Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1355)

570 Part III Color Correction and Video Quality Control
If you hold down the Shift key while dragging a color balance indicator, the angle of
the indicator is constrained, so that the indicator can only move out toward the edge
of the color wheel, or in toward the center. This lets you change the intensity of your
color mix without changing the distribution of hues.
Unlike other controls in Final Cut Pro, a color balance control doesn’t “gear down” when
you hold down the Command key while manipulating the color balance indicator
(allowing you to make more subtle adjustments); rather, it “gears up” the control,
causing the indicator to respond more quickly and resulting in greater changes.
The Color Corrector Filter Controls
The Color Corrector filter controls are deceptively easy considering the amount of power
they give you over the look of your clips. The main controls are at the top of the visual
interface tab—color balance controls and level and saturation controls—and are
described next. For information about the controls in the Limit Effect area, see “
Using
Limit Effect Controls in the Color Corrector and Color Corrector 3-Way Filters ” on
page 603.
Note: The Color Corrector filter is more likely to be supported by real-time hardware
than the Color Corrector 3-way filter.
Color balance indicator
path constrained by the
Shift key