Color Manager Palette

The Color Manager palette and the controls that can be found on it are described in the table below. When controls also bring up additional dialogs, these are referenced for more information.

Note: The Color Manager palette is being deprecated and will be removed in a future release. You can still display it using the following environment variable: MARI__ENABLE_LEGACY_COLOR_MANAGER_PALETTE=1
See Environment Variables That Mari Recognizes for more information.

What It Does

The Color Manager lets you manage how colors are displayed on your monitor. It includes many options for color correction, including a host of preset filters. Managing colors using the preset filters in this palette does not affect the paint on your model. For information on the filters used to apply transformations to the paint on your model, refer to the Filter Functions section.

Color Manager Palette Fields

Control	Type	What it does	Opens this dialog box	Notes
Options
Enable Color Management	switch, on/off indicator	Turns color correction on or off. When on, the Color Management icon displays in the status bar, and a histogram displays a count of frequencies of colors in RGBA channels in the current view.
Active	on/off indicator	Displays green when color correction is on.		Not active for scalar channel.
Histogram	switch, on/off indicator	Turns histogram view on or off. If it's on, Mari displays a color histogram in the background of the canvas.
Split Point	entry box, slider	Splits the display between showing corrected and uncorrected color. Enter a value or slide to specify what proportion of the model (split vertically) displays with color correction.		Color Correction is on. Range: 0.00 to 1.00
Current Color Profile
Colorspace	dropdown	Select a saved or preset color profile.
New	button	Prompts you to name a new profile, select available filters to include in a particular order, and save.	Edit
Edit	button	Rename and change the current profile, including adding filters to or deleting filters from the profile.	Edit	The default filters Gain, LUT, and Display cannot be deleted from the profile
Delete	button	Deletes the current profile (after confirming).	Really Delete?
Current Color Profile \| LUT
LUT	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Switches the filter on or off, or lets you add attributes to it.
General \| File Path	entry box, button	Enter the filepath of the LUT, or select from the file browser.
Current Color Profile \| Composite Filter
Composite Filter	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Switches the filter on or off, or lets you add attributes to it.	Add User Attribute
Current Color Profile \| Levels
Levels	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Changes the color levels in the paint, by setting the white point, midtone, and black point.
Channel \| Color Component	dropdown	Whether the filter affects all components, or a specific one (Red, Green, or Blue).
Input Levels \| White Point	entry box, slider	Specifies the upper limit of displayed color intensity. Areas with a value higher than this are mapped to 1 (pure white).
Input Levels \| Midtone	entry box, slider	Sets the middle point between white and black. Mari remaps the values so that this is the middle of the range between the white point and black point. Moving this pushes the values towards that end of the spectrum.
Input Levels \| Black Point	entry box, slider	Specifies the lower limit of displayed color intensity. Areas with a value lower than this are mapped to 0 (pure black).
Output Levels \| White Output Levels	entry box, slider	Sets how much white is output in the filtered image. Higher values show the entire white output, lower values show decreasing amounts.
Output Levels \| Black Output Levels	entry box, slider	Sets how much black is output in the filtered image. Higher values show the entire black output, lower values show decreasing amounts.
Current Color Profile \| sRGB To Linear
sRGB To Linear	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Applies an sRGB to linear colorspace conversion.
General \| Invert	checkbox	Applies a linear to sRGB colorspace conversion.
Current Color Profile \| Color Curves
Color Curves	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Changes the color curve for each color channel (RGB) in the painting.	Add User Attribute	Presets can be loaded from .mgf (Mari Gradient Files).
Channels \| Red	curve editor	Controls how the filter translates current Red values to new values.
Channels \| Green	curve editor	Controls how the filter translates current Green values to new values.
Channels \| Blue	curve editor	Controls how the filter translates current Blue values to new values.
Current Color Profile \| Color Switches
Color Switches	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Turns individual color channels on or off. (When Mari applies the filter, it removes any unchecked color channels from the painting.)	Add User Attribute
Channels \| Red	checkbox	Click to turn the Red channel display on or off.
Channels \| Green	checkbox	Click to turn the Green channel display on or off.
Channels \| Blue	checkbox	Click to turn the Blue channel display on or off.
Current Color Profile \| Brightness
Brightness	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Changes the brightness of the paint on the model, either overall or for specific channels.	Add User Attribute
General \| Brightness	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the brightness value for all channels (overwrites changes to individual channels).		Range: 0.00 to 2.00. Reset: 1.00
General \| Contrast	entry box, slider	Sets the contrast value for all channels (overwrites changes to individual channels).		Range: 0.00 to 2.00. Reset: 1.00
