Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1347)

Window Layouts for Color Correction in Final Cut Pro
There are two window layouts that are especially convenient for color correction in
Final Cut Pro:
• Color Correction: This layout arranges the Viewer, Canvas, and one Tool Bench window
displaying a Video Scopes tab along the top of your computer screen. The Browser and
Timeline are arranged beneath. This is a good layout for examining one clip in your
sequence at a time in the Canvas while viewing an analysis of that frame in the Video
Scopes tab and making color correction adjustments in the Viewer.
• Multiple Edits: This layout arranges four windows along the top of your computer
screen—the Viewer, a Tool Bench window showing a Frame Viewer tab, the Canvas,
and another Tool Bench window showing another Frame Viewer tab with a Video
Scopes tab in the background. The Browser and Timeline are arranged beneath. The
Multiple Edits layout is ideal for comparing adjacent clips in your sequence to one
another on your computer screen for a relative comparison.
You may also find it useful to create a custom layout of your own, depending on how
you like to work. You can open as many Tool Bench windows as you like, each with
different sets of Frame Viewer and Video Scopes tabs comparing different frames in your
sequence. For more information on using and saving window layouts in Final Cut Pro,
see
“Customizing Window Layouts.”
Comparing Two Frames in the Frame Viewer
You can use the Frame Viewer to visually compare multiple frames from the same
sequence. This is particularly useful when performing a color comparison of multiple clips
in the same setting where the lighting attributes may have changed. The Frame Viewer
is a tab in the Tool Bench window. In Final Cut Pro, you can open as many Frame Viewer
tabs in as many Tool Bench windows as necessary.
In addition to comparing adjacent clips in a sequence for color correction, you can use
the Frame Viewer tab for other tasks:
• Performing a before-and-after filter adjustment: Using the Frame Viewer’s split screen,
you can compare a frame from your clip with and without a filter applied, side by side.
• Lining up horizons or the lines of a table or desk: This is especially useful when enlarging
a shot in post-production.
You can set a Frame Viewer tab to display the current frame, adjacent edit points, or the
sequence In and Out points in the Canvas and Timeline. You can also compare two frames
within a single Frame Viewer tab using the split-screen buttons. You can split the screen
either vertically or horizontally, or create a rectangular region showing the split as a
picture within a picture. You can configure the Frame Viewer to display those individual
frames that are most useful for making comparisons in your project.
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