Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1396)

After you’ve used the Auto-Balance eyedroppers to achieve a properly balanced image,
it’s time to fine-tune the color balance. To really get the look you want, you need to adjust
the various color balance controls by hand. When adjusting the color balance controls,
you always want to start by first correcting the whites and then correcting the blacks.
You’ve already performed these two steps using the Auto-Balance eyedroppers. Adjusting
the midtones now will allow you to make the most accurate correction, with the greatest
degree of control.
13 Drag anywhere within one of the color wheels to move the color balance indicator relative
to its previous position. Because you already used the Auto-Balance eyedroppers in the
whites and blacks, these positions will be your starting points if you make any further
adjustments.
In this example, drag the color balance indicator in the Mids color wheel more into a mix
of cyan and blue to give the image a cooler look, particularly in the actor’s face and the
roof of the car.
Adjust the Mids control
to add more blue.
A before-and-after comparison of this change illustrates the effect.
After Before
1396 Chapter 82 Color Correction Examples