Hi cotsy -

The short answer is, you don't.

After applying a LUT or Preset (a tick appears in the interface to show which has been applied), then clicking out of the Fix/Enhance module, there is no indication (when you return) of which one you previously used.

This is unlike manual adjustments in Fix/Enhance, where the sliders are found just as you left them.

And you're right, the same thing occurs when presets are applied via CDR... when you returnn to CDR, there's no indication of which preset had been applied previously. If you apply a LUT via CDR, when you return & click on the LUT colour wheel, the applied LUT is shown.

I can't offer you an answer beyond that. I agree, if you're using multiple presets & LUTs throughout your project it would be very difficult to keep track of.

Cheers - Tony
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While Tony was anwering, I was making a quick video showing just what he described:



While it's possible that this is the intended design of the tool, or maybe it's a limitation like the one that prevents PD from saving custom colo(u)rs, I'm not sure. It could also be that this is a bug, especially since you can see in the video where the checkmark initially reappears on the selected preset and then vanishes.

It might be worth filing a tech support request to get the official answer.

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Thanks guys for your great input. Yea, it would be nice if it it kept track of which preset I used. I also questioned whether a preset that was changed and re-saved would then apply to all the segments that used this preset. From my experiment, it does not, so you apparently have to reapply the latest preset change to all the clips that I forgot used this preset.

Quote Thanks guys for your great input. Yea, it would be nice if it it kept track of which preset I used. I also questioned whether a preset that was changed and re-saved would then apply to all the segments that used this preset. From my experiment, it does not, so you apparently have to reapply the latest preset change to all the clips that I forgot used this preset.

That second part makes sense, since the settings are applied to each clip and are then independent from the source.

For the first part, I do think this is a bug and I think it's worth filing a support ticket. You can visit the support page and follow the instructions. Be sure to copy the URL of this thread in your message, and then reply back here with the ticket number (it will start with CS).

I can also submit the request if you'd prefer not to for any reason.

The support ticket is CS002001111. The request is for PD to indicate which preset is used for any particular clip.