by timeinpixels·Color Grading
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Earns its place in the toolfarm library for pairing configurable false color presets with 3D LUT export you can carry to an on-set monitor.
timeinpixels False Color is a false color plugin for judging and matching exposure across Adobe CC hosts, Premiere Pro and After Effects, and any OpenFX host, including DaVinci Resolve, SCRATCH, NUKE and Vegas Pro. It ships with 13 presets, among them SmallHD (for DPx devices) and Zacuto, and lets you shape each one with grayscale ranges, custom transitions between colors (sharp, smooth or gradient) and any number of color ranges up to 15.
Beyond exposure, an improved Saturation Mode adds a dedicated "Saturation" preset that displays ranges more clearly, so you can match saturation from shot to shot. Any preset you build can be exported as a 3D LUT and loaded onto an on-set monitor to reuse the same overlay from pre-production prep.
The OpenFX version processes on the GPU for real-time playback in DaVinci Resolve and SCRATCH, while Adobe hosts handle GPU acceleration on supported hardware. In Resolve, a Scale Overlay mode renders the scale on a separate layer above the viewer that you can reposition without obstructing the image.
timeinpixels False Color is best for checking exposure and matching saturation across shots in After Effects, Premiere Pro and OpenFX hosts like DaVinci Resolve.
timeinpixels False Color is completely free to download and use.
timeinpixels False Color runs in any OpenFX host, and DaVinci Resolve is explicitly supported. In Resolve, the OpenFX version uses the GPU for processing, so it runs in real-time. Resolve also gets the Scale Overlay mode, where the scale reference is rendered on a separate layer on top of the viewer and can be moved around the workspace without obstructing the picture. ACES color science isn't supported directly in the plugin, but Resolve 14's built-in plugins handle that case.
timeinpixels False Color uses GPU acceleration in its OpenFX version, which currently means DaVinci Resolve and SCRATCH. On those platforms the plugin processes on the graphics card and runs in real-time. Adobe hosts also support GPU acceleration, but it's hardware specific and the Adobe host handles the processing rather than the plugin. The plugin itself is available for Adobe CC (Premiere Pro and After Effects) and any OpenFX host, including NUKE and Vegas Pro alongside Resolve and SCRATCH.
timeinpixels False Color supports 3D LUT export across all versions of the plugin. You can adjust a preset exactly the way you want, then export the overlay as a 3D LUT and load it on an on-set monitor to use the same overlay from pre-production prep. Presets are highly configurable too: grayscale ranges, custom transitions between colors (sharp, smooth or gradient) and a variable number of color ranges up to 15, so the exported LUT reflects your exact configuration.
timeinpixels False Color is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing terms and any platform-specific details, check the developer's page. The plugin covers Adobe CC (Premiere Pro and After Effects) and any OpenFX host, including DaVinci Resolve, SCRATCH, NUKE and Vegas Pro, and ships with 13 presets plus configurable ranges. Recent updates added Photoshop 2023 support and fixed the Premiere Pro Transmitter plugin on M1 chips.
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