Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1253)

466 Part II Project Interchange
Example: Color Correcting a Three-Shot Sequence for Continuity
Now that you’ve examined the specifics of using the Final Cut Pro color correction
filters, you are ready to use these filters to make a series of three shots in a scene match
one another. In the three shots shown in this example, two shots are taken from the
same clip, and one is an insert shot taken from a completely different clip.
1 Apply the desired color correction filter to all the shots in the sequence.
This makes it easy to use the Copy Filter controls to apply settings from one filter to
another as you make your adjustments.
2 Choose Windows > Arrange > Multiple Edits to select the Multiple Edits layout.
This is a useful layout for comparing multiple clips in a scene.
3 Choose Open from the Playhead Sync pop-up menu in the Viewer or Canvas (choosing
an option from the pop-up menu in either window sets both to the same playhead
sync mode).
This way, whichever clip is at the position of the playhead is automatically opened in
the Viewer. If all three clips have color correction filters applied to them and a Color
Corrector or Color Corrector 3-way tab is selected in the Viewer, the Viewer always
displays the color correction filter for the clip at the current position of the playhead.
Note: For more information about the Playhead Sync pop-up menu, see Volume I,
Chapter 6, “Viewer Basics.” You can also see Volume I, Chapter 7, “Canvas Basics.”
Multiple Edits layout