Color Palette

The Color Palette lets you make color selections for tracks, clips, groups and markers.

The Color Palette supports independent clip color coding in the Clip List and in tracks.

To apply a color from the Color Palette:

1 Choose Window > Color Palette.

2 Do one of the following:

In the Apply to Selected pop-up menu, select the destination for color coding: Tracks, Marker, Group, Clips in Tracks, or Clips in Clip List.

– or – 

Select a track, marker, group, track clip, or Clip List clip in the appropriate Pro Tools window. The Apply to Selected menu will display the type of item you have selected.

If selecting a marker does not display the Marker option in the Apply to Selected pop‑up menu, then the Always Display Marker Colors option in the Display Preferences page is deselected. See Always Display Marker Colors for more information.

3 Select a color from the palette, or select one of the following:

Default

Removes any custom coloring and restores the color to the default color orientation. See Display Page Preferences for Color Coding for more information.

None

Turns off color assignment. Affected clips are drawn with black waveform or MIDI notes on light gray background. Affected tracks and groups no longer show their color bars.