Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1398)

In this example, the corrections applied so far have caused the image to be slightly
oversaturated. This is especially apparent in the red third of the RGB Parade scope, in the
Video Scopes tab.
Before adjusting
the saturation
After adjusting the
saturation, red levels
are slightly reduced.
Note: As always, be careful to make adjustments to saturation only while looking at a
properly calibrated broadcast monitor. It can be very tempting to mistakenly oversaturate
the colors of your clip based on the way video looks on a computer display. It’s a good
idea to turn on the Excess Chroma option (in the Range Check submenu of the View
menu) to keep yourself from inadvertently setting illegal chroma levels by boosting the
saturation too high.
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.
1398 Chapter 82 Color Correction Examples