Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1362)

Chapter 27 Color Correction 577
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Remember, don’t select an area that’s overexposed, like a light source or a shiny
highlight. This does not give you the result you want. Instead, select a properly exposed
area of your picture that’s white, like a well-lit shirt sleeve or white wall. You may have
to try several different spots to get the result you want; don’t hesitate to undo this
operation and try again if you’re not satisfied with the results of your initial selection.
Because the picture was tinted into the blues, when you click the eyedropper in part of
the white bedspread, the color balance indicator moves into a mixture of red and
yellow to turn the whites of the image into true white.
You can see the correction in the Canvas.
The color balance
indicator moves to
correct the whites.
After color correction Before color correction