Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 831)

Chapter 56 Color Correcting Clips 831
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Chrominance (Chroma)
Chroma (also referred to as chrominance) describes all the different color values in your
clips, ranging from the absence of color to the maximum levels of color that can be
represented. Chroma has two properties, hue and saturation.
 Hue describes the actual color itself, whether it’s red or green or yellow. Hue is
measured as an angle on a color wheel.
 Saturation describes the intensity of that color, whether it’s a bright red or a pale red.
An image that is completely desaturated has no color at all and is a grayscale image.
Saturation is also measured on a color wheel, but as the distance from the center of
the wheel to the edge.
As you look at the color wheel, notice that it is a mix of the red, green, and blue
primary colors that make up video. In between these are the yellow, cyan, and
magenta secondary colors, which are equal mixes of the primary colors. These colors
are most intense at the outer rim of the wheel and gradually desaturate to pure
white at the center, indicating the absence of color.
0°
Magenta 29°
Blue 103°
Cyan 167°
Green -151°
Yellow -77°
Red -13°