Dark theme in Pro Tools 2020.11

[K Roche]

Originally Posted by musicman691

Here's the same session also showing the mixer screen along with the edit screen and Major Tom


https://imgur.com/O85FJ06

Definitely improves the look IMO, But do you have to clear it with ground control before using Major Tom

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by K Roche

Definitely improves the look IMO, But do you have to clear it with ground control before using Major Tom

Nope

I just wish there was a way to have different colors for the Edit and Mix screen title bars
Did you gt my email?

[K Roche]

Originally Posted by musicman691

Nope

I just wish there was a way to have different colors for the Edit and Mix screen title bars
Did you gt my email?

yes got it thanks

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by K Roche

yes got it thanks

Any time

[K Roche]

Yes I think with the color adjustments I will like it more, thumbs up fro doing that

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by K Roche

Yes I think with the color adjustments I will like it more, thumbs up for doing that

Thanks. Also don't be afraid to adjust the brightness & contrast on your monitor screen along with the saturation & brightness in PT itself.

[ZEUSS]

ALL of these "Hacks" are wayyyy better than what they gave us. I use dark mode on most of my apps. And the ProTools version was such a let down!!! I was so excited. I really do hope they take some of these user versions into consideration. OR let us be able to some how adjust it better....


And don't get me started on "Idea Scale" Another joke! This forum is where the real users talk.... Always was and always will be

[DontLetMeDrown]

Today I realized what you guys meant about the midi velocities. I typically will grab all of my midi cymbal notes then adjust their velocities together. You can see which ones are selected because they are white, but in night mode, the selected notes and non-selected notes are both white. I wanted to love dark mode, but that was slowing down the session. Argh...

[tmuzik]

I was having a hard time seeing the blue-ish grid and the blue inactive plugins - Dark-ish Blue on Black is not the best choice.

• Lighter Grid Color
• Slightly Darker Bkgd Canvas
• Lighter Text Color On Rulers
• Colored Text Plugin Bypass
• Colored Text Plugin Inactive
• Darker Bkgd List and Menus
• Added a new color to the peak meter reading on the Mixer Window (the two green text readings right next to each other bugged me)
• Lighter Text List/Menus

https://i.imgur.com/2NHCgjZ.png
https://i.imgur.com/nff8GdV.png
https://i.imgur.com/mM3wxWB.png
https://i.imgur.com/2NofaDZ.png

Including a link to the RGB translations of all the variables. The colors can be viewed easily in a text editor like Sublime w/Color Highlighter Package added or better. As seen in screen shot above.
https://1drv.ms/t/s!Au9eBrg-Pd85iqBjrp7gSMVQeu4tuw

It is easy to edit the colors - someone else already posted but I will repeat.
Divide the all numerals by 256 - some_text_color (15420,25443,55512,65535) = some_text_color (R,G,B,A) = rgba(60, 99, 216,256) - think of the last set of numerals "65535" as 100% opacity.

<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><>  MODs
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Font_InsertSend_Label_Bypassed (48384,35584,1280,65535) 
Font_InsertSend_Label_Inactive (40704,19712,24832,65535)
Font_InsertSend_Label_InactiveWhite (65535,65535,65535,65535)

cNormalBackgroundCanvasColor (11008,11008,11008,65535)

DefaultThemeFontColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)

cTrackGridLineModeOn1Color (21845,21845,21845,49858)
cTrackGridLineModeOn2Color (21845,21845,21845,37265)
cTrackGridLineModeOn3Color (21845,21845,21845,21074)

cHazaThemeMenuBackground (4369,4369,4369,65535)
cHazaThemeNumberEntryTextEnabled (61680,46774,0,65535) - meter text on mixer
cHazaThemeTabbyBackground_1 (4369,4369,4369,65535)

cMarkerRulerColor (11008,11008,11008,65535)
cMarkerRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)

cChordSymbolRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cDefaultRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cDefaultSelectedRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cKeySignatureRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cMarkerRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cMeterRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cTempoRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)


