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Chapter 13 Color correction 417
 To reset all three Color Board panes back to their neutral state: In the Color section of
the Video inspector, click the Reset button to the right of the Correction setting.
Click here to turn the
correction on or off.
Color Board
Reset button
 To turn Color Board corrections o without resetting them: In the Color section of the
Video inspector, deselect the checkbox for the correction.
Turning the corrections o and on makes it easy to quickly see the eect of
your adjustments.
Target a specic color using a color mask
A color mask isolates a particular color in the image. You can apply a color mask to
a clip to correct a specic color, or to exclude that color from corrections to the rest
of the image, or both. For example, you could mute a brightly colored shirt in the
background that distracts attention from a clip’s main subject.
Using a color mask to control the color correction allows you to pick a color and then
independently adjust that color (reduce, enhance, or change it) or adjust everything
except that color (for example, add a tint or reduce the brightness or chroma levels).
Add a color mask to a color correction
1 In the Timeline, select a clip with a color that you want to mute or enhance.
2 Click the Add Color Mask button in the Color section of the Video inspector.
Click here to add
a color mask.