The Parade displays a readout of the contents of each color channel in your image. Each channel is shown individually, in sequence. Whenever “parade” is used in regard to a scope, it indicates that each channel will be shown individually, one after another.
In each channel of the parade scope, the left to right axis of the graph indicates the image from left to right. So the colors present on the left side of the image will be shown on the left side of the scope. The vertical axis of the graph indicates the intensity of that color channel in that area of the image.
In the image above, notice that the red circle is on the left side of the viewer. And when you look at the red channel of the scope, a spike of high red values appears on the left side of the graph. Compare that to the blue circle, which is on the right side of the viewer. And in the blue channel of the parade, high blue values are shown on the right side of the graph.
- Mode: Select the color information that is displayed in the scope.
- RGB: Shows the red, green, and blue channels simultaneously, as colored overlays.
- YCbCr: Shows the luminance (Y), blue chroma difference (Cb) and red chroma difference(Cr) channels of the YCbCr color space.
- Direction: By default, the parade displays values across the image from left to right. The direction control allows you to change this, so that the scope is mapped across the image in a different direction. Setting the Direction to 90 degrees, for example, will map the top of the image to the left edge of the scope, and the bottom of the image to the right edge of the scope.
- Brightness: Manipulates the brightness of the parade readout. Increasing or decreasing the brightness of the parade may make it easier to read in some situations.
- Analysis Downsample: Adjusts the precision of the readout. Lower sample rates are faster, but less accurate.
- Color Space: Select between various color standards, so you can ensure your content meets the color specifications required.
- Rec. 601: The color standard for standard definition (SD) footage.
- Rec. 709: The color standard for high definition (HD) footage.
- Rec. 2020: The color standard for ultra high definition (UHD) footage.