Channels \| Blue	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the brightness value for the blue channel.		Range: 0.00 to 2.00. Reset: 1.00
Channels \| Green	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the brightness value for the green channel.		Range: 0.00 to 2.00. Reset: 1.00
Channels \| Red	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the brightness value for the red channel.		Range: 0.00 to 2.00. Reset: 1.00
Current Color Profile \| Blur
Blur	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Applies a standard blur to the selection.	Add User Attribute
General\| Blur Radius	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the blur radius - the number of pixels Mari uses when calculating the blur value for each pixel. The higher the radius, the more blurred the results. If you use a larger blur radius, you may get slight lines on the boundaries between patches. This is an artifact of the way that Mari handles the edges of patches.		Range: 0 to 10. Reset: 4 If you use a larger blur radius, you may get slight lines on the boundaries between patches. This is an artifact of the way that Mari handles the edges of patches.
Current Color Profile \| Tone Mapping
Tone Mapping	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Varies the “exposure” of the painting.	Add User Attribute
General \| White Point	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the upper limit of displayed color intensity - any colors of greater intensity map to white.		Range: 0.00 to 1.00. Reset: 1.00
General \| Exposure	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the exposure - lower exposures give darker images; higher exposures give lighter ones.		Range: 0.00 to 10.00. Reset: 1.00
Current Color Profile \| Gamma
Gamma	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Changes the gamma levels in the selection.	Add User Attribute	A higher setting for Gamma results in a more washed-out looking image.
General \| Do Inverse	checkbox	Reverses the gamma conversion.
General \| Gamma	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the gamma level.		Range: 0.00 to 3.00. Reset: 2.20
Current Color Profile \| Linear To Log
Lin 2 Log	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Switches the filter on or off, or lets you add attributes to it.	Add User Attribute
General \| Gamma	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the gamma level.		Range: 0.00 to 1.00. Reset: 0.600
General \| White	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the upper limit of displayed color intensity - any colors of greater intensity map to white.		Range: 0.000 to 1023.000. Reset: 685.000
General \| Ignore Black	checkbox	Ignores the threshold set by the Black control.
General \| Black	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the lower limit of displayed color intensity - any colors of lesser intensity map to black.		Range 0.000 to 1023.000. Reset: 95.000
Current Color Profile \| Hue
Hue	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Changes the hue, saturation, and value of the colors on the model.	Add User Attribute
Color \| Calculation	dropdown	Determines whether the colorspace is set to use the Mari default Original (HSV), or Photoshop (HSL).
Hue \| Hue		Change the hue by setting the values. Adjusting the slider, moves the colors around the color wheel. The rotation value is the degree around the color wheel that each color shifts, between 0 and 360 (which both correspond to the original colors).
Saturation \| Saturation	curve editor	Controls how the filter translates current saturation to new saturation.
Saturation \| Offset	entry box, slider, reset	Adds an offset value to the initial saturation, before applying the Scale.		Range: 0.00 to 1.00. Reset: 0.00
Value \| Value	curve editor	Controls how the filter translates current values to new values.
Value \| Offset	entry box, slider, icon	Adds an offset value to the initial value, before applying the Scale.		Range: 0.00 to 1.00. Reset: 0.00
Current Color Profile \| Invert
Invert	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Inverts the colors in the selection. Replaces colors with their “opposite” in the color chart. For example, replaces a color with a float value of 0.3 with a color with float value 0.7.	Add User Attribute
General \| Invert Alpha	checkbox	Inverts the alpha channel.
Current Color Profile \| Premultiply Alpha
Premultiply Alpha	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Either pre- or post-multiplies the alpha in the selected image. If you are painting onto an image with a premultiplied alpha, using an image without, use this filter to perform the premultiplication, so the images match and you avoid lines around the outside of the patch.	Add User Attribute
General \| Unpremultiply	checkbox	If the Unpremultiply box is checked, this acts in reverse of premultiplication (that is, it removes the premultiplied alpha)
Current Color Profile \| Log To Linear
Log To Linear	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Switches the filter on or off, or lets you add attributes to it.	Add User Attribute
General \| Gamma	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the gamma level.		Range: 0.00 to 1.00. Reset: 0.600
General \| White	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the upper limit of displayed color intensity - any colors of greater intensity map to white.		Range: 0.000 to 1023.000. Reset: 685.000
General \| Ignore Black	checkbox	Ignores the threshold set by the Black control.
General \| Black	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the lower limit of displayed color intensity - any colors of lesser intensity map to black.		Range 0.000 to 1023.000. Reset: 95.000
Current Color Profile \| Luminosity
Luminosity	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Outputs just the luminosity value of each pixel in the selection. That is, it outputs a grayscale image based on the brightness of each of the pixels in the original image.	Add User Attribute
