Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1337)

552 Part III Color Correction and Video Quality Control
Window Layouts and Keyboard Shortcuts
 Window layouts: Final Cut Pro includes several window layouts designed for color
correction. See “ Window Layouts for Color Correction in Final Cut Pro ” on page 553.
 Keyboard shortcuts: Several keyboard shortcuts speed up navigation between clips
to make matching color between adjacent shots easier. See “ Keyboard Shortcuts to
Move Quickly Between Clips ” on page 554.
 Frame Viewer windows: You can use Frame Viewer windows to compare the color of
adjacent sequence clips in a single frame. See “ Comparing Two Frames in the Frame
Viewer ” on page 555.
Color Correction Filters
The Color Corrector, Color Corrector 3-way, and RGB Balance filters are the main filters
you use for matching color between shots and making aesthetic color changes. The
Broadcast Safe, RGB Limit, Desaturate Highlights, and Desaturate Lows filters are used
to correct illegal video levels and to correct black and white color casts.
Using Scopes Versus Looking at an External Monitor
There are two pieces of information that you have available to work with while
performing color correction: the readouts displayed in the Video Scopes tab, and the
visual image as displayed on your NTSC or PAL broadcast video monitor. Each has
advantages and disadvantages; you’ll want to use both equally to determine what
needs to be done.
The Final Cut Pro video scopes are very good for showing you quantitative information
about the relative distribution of luma, the balance of different colors, the amount of
saturation, and the range of color that exists in your clip. This information can help you
decide how to adjust the controls of the color correction filter being used and spot
details that you may not have noticed in the picture.