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USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
Monitoring assets
Last updated 1/16/2012
A vectorscope measures the
chrominance
(color components) of a video signal, including
hue
and
saturation
. A
vectorscope maps a video’s color information onto a circular chart.
The traditional waveform monitor is useful in measuring the brightness, or
luminance
component, of a video signal.
In Premiere Pro, the waveform monitors can also display chrominance information. The waveform monitor works
something like a graph. The horizontal axis of the graph corresponds to the video image from left to right. Vertically,
the waveform displays the luminance levels, and optionally, the chrominance levels.
Andrew Devis shows hot to find and understand the Vectorscope in Premiere Pro
in this video tutorial
on the Creative
Cow website.
Andrew Devis shows hot to find and understand the YC Waveform Monitor in Premiere Pro
in this video tutorial
on
the Creative Cow website.
Jeff Sengstack explains how to work with the YC Waveform Monitor and the Vectorscope in his article,
“Streamlining
Color Correction in Premiere Pro”
on the Pro Video Coalition website.
Maxim Jago introduces the Waveform Monitor for color adjustments in Adobe Premire Pro
in this video
on the
video2brain website.
More Help topics
Vectorscope on Premiere Pro Wikia
View a scope
You can view a vectorscope, YC waveform, YCbCr Parade, and an RGB Parade scope either individually or grouped
in the Reference Monitor, Program Monitor, or Source Monitor.
1
Depending on whether you want to view a scope for a master clip or sequence clip, do one of the following:
•
Double-click the clip in the Project panel.
•
In a Timeline panel, position the current-time indicator in the sequence you want.
2
(Optional) Choose Reference Monitor from the Window menu if you selected a clip in a Timeline panel.
3
Choose any of the following from either the Reference Monitor, Program Monitor, or Source Monitor menu:
All Scopes
Displays the Vectorscope, YC Waveform, YCbCr Parade, and RGB Parade scopes in one monitor.
Vectorscope
Displays a vectorscope for viewing the chrominance in the video.
YC Waveform
Displays a waveform monitor for viewing luminance and chrominance information.
YCbCr Parade
Displays a scope with luminance (Y) and color difference (Cb and Cr) information.
RGB Parade
Displays a scope showing the red, green, and blue components in the video.
Vect/YC Wave/YCbCr Parade
Displays the Vectorscope, YC Waveform, and YCbCr Parade scope in one monitor.
Vect/YC Wave/RGB Parade
Displays the Vectorscope, YC Waveform, and RGB Parade scope in one monitor.