Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual
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Color Correction and Video Quality Control
The following example shows you how to use the Color Corrector 3-way filter to adjust
a clip that was both underexposed and shot with an incorrect white balance, giving it
an orange tinge.
1
Move the playhead in the Timeline over the clip you want to work on so that you can
see your changes output to video as you work.
With an external broadcast monitor connected to your computer, and the External
Video submenu of the View menu set to All Frames, whichever frame is at the current
position of the playhead in the Canvas will be output to video.
2
Apply the Color Corrector 3-way filter to the sequence clip.
For more information on applying filters, see Chapter 12, “
3
Open the selected clip in the Viewer by double-clicking it, or by selecting it and
pressing Return.
4
Click the Color Corrector 3-way tab at the top of the Viewer to access the Color
Corrector 3-way filter visual controls.
5
Choose Window > Arrange > Color Correction.
This displays the Video Scopes tab in the Tool Bench window. While color correcting, it’s
helpful to have the Video Scopes tab open to get a more detailed analysis of your
video as you work.
This example shows how
to adjust the overall color
balance of this clip.
Click the Color Corrector
3-way tab to view the
visual controls.