Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual
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• Broadcast Safe and RGB Limit: The Broadcast Safe filter gives you a fast method for
dealing with clips that have luma and chroma levels that exceed the broadcast limits
for video. If you want to limit illegal RGB levels, you can use the RGB Limit controls in
the Broadcast Safe filter or you can use the RGB Limit filter. For more information, see
“Using the Broadcast Safe Filter”
and
All the Final Cut Pro color correction filters are located in the Color Correction bin, within
the Video Filters bin in the Effects tab of the Browser. They can be applied the same way
as any other filter. For more information, see
The two main color correction filters in Final Cut Pro that you’ll use to perform primary
color correction are the Color Corrector filter and the Color Corrector 3-way filter. Each
has different requirements for real-time processing; the one you use will probably depend
on the video hardware you have installed.
Once applied, color correction filters appear in the Filters tab of a clip that’s opened in
the Viewer, along with any other filters you may have added. One color correction tab
appears in the Viewer for each color correction filter you apply. Additional tabs are
numbered sequentially depending on their arrangement in the Filters tab.
A color correction
tab appears for each
color correction filter
you apply.
As with all other filters, clicking the disclosure triangle next to a filter’s name reveals a list
of controls that allow you to make various adjustments. Unlike most other filters, the
Color Corrector and Color Corrector 3-way filters have two sets of controls—numeric and
visual.
To use the visual controls
µ
In the Filters tab, click the Visual button next to the Color Corrector filter.
Click this button to
view the filter’s visual
controls tab.
To use the standard numeric controls
Do one of the following:
µ
In the Color Corrector tab, click the Numeric button.
µ
Click the Filters tab.
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Color Correction Filters