Save the grade for the cut you are working on to save all your work on the cut. You can save up to 100 grades per cut. Grades are named using sequential numbers, but you can optionally add a text name to the number.

To create a grade for a cut:

1. Create or load a cut for which you want to save a grade. See Working With Cuts.
2. Work on the grade as needed.
3. In the Main menu, click Setup, and then click Grade.

   The Grade menu appears.

4. Indicate the scan type. For film-based projects, enable Progressive. For video-based projects, enable Interlaced.

   
   

   NoteInterlaced support availability depends on the version of the graphics card installed on your system. See your release notes for details.
5. If working in Interlaced mode, select the dominant field by enabling either Field 1 or Field 2.

   
   

   The dominant field is rendered first, and is the first field to which animations are applied. By correctly setting the dominant field, you can avoid introducing noticeable jitter that would result if the field recorded earlier in time is displayed after the field that was recorded later in time.

   NoteField-based projects display a half-pixel downshift on the image's second field when viewed on the data monitor.
6. (Optional) Type a name for the grade in the Grade field and press Enter.
7. Do one of the following:
   • Click Save or press S to save the grade as a binary file
   • Hold down Ctrl and click Save to save the grade as an XML file.

   The grade appears in the Grade list under the current scene. It is given a sequential number. If you gave it a name, that name appears in addition to the number. The name of the associated cut appears in brackets to the right of the grade name.

To save a new version of a grade:

1. In the Grade menu, do one of the following:
   • Click New Version to save the new grade version as a binary file.
   • Hold down Ctrl and click New Version to save the grade version as an XML file.

   The current settings are saved to a new grade version, which appears in the list. The new grade is named with a number one above the highest existing number.