Primary Color Correction: Tonal Range Primer - The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction - page 23

trace: The part of the
waveform monitor that
indicates the actual image
being fed into the wave-
form. The other elements
of the waveform monitor
(IRE numbers and lines)
are relatively fixed and are
referred to as the graticule.
(“Graticule” is also the
word used for the longi-
tude and latitude lines on a
map.) On some waveform
monitors, the graticule and
the trace have separate
brightness adjustments.

Both color and music have a profound effect on our emotions. That
is why they are both so important to storytellers and others who use
media to influence and affect an audience.

Also, because collaboration and creative communication are important to both
groups, it is important to learn to speak and understand a common language with your
colleagues. The language used for creative communications is constantly evolving and
is also varied by geography and by specific types of film and video professionals, so the
exploration of these terms will need to be a personal one.
When you encounter a new word that is tossed at you by another creative profes-
sional, you can either ask what it means, if your ego will allow it, or “mirror” the phrase
back with the meaning you think that the speaker intended. So if someone says “The
bottom seems a little thin.” You can say, “So you want me to pull down the shadows to
beef it up a little?” If you get an affirmative response, then you know you've translated
it correctly.

Fig. 1.22 Tektronix display showing (clockwise from upper left corner) a YRGB parade zoomed in 5x to
the bottom of the waveform, a standard composite waveform with no zoom, a vectorscope with a 5x
zoom, and a standard vectorscope display.