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Manual color correction overview
Final Cut Pro includes a powerful manual color correction tool that you can use to
accomplish a wide variety of color correction or enhancement eects:
 Apply a color correction to the whole image: Adjust the color tint, color saturation, and
exposure for the whole clip image. See “Color correct the whole image” on page 414 .
 Choose a specic color in the image to correct: For example, choose a brightly colored
object, such as a shirt or car, and use the color correction settings to mute or change
the color. See “Target a specic color using a color mask” on page 417.
 Choose an area of the image to correct: Draw one or more shape masks, and then
choose whether the correction applies inside or outside the masks. You can even
have the position of the masks change as the clip plays. See “Target specic areas
using shape masks” on page 419.
You can also apply multiple color corrections to a single clip and use shape masks
in combination with a color mask. For example, you could use one correction to set
the clip’s overall color look, a second to target and alter a specic color, and a third to
target a dierent color or an area dened by a shape mask. See “Apply multiple color
corrections” on page 423 and “Add shape masks to a color mask” on page 422.
You make manual color adjustments using the Color Board.
Color correct the whole image
You use the Color Board to manually adjust a clip’s color, saturation, and exposure.
Manually color correct the whole clip image
1 Select a clip in the Timeline, and do one of the following:
Choose Window > Show Color Board (or press Command-6). Â
Choose Show Color Board from the Enhancements pop-up menu in the toolbar. Â
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