Optimize Palettes

The Optimize Palettes function will remove any unused palettes or colours in the scene. The palettes that are removed will be eliminated from the palette list but not be deleted off the disk unless specified to do so.

On the bottom of the Optimize Palettes dialog are a variety of actions which can be applied to the palettes and colours listed. These actions enable you to optimize your palettes in the manner that suits the needs of your scene best.

Parameter	Description
Select All	Select all the palettes or colours.
Select None	Deselect all the palettes or colours.
Remove	Remove the selected palettes or colours from the palette list.
Delete	Remove the selected palettes from the palette list and delete them off the disk. NOTE This option is only available in the Palettes tab.
Merge	Combine at least two unused palettes into a new palette on a pre-existing palette list. TIP The newly merged palette can be combined with an existing palette. NOTE This option is only available in the Palettes tab.
Check Other Versions	When enabled, will prevent you from removing palettes from your project files if they are used in other versions within that project. NOTE By default Check Other Versions is enabled. NOTE If the palette is referenced in an older scene and the Check Other Versions option is enabled, the palette will be marked as “Used” in the Optimize Palettes dialog.
Close	Close the Optimize Palettes dialog.

Palettes

The Palette tab in the Optimize Palettes dialog will only display the colour palettes that remain unused. If a colour in the palette is not being used, the palette will still be deemed necessary by Harmony.

Section	Description
Selection	A checkbox to indicate that the chosen palette has been selected. A selection is indicated with a check.
Reason	Indicates the reason that the palettes are unnecessary in your project. The following are reasons that can appear: Unused: No drawings or nodes link to any of the colours in the palette. Inactive: Palettes that are not used due to all of its colours being replaced by another palette, respecting the palette order on that palette list in Harmony. Clone: A duplicate of a used palette in the scene. Unlinked: Palettes that exist in the filesystem, but are unlinked from palettes listed in the scene. Empty: Palettes that contain no colour swatches. Missing: A palette listed on a palette list can no longer be found in the project folder. Empty Palette List: A special behaviour, but if a palette list is identified as “empty” (For example, all of its palettes are missing in the system) it should also be selectable and removable.
Deletable	Whether or not a palette can be removed from the disk in addition to being removed from the palette list. A palette will not be deletable if it is stored in the Job or Environment files or located in another scene.
Name	The name of the palette in the palette list.
Type	Displays what palette type is selected. Colour: A colour palette can contain colours, gradients and bitmap textures. Pencil Texture: A pencil texture palette can contain textures to apply as transparency filters to pencil lines, in combination to their line colour, to create various styles of pencil lines. For more information, see About Pencil Line Textures.
File Path	The location of the palette on the disk.

Merge Dialog

When the Merge action is selected, a Merge dialog will appear.

Section	Description
New Palette Name	The name that will be assigned to the new palette after the merge is performed.
Palette Location	How the merged palette will appear. Scene palette list: The most simple and least restrictive approach, and is the type of palette used by Harmony when Advanced Palette Lists mode is disabled. Element palette list: A palette list associated with a single element in your scene.
Destination Palette List	The palette list on which the newly merged palette will be registered.
OK	Confirm the merge operation.
Cancel	Abort the merge operation.

Colours

The Colours tab in the Optimize Palettes dialog will only display unused colours contained in your used palettes.

Section	Description
Selection	A checkbox to indicate that the chosen colour has been selected. A selection is indicated with a check.
Reason	Indicates the reason that the colours are unnecessary in your project. The following are reasons that can appear: Unused: No drawing or node is using the colour or texture in the scene. Duplicate: A colour or texture is duplicated in your palette list. The name of the colour as it appears in the palette.
Name	The name of the colour as it appears in the palette.
Palette Owner	The palette that contains the colour or texture.
Palette Type	Displays what sort of palette contains the selected colour. Colour: A colour palette can contain colours, gradients and bitmap textures. Pencil Texture: A pencil texture palette can contain textures to apply as transparency filters to pencil lines, in combination to their line colour, to create various styles of pencil lines. For more information, see About Pencil Line Textures.
Palette Path	The location of the palette on the disk.