While the underlying engine is impressive, this is a 1.0 release that is a little rough around the edges. Along with the hefty computer requirements, and clever hacks to get around certain issues with each host program, the main oversight here seems to be a lack of secondary color correction options. For example, if you wanted to change the color of your subject's t-shirt, there's no way to select only a certain range of colors for correction, say all reds between this color and this color, and change them to purple. This makes it difficult at this point to use Colorista exclusively for all your color correction needs. However, secondary color correction is still possible (in fact, all you have to do is drop another instance of the Colorista filter on the video clip). It's just a little cumbersome.

Overall, Colorista 1.0 is an extremely impressive initial release. The incredible precision and quality of image you get from this plug-in are exciting, and this is definitely a plug-in to keep your eye on as it develops further.

Mac OS X: Power Mac G4 or G5 & Mac Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 (or later), 1GB of RAM, 15MB of hard drive space
Windows: Windows XP Service Pack 1 (or later), Pentium IV 2.4GHz or higher (or equivalent), 1GB of RAM, 15MB of hard drive space
Graphics Card Requirement: ATI 9600 XT or greater, ATI X Series (X700 or greater), NVIDIA 6600 or greater, QuadroFX 1000 or greater
Host Applications
Windows: Adobe After Effects 6.5 or later, Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 or later, Avid Xpress DV 1 & 1.5, Avid Xpress Pro 4.5, Avid Media Composer 2.5 or later, Avid Symphony 2 & 3
Mac: Adobe After Effects 6.5 or later, Apple Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 or later, Apple Motion 2.1, Avid Xpress Pro 5.5, Avid Media Composer 2.5 or later

• Plays friendly with many different NLEs
• 32-bit per channel
• GPU-acclerated rendering

• Secondary color correction has some limitations