The Benefits of Software-Based Colour Correction - by Kevin Shaw

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There is a clear interest in software colour enhancement both in dedicated systems and as a feature of editing, compositing and effects systems. There are many software-based facilities interested in software colour enhancement that would not consider a hardware solution. However, as a professional colorist I must choose the right tools for the job. So what tools do we colorists want? We want a high quality, random access source on an open architecture system in a standard format. We want fast, easy access and real time playback and we want the Holy Grail – one master
that can produce multiple formats and versions.