines and text from white to grey.