Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1361)

• Balance Reset button: Click this button to reset the Balance control to its default settings
and restore your clip to its original color mix. Holding down the Shift key while clicking
this button also resets the level and saturation controls (described in one of the next
sections) to their default settings.
• Hue control: Rotate the Hue control to change the overall hue of the affected clip.
• Hue Reset button: Click this button to reset the Hue control to its default settings and
restore your clip to its original hue. Holding down the Shift key while clicking this button
also resets the level and saturation controls (described in one of the next sections) to
their default settings.
Auto Level and Contrast Controls in the Color Corrector Filter
Using the Auto Level controls and the Whites, Mids, and Blacks sliders to maximize the
contrast of your image is usually the first step you take when color correcting a clip.
Level sliders
Auto Black Level button Saturation slider
Auto White Level button
Auto Contrast button
• Auto White Level button: Click this button to analyze your clip and find the maximum
level of white in the frame. The Whites slider is then adjusted to move the maximum
white level to 100 percent as viewed in the Histogram.
• Auto Black Level button: Click this button to analyze your clip and find the maximum
level of black in the frame. The Blacks slider is then adjusted to move the maximum
black level of your clip to 0 percent as viewed in the Histogram.
• Auto Contrast button: Click this button to perform the functions of both the Auto White
Level and Auto Black Level buttons simultaneously.
Level and Saturation Controls in the Color Corrector Filter
The level sliders allow you to adjust the levels of the whites, midtones, and blacks in your
clip to adjust the contrast of your image. The first step when color correcting one clip to
match another is to adjust its overall luma levels to match those of the other. Only after
doing this are you able to adjust the colors appropriately and achieve the results you
want. The Saturation slider lets you increase or decrease the intensity of the color in your
image.
• Whites slider: Drag this slider to adjust the maximum level of white in the affected clip.
To move the slider in increments, click the small arrows to the right or left of the slider.
Moving the slider to the left lowers the maximum white level (letting you bring the
whites in overexposed clips down to a more acceptable level, for example).
1361 Chapter 81 Color Correction Filters