MeterFaderTickDrawer_InactiveTickFontColor_Mac (65535,65535,65535,65535)
MeterFaderTickDrawer_InactiveTickFontColor_Windows (65535,65535,65535,65535)
MeterFaderTickDrawer_InactiveTickFontOutlineColor_Mac (49344,49344,49344,65535)
MeterFaderTickDrawer_TickFontColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by tmuzik

I was having a hard time seeing the blue-ish grid and the blue inactive plugins - Dark-ish Blue on Black is not the best choice.

• Lighter Grid Color
• Slightly Darker Bkgd Canvas
• Lighter Text Color On Rulers
• Colored Text Plugin Bypass
• Colored Text Plugin Inactive
• Darker Bkgd List and Menus
• Added a new color to the peak meter reading on the Mixer Window (the two green text readings right next to each other bugged me)
• Lighter Text List/Menus

https://i.imgur.com/2NHCgjZ.png
https://i.imgur.com/nff8GdV.png
https://i.imgur.com/mM3wxWB.png
https://i.imgur.com/2NofaDZ.png

Including a link to the RGB translations of all the variables. The colors can be viewed easily in a text editor like Sublime w/Color Highlighter Package added or better. As seen in screen shot above.
https://1drv.ms/t/s!Au9eBrg-Pd85iqBjrp7gSMVQeu4tuw

It is easy to edit the colors - someone else already posted but I will repeat.
Divide the all numerals by 256 - some_text_color (15420,25443,55512,65535) = some_text_color (R,G,B,A) = rgba(60, 99, 216,256) - think of the last set of numerals "65535" as 100% opacity.

<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><>  MODs
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Font_InsertSend_Label_Bypassed (48384,35584,1280,65535) 
Font_InsertSend_Label_Inactive (40704,19712,24832,65535)
Font_InsertSend_Label_InactiveWhite (65535,65535,65535,65535)

cNormalBackgroundCanvasColor (11008,11008,11008,65535)

DefaultThemeFontColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)

cTrackGridLineModeOn1Color (21845,21845,21845,49858)
cTrackGridLineModeOn2Color (21845,21845,21845,37265)
cTrackGridLineModeOn3Color (21845,21845,21845,21074)

cHazaThemeMenuBackground (4369,4369,4369,65535)
cHazaThemeNumberEntryTextEnabled (61680,46774,0,65535) - meter text on mixer
cHazaThemeTabbyBackground_1 (4369,4369,4369,65535)

cMarkerRulerColor (11008,11008,11008,65535)
cMarkerRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)

cChordSymbolRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cDefaultRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cDefaultSelectedRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cKeySignatureRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cMarkerRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cMeterRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)
cTempoRulerTextColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)


MeterFaderTickDrawer_InactiveTickFontColor_Mac (65535,65535,65535,65535)
MeterFaderTickDrawer_InactiveTickFontColor_Windows (65535,65535,65535,65535)
MeterFaderTickDrawer_InactiveTickFontOutlineColor_Mac (49344,49344,49344,65535)
MeterFaderTickDrawer_TickFontColor (65535,65535,65535,65535)

Thanks for this but got some issues. First is your color changes for the active/inactive/bypassed for when you make a plugin inactive it disappears into the mixer background. Not good. Second is that one drive link doesn't work - the page semi-loads and keeps repeating loading but nothing other than basic page graphics show.

Other than that the changes look good.


edit for additional:
To resolve the issue I called out for active/inactive/bypassed business do not modify the stock values for

Font_InsertSend_Label_Bypassed - leave them at 56540,56540,56540,65535
and
Font_InsertSend_Label_InactiveWhite - leave them at 44204,44204,44204,65535
But do change the values for
Font_InsertSend_Label_Inactive to 65535,0,0,65535 - this will give a strong red color to the font readily showing an inactive state