Current Color Profile \| Contrast
Contrast	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Switches the filter on or off, or lets you add attributes to it.	Add User Attribute
General \| Amount	entry box, slider, reset	Changes the contrast of the paint.		Range: 0.00 to 2.00. Reset: 1.00
Current Color Profile \| Clamp
Clamp	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Clamps color values to lie within the specified upper and lower values. Set the Upper Value and Lower Value by adjusting the sliders or entering values in the entry boxes. Select the individual Color Component to clamp in the dropdown menu.
General \| Upper Value	entry box, slider	Set the upper value at which color values are clamped. All values higher than this number are set to this value.
General \| Lower Value	entry box, slider	Set the lower value at which color values are clamped. All values lower than this number are set to this value.
Channel \| Color Component	dropdown	Select the individual color component to clamp.
Current Color Profile \| Copy Channel
Copy Channel	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Copies the value from one RGB color channel to the other two. The result is a grayscale image with the intensity values from the selected channel.	Add User Attribute
General \| Copy Channel	dropdown	Select the source channel from the list (Red, Green, or Blue). When you apply the filter, Mari copies the selected channel over the other two channels.
Current Color Profile \| Soften
Soften	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Applies a subtle softening blur. This is a quick, predefined blur filter. If you need more control over the degree or type of blurring, use either the standard Blur or Gaussian Blur filters.	Add User Attribute
Current Color Profile \| Edge Detect
Edge Detect	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Finds “edges” (transitions between colors) in the image and heightens them.	Add User Attribute
Current Color Profile \| Emboss
Emboss	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Applies an “emboss” effect, so that textures look “raised” on the surface.	Add User Attribute
Current Color Profile \| Sharpen
Sharpen	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Removes 'fuzziness' and clarifies detail in the image.	Add User Attribute
General \| Amount	entry box, slider, reset	Sets the amount of sharpening. Higher values mean more sharpening, while a value of 0.00 is the picture without the filter applied.		Range: 0.00 to 1.00
Current Color Profile \| Dilate
Dilate	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Switches the filter on or off, or lets you add attributes to it.	Add User Attribute
Current Color Profile \| Gaussian1D
Gaussian1D	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Applies a Gaussian blur. Compared to the standard Blur filter, this gives you much finer control over the degree of blurring, and the option of using much higher blur values.	Add User Attribute
General \| Axis	entry box, incrementer	Apply the blur along the X or Y axis. If the field is set to 0, the blur is along the X axis; if it is anything other than 0, the blur is applied along the Y axis.
General \| Radius	entry box, slider	Sets the blur radius. The higher the radius, the more blurred the results. If you use a larger blur radius, you may get slight lines on the boundaries between patches. This is an artifact of the way that Mari handles the edges of patches.		Range: 0.00 to 50.00
Current Color Profile \| Gaussian
Gaussian	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Applies a Gaussian blur. Compared to the standard Blur filter, this gives you much finer control over the degree of blurring, and the option of using much higher blur values.	Add User Attribute
General \| Amount	entry box, slider	Sets how much blur is applied.
General \| Radius	entry box, slider	Sets the blur radius. The higher the radius, the more blurred the results. If you use a larger blur radius, you may get slight lines on the boundaries between patches. This is an artifact of the way that Mari handles the edges of patches.		Range: 0.00 to 50.00
Current Color Profile \| High Pass
High Pass	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Removes low frequency information from the image while maintaining higher frequency detail.
General \| Amount	entry box, slider	Sets how much low frequency information is removed by the filter.
General \| Radius	entry box, slider	Controls the number of pixels around the image highlights that are affected by the filter.
Current Color Profile \| Color Correction
Color Correction	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Switches the filter on or off, or lets you add attributes to it.
User Attributes \| OCIO Config	entry box, button	Specifies the configuration file to use.
User Attributes \| Input Colorspace	dropdown	The colorspace of the current channel or image values.
User Attributes \| Output Colorspace	dropdown	The colorspace used to convert from the channel or image values to the values written to file.
Current Color Profile \| Add Noise
Add Noise	switch, on/off indicator, add attribute	Applies noise to the current channel or image values.
User Attributes \| Amount	entry box, slider	Adjusts how much noise is applied.
User Attributes \| Color Component	dropdown	Sets the channel you want to affect.
User Attributes \| Grayscale	checkbox	Applies grayscale noise with only the intensity values from the selected channel.
User Attributes \| Seed	entry box, slider	Adds variation to the noise.
User Attributes \| Size	entry box, slider	Adjusts the size of the noise applied.

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