Color Safe

Color Safe

If you're animating for output directly onto DVD, you don't necessarily have to worry about using true broadcast safe colors. Some TVs are oversaturated, however, so it's not a bad idea to apply the Broadcast Colors Effect.

1. In a 720x480 composition, press the Home key to go back to the beginning the composition.

2. Choose Layer>New>Adjustment Layer.

3. Choose Effect>Video>Broadcast Colors.

4. Choose NTSC or PAL and choose Reduce Saturation. The default maximum signal level of 110 is good.

5. Render your Movie.

You can also apply a second Broadcast Colors Effect to reduce Luminance as well as Saturation. Under no case should you use Photoshop's NTSC Colors filter because it is inferior.