Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 835)

Chapter 56 Color Correcting Clips 835
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Looking at the Picture
The only piece of information you have as you color-correct your clips is the visual
image as displayed on your NTSC or PAL broadcast video monitor. It’s important to
carefully look at the clip you’re working on and compare it visually to previous clips
you’re trying to match. The most useful procedure when correcting one clip to match
another is the ability to quickly flip back and forth between multiple edit points in the
Canvas. This allows you to compare the clip being color-corrected to the clip being
used for reference on your external broadcast monitor. Since your external broadcast
monitor is showing you the most accurate representation of your clips, this is an
important process. By rapidly flipping back and forth between the corrected clip and
the reference clip, you can easily spot the true differences between the clips.
Keyboard Shortcuts to Move Quickly Between Clips
Key command Function
Temporarily moves the playhead to the Out point of the clip two
edits back
Temporarily moves the playhead to the Out point of the clip one
edit back
Temporarily moves the playhead to the In point of the clip one
edit forward
Temporarily moves the playhead to the In point of the clip two
edits forward
Temporarily moves the playhead to the currently defined sequence
In point
Temporarily moves the playhead to the currently defined sequence
Out point
Moves the playhead back two edits
Moves the playhead back one edit (same as using the Up Arrow key)
Moves the playhead forward one edit (same as using the Down
Arrow key)
Moves the playhead forward two edits
shift control
control
control
shift control
control
control
control 6
control 7
control 8
control 9