10.0.6 and Match Color

I'm trying to use the Match Color feature and I'm having some difficulty. I can't seem to select a clip to match against if that clip is in the SAME storyline as the clip I'm attempting to apply the match to. Rather I can only select a clip to match against if it is OUTSIDE the storyline of the clip I'm trying to color correct. Sorry, I know it sounds convoulted. Has anyone ran across a similar problem?
Thanks in advance.

scottandlee wrote:
… Has anyone ran across a similar problem? …
No, I can choose from anywhere, in my Project or even Events.
so, just wild speculation:
do you use optimized/proxy media?
or 'other' encoded material ... ?

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"anyoneSeenMaiTai" <[email protected]> wrote
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news:[email protected]...
> I've generated a simple shadow around my page design in
Photoshop (the
shadow
> blends into the background color via a soft gradient).
I've imported a
small
> section of the shadow into Dreamweaver and placed it in
a special table
cell to
> duplicate the affect in Dw.
>
> This is very simple. I'm using web-safe colors (#336699)
both in Ps and
Dw.
> All artwork was created on my Mac Pro running Leopard
(10.5.2).
>
> When I test my design in Firefox it looks perfect. When
I copy the site
folder
> over to Dw on my Windows XP machine and test in IE it
also looks perfect.
It
> also looks perfect when I open the design up in Dw on
the Windows machine
(in
> the document window).
>
> HOWEVER ... the colors do NOT match in the Dw document
window on my Mac.
Nor
> do they match when I test the page using Safari on my
Mac.
>
> I'm perplexed. I'm somewhat new to Dw, but I've been
using Ps and Gl for
a
> long time. I think I know how to match colors in the
workflow. I recently
> upgraded my Mac to 10.5.2 and I'm wondering if this is a
bug?
>
> One other thing ... the pull-down menus in the Dw color
selection areas
aren't
> always functional. Sometimes the color picking windows
will close leaving
the
> pull-down menus unresponsive. You have to hit the escape
key to exit. If
you
> are very careful you can get the menus to work using the
middle mouse
button
> (I'm using a wireless Mighty Mouse).
>
> Can anyone offer me guidance ... or has anyone else
experienced these
problems
> in Dw? TIA.
>

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Solved!
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