# Color Generators

You can quickly change the color of your two built-in Color Generators on your ATEM switcher with MixEffect by performing one of the following actions:

1. Tap **Color Generators** from the **MixEffect Home**.
2. Long-press on a color generator button (e.g. **COL1** or **COL2**) from the **Program** or **Preview** panel on a switcher page.

## Adjusting Colors

The Color Generators page or sheet will appear allowing you to modify the following settings via sliders.

* Hue
* Saturation
* Luminance

The selected color will be shown in the large rectangle above the sliders.

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You can also tap the Color Picker button to bring up the standard iOS picker.

By default, MixEffect will show both color generators when you long-press on the COL1 or COL2 buttons on a switcher page. You can change this to show only the selected color generator by doing the following:

1. Go to **MixEffect Home**.
2. Tap **Settings**.
3. Uncheck **Show All Color Generators**.

## Automations

In MixEffect 1.4.0, an Automations link appears below each color generator. You can use this to quickly create a color preset.

> **NOTE**: This option will only appear if you have **Enable Automations** active in MixEffect Settings and if you have **Enable Shortcuts** or **Enable OSC** turned on.

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* **Set Color Generator**: Tapping the Add to Siri button will create a shortcut that uses the Set Color Generator action.
* **Send OSC Message**: Tapping the Add to Siri button will create a shortcut that uses the Send OSC Message to send a Set Color Generator message to MixEffect.
* **OSC**: If you prefer to enter the OSC commands directly into Companion, this section shows you exactly what you need to enter. For commands with multiple arguments, be sure to choose the `Send message with multiple arguments` action when using the Generic OSC module.
* **Use Custom Animation**: Toggle this on if you want to animate between the current settings to the saved settings in the shortcut or OSC call.&#x20;
* **Duration**: Specify the amount of time to perform the animation in milliseconds from 0 to 10000 (i.e. 10 seconds).
* **Style**: Choose an animation style that will be used to perform the transition. These styles are the same as in the SuperSource Transition Style.