Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1376)

Level and Saturation Controls in the Color Corrector 3-Way 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
Saturation slider Reset Match Color button
Match Hue eyedropper
Blacks slider
Mids slider
Match Color indicator
• Blacks slider: Drag this slider to adjust the minimum level of black in the affected clip,
deepening or reducing the level of absolute black in your image. To move the slider
in increments, click the small arrows to the right or left of the slider.
• Mids slider: Drag this slider to adjust the average distribution of values in between
white and black in the affected clip. To move the slider in increments, click the small
arrows to the right or left of the slider. You can use this slider to adjust the midtones
of your image, increasing or decreasing the apparent contrast of your image without
washing out the whites or blacks. For example, you could manipulate the Mids slider
to bring out detail in the shadowed areas of your clip.
• 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).
• Saturation slider: This slider raises or lowers the overall saturation, or intensity of color,
in the affected clip. Drag the slider all the way to the left to desaturate the clip
completely. This results in a grayscale image. Drag the slider to the right to increase
the saturation of color in the affected clip. To move the slider in increments, click the
small arrows to the right or left of the slider.
1376 Chapter 81 Color Correction Filters