Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 363)

Chapter 13 Color correction 363
6 To adjust the color correction settings for this color mask, click the Color Board button in the
Video inspector. (After you make any Color Board adjustments, the button color changes.)
7 Do one of the following:
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To apply a color correction to the selected color: Click Inside Mask.
•
To apply a color correction to everything except the selected color: Click Outside Mask.
You can make corrections to both the inside and outside areas of the mask—each area
effectively has its own complete set of Color Board controls. For example, you could select Inside
Mask and enhance the targeted color, and then select Outside Mask to darken everything else.
8 Adjust the Color Board controls to create the effect you want.
For more information about working with the Color Board, see Color correct the whole image on
page 359.
To limit the area of the image affected by a color mask, you can add a shape mask. For more
information, see
Add shape masks to a color mask on page 366.
Target specific areas using shape masks
A shape mask defines an area in the image so that you can apply color corrections either inside
or outside that area. For example, you might want to emphasize a subject’s face by darkening the
area around the face.
You can add multiple shape masks to define multiple areas, and you can also animate the shapes
so that they follow an area while a camera pans or an object moves as the clip plays.
Add a shape mask
1 In the Timeline, select a clip with an area whose color you want to mute or enhance.
2 Click the Add Shape Mask button in the Color section of the Video inspector.
Click here to add
a shape mask.
A Shape Mask area appears.
Click here to show or
hide the shape mask
onscreen controls.