Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 357)

Chapter 13 Color correction 357
Analyze color balance for clips dragged to the Timeline from the Finder
1 Choose Final Cut Pro > Preferences, or press Command-Comma (,).
2 In the Final Cut Pro Preferences window, click the Import button and select “Analyze for balance
color” in the Video section.
All clips that you drag directly to the Timeline from the Finder are now analyzed.
Note: When you change this setting in the Preferences window, the setting is also changed in all
other windows with an “Analyze for balance color” option.
Analyze color balance for clips in the Event Browser
When you analyze the color balance of clips in the Event Browser, any clips that were analyzed
during import are skipped.
1 Select one or more clips in the Event Browser.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose Modify > Analyze and Fix.
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Control-click one of the selected clips and choose Analyze and Fix from the shortcut menu.
3 In the window that appears, select “Analyze for balance color” in the Video section and click OK.
Balance a clip’s colors
Clips in Final Cut Pro have a Balance setting that turns automatic color balance correction on
and off, whether the clip is in the Event Browser or the Timeline. The frame used as the reference
frame is either a frame chosen during color balance analysis, the frame the playhead is on in the
Timeline, or the middle frame. For more information, see
Color balance overview on page 356.
Turn a clip’s color balance correction on and off
1 Select one or more clips in the Timeline or the Event Browser.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose Modify > Balance Color (or press Command-Option-B).
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Choose Balance Color from the Enhancements pop-up menu in the toolbar.
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In the Color section of the Video inspector, select or deselect the Balance checkbox.
Click to turn Balance on or off.
Balance analysis status