Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1361)

576 Part III Color Correction and Video Quality Control
Moving the Mids slider to the right moves the distribution of midtones farther to the
right, as you can see in the Histogram. Lightening this shot using the Mids slider, as
opposed to readjusting the whites, allows you to preserve the maximum amount of
available detail in the image. Otherwise, boosting the whites might result in the lighter
areas of your clip being blown out.
Now it’s time to address the color. In the example, the white cat is tinted green because
the video camera was white-balanced incorrectly.
9 To compensate for the green tint, click the Auto-Balance eyedropper.
Note: When this button is selected, your pointer turns into an eyedropper when you
move it into the Canvas.
10 Click the eyedropper in an area of the picture that’s supposed to be pure white.
The Color Corrector filter automatically adjusts the Balance control to compensate for
whatever tint exists in that area of the picture. In this example, click a highlight of the
white bedspread.
The Histogram reflects the
change in midtone levels.
Waveform Monitor
reflects change in mids.
Click the eyedropper
near the Balance control.
Click in a white area of
the image, such as the
bedspread.