Reference

The Reference element refers to another CTF file by path or by alias. The external file is imported into the corresponding location of the ProcessList.

It is an Autodesk extension to the Academy/ASC XML color transform format.

Note: When exporting a chain of transforms that includes a Reference element, the reference is replaced by the contents of the referred file.

Introduced

Version 1.2.

Contains

Description. Optional, any number.
DynamicParameter. Optional, no more than one. The param attribute must be set to "DEFAULT_LOOK".

Contained By

ProcessList

Attributes

It is necessary to specify either a path or an alias attribute, but not both.

id, name, bypass, inBitDepth, outBitDepth

See Common Operator Attributes.

Note: The values specified here override the values in the external file.

alias

A short name for the path and file name of another CTF file. The alias must be defined in a Ref element in the SynColor configuration file. By default, the following aliases are available, and can be changed from the user interface of some applications that support Autodesk Color Management:

The "graphicsMonitor" alias should refer to the appropriate transform for display on the workstation monitor.
The "broadcastMonitor" alias should refer to the appropriate transform for display on the broadcast monitor.
The "currentMonitor" alias gets resolved to either the value of the "graphicsMonitor" alias or the value of the "broadcastMonitor" alias depending on where an image is displayed.
The "defaultLook" alias should refer to the transform that re-creates the look used on set.

You can create additional aliases as desired.

path

The path and file name of another CTF file. The path is relative to basePath if that attribute is defined; otherwise, the path is absolute.

basePath

The base location for a relative path.

Value	Meaning
Autodesk	The installation location of the color transforms supplied with Autodesk applications. The exact path is resolved based on the version of Autodesk Color Management used by the running application.
Shared	The shared location for custom color transforms for any application that uses Autodesk Color Management. The location is set in the SharedHome of the SynColor configuration file.