From: "Bob Currier" <rcurrier@synthetic-ap.com>
To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>,
        "Jim Curtis"
 <jpcurtis@me.com>
Subject: Re: [AE] Ae 12.2 new "features"
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 20:29:10 -0800
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I'm obviously biased, but you should try out the legalizer in Color =
=46inesse, which you already have in AE.

You get your choice of legalizing methods, either reducing saturation or =
reducing luma, or our "Smart Limit" mode (the default) which does a =
combination of methods, trying to achieve a perceptual match to the original color.

The Legalizer controls are available directly in the ECW in CF's =
"simplified interface" so no need to launch the full UI.

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On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 7:06 AM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

>I already partially answered this, Anders. =A0I get some of my corporate
>colors as RGB values, with no hex values supplied. =A0
>
>
>Another=A0of my main uses for the color picker is to legalize colors.
>=A0Most of the logos I get are EPS files, and the colors are illegal=A0for
>broadcast.
>
>I was wondering which is the right method to legalize colors. =A0I often
>use the Brightness control, but wonder if that's proper. =A0
>
>Seems to me there are three options, using HSL / HSB:
>
>1. Lower the Brightness/Luma value (This changes the color towards black.)
>2. Lower the Saturation value (This changes the color towards white.)
>3. Lower the Brightness and Saturation in equal values (This changes the
>color towards gray, and is harder to calculate if H doesn't equal B
>before changing it.)
>
>
>
>
>
>On Dec 27, 2013, at 7:07 AM, Anders Sundstedt <sundstedt@hotmail.com> =
wrote:
>
>Jim,
>=A0
>Like David, I use the hex box all the time as it's the fastest way to
>copy values between different software like for example between AE/PS
>and within AE.
>=A0
>A single Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.
>=A0
>Not sure why you would want to sit and copy for example individual RGB
>values as it's a waste of time=3F
>=A0
>Anders Sundstedt
>From: David Torno
>Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 8:52 PM
>To: After Effects Mail List
>Subject: Re: [AE] Ae 12.2 new "features"
>=A0
>I use the hex box very often in the same fashion for getting values copy
>and pasted from time to time. Handy to paste one value instead of three
>individual RGB ones.
>
>David Torno
>Visual Effects Professional
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>
>On Dec 26, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:
>
>Re:
>=A0
>http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2013/12/5-new-and-changed-features-
>in-after-effects-cc-12-2-that-resulted-from-visiting-users-in-vancouver-
>bc.html
>=A0
>=A0
>Is it just me, or does anybody else think it's curious that Adobe would
>make a change like "the hex code field is highlighted" to address the
>concerns of ONE Ae user=3F
>=A0
>I use HSB or RGB values.=A0 I never use hex values, and I'm guessing that
>goes for a vast majority of users.=A0 Maybe I'm wrong.=A0 This isn't going
>to spoil the Ae experience for me, and will be a nuisance hereafter (I
>now have to click Tab five times to highlight the Hue field.), and not a
>deal-breaker.=A0 It's a small thing in the grand scheme.
>=A0
>Again, Todd K., I'm not complaining about you, and I'm glad that the Ae
>team is being responsive to user requests.=A0 In this case, Peter's not
>annoyed any more - good for him, but what about the rest of us=3F=A0 We've
>been told features get implemented by a majority of requests.=A0 Adobe has
>pretty much undermined that claim by revealing that they made a change
>to suit one user.
>=A0
>=A0
>=A0