ColorFixer: utility for fixing the "looping bug" in Color projects

[Hans-Georg Daun]

I have just released ColorFixer.

ColorFixer is a small utility for fixing the "looping bug" in Apple Color projects.
Color Fixer is based on research by Nick Shaw, as detailed in this post
http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26474

You can download from my website (http://www.daun.ch/software/").

Since we still have little experience with how well this works I strongly urge you to make a backup copy of the Color project before running ColorFixer on it.

Cheers,
Hans

 

[Kaku Ito]

Hans-Georg,

It worked like a charm on my Mac Pro. Thank you very much for all of your work.

 

[Tim Sutherland]

Thank you. Again.

 

[Antoine Fabi]

So much appreciated Hans!!!!

Cheers

Antoine

 

[Ricardo Mehedff]

Thank you so much Hans!! you are the MAN!!!!

 

[Hans-Georg Daun]

Thanks, guys.
Don't forget to thank Nick Shaw.
He's the one that found the fix.

Cheers,
Hans

 

[Simon Blackledge]

Hans, Nick, this is brill! thats so much for the time and effort to sort this bug.

Cheers

Si

 

[Alexander Christ]

Thanks! As always amazing!

 

[mikeburton]

Sorry for the ignorance post here, but could someone kindly explain how I am supposed to use this new utility ColorFixer? I'm coming into this late and I read the other thread that this little utility is based off of and I don't really understand how it works. Again, sorry for coming in late on this and any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Hans-Georg Daun]

Mike,

ColorFixer works by changing the XML files inside a Color project file (as described in Nick Shaw's post).
You would normally use it as follows
- in FCP, "send to Color"
- close Color
- find the Color project file (usually in ~/documents/Color Documents/)
- make backup of Color project file
- launch ColorFixer and click "Fix Color Project"
- select the Color project file
- ColorFixer processes the Color project and reports its progress
- read end of progress log and check whether your clips have been successfully changed
- double click Color project file and work in Color

I hope this helps.
Let me know if you need more info.

Cheers,
Hans

 

[Charles Angus]

Is this an Applescript App?

In any case, good job to both of you.

 

[Hans-Georg Daun]

Charles,

No, it's a Cocoa app.

Cheers,
Hans

 

[mikeburton]

Ah ha! Thanks for the detailed explanation! I probably would have figured it out but I'm still on 10.4.11 (I know, "get with the times"). Seems the utility doesn't work with 10.4. Thanks again for the explanation.

 

[Mike Jacks]

Just ran a couple of tests with some bad FCP to Color sequences I had. This fixed it BEAUTIFULLY! Thank you so much!

 

[Ido Karilla]

Thanks Hans thanks Nick, amaizing stuff.

 

[Kaku Ito]

yeah, cheers for Nick!

 

[James Press]

Great stuff Nick, Hans, Kaku and everyone who made this possible--a fantastic and sooo quick and simple workaround.

 

[David Didato]

Hans, you rock! ColorFixer saved the day, as I am starting a grading project that was cut with the F proxies (whoa). Thanks, I will donate for this and Clipfinder as soon as we get paid.

 

[Kaku Ito]

James, I didn't do anything for this one, but I'm going to cover ClipFinder and the ColorFixer on my monthly article (sorry in Japanese) on VideoAlpha magazine next month.

I will also include the instruction for Japanese readers to donate to Hans.

 

[Kaku Ito]

Hans,

I noticed that probably, after fixing the Color project with ColorFixer, reconforming with FCP XML does not work. Do you think this is the case?