Scopes

Scopes provide objective image measurements alongside the viewer.

Waveform

The waveform plots image levels against horizontal image position. Use it to judge exposure distribution and clipping.

RGB parade

The parade separates red, green, and blue channels. Channel alignment in neutral areas helps identify color casts.

Vectorscope

The vectorscope displays hue direction and saturation distance. It is useful for skin tones and broadcast saturation checks.

Histogram

The histogram summarizes tonal distribution. It does not show where values occur in the frame.

Refresh behavior

Scopes update from the active Color viewer result and use cached data where valid. If a scope appears stale, confirm the selected clip, node, viewer mode, and playback state.