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4 To adjust the clip’s chroma level, click Saturation (or press Command-Control-S), and
drag the controls in the Saturation pane.
 To adjust saturation for the whole image: Drag the Global control on the left.
 To adjust saturation in the darker areas of the image: Drag the Shadows control.
 To adjust saturation in the midtones: Drag the Midtones control.
 To adjust saturation in the brighter areas of the image: Drag the Highlights control.
Dragging the controls up increases the chroma level, and dragging them down
reduces the level. These controls do not move left and right.
5 To adjust the clip’s luma level, click Exposure (or press Command-Control-E), and drag
the controls in the Exposure pane.
 To adjust exposure for the whole image: Drag the Global control on the left.
 To adjust exposure in the darker areas of the image: Drag the Shadows control.
 To adjust exposure in the midtones (similar to a gamma control): Drag the
Midtones control.
 To adjust exposure in the brighter areas of the image: Drag the Highlights control.
Dragging the controls up increases the luma level, and dragging them down reduces
the level. These controls do not move left and right.
You can use the Command Editor to assign a keyboard shortcut to turn color
corrections on and o while making adjustments in the Color Board, and to assign
keyboard shortcuts to many other Color Board functions. For more information, see
“View keyboard shortcuts in the Command Editor” on page 526.
Reset and turn o Color Board color corrections
1 In the Timeline, select a clip whose color corrections you want to remove.
2 In the Color Board, do any of the following:
 To reset the currently selected control to its neutral state: Press Delete.
 To reset all of a pane’s controls to their neutral state: Click the Reset button in the
pane’s upper-right corner.
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