Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1413)

Example: Using the Desaturate Highlights Filter
In this example, the use of a color correction filter to bring color detail out of the blues
of a diving clip has resulted in some unwanted reds in the bright highlights of the image.
To eliminate these unwanted reds without losing the other colors of the diver and the
background, you’ll use the Desaturate Highlights filter.
Unwanted reds in
the edge highlights
Unwanted reds in
the bubbles
To use the Desaturate Highlights filter
1 Move the Apply Above slider to the left to gradually include more of the brightest areas
of the picture in the range of what is to be desaturated.
Move the Apply Above
slider to the left to include
more bright areas.
Move the Softness slider
to the right to ease
the transition.
You can see the effects of
the filter in the Canvas.
2 Move the Softness slider to the right to ease the transition between the areas of the
picture being desaturated and the areas that are unaffected.
Depending on the range of values you’re choosing to desaturate, raising the softness can
keep this effect from looking artificial.
1413 Chapter 82 Color Correction Examples