Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 364)

Chapter 13 Color correction 364
3 To adjust the default shape that appears in the Viewer, do any of the following:
Drag this handle to make
the shape rectangular.
Drag the outer edge
to control the softness.
Drag any of these
handles to change the
shape’s width or height.
Drag the center circle
to move the shape.
Drag this handle
to rotate the shape.
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To position the shape: Drag the center.
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To adjust the shape’s width or height: Drag any of the four handles at the 90-degree points (top,
bottom, left, or right) of the inner circle. You can hold down the Shift key while dragging to
force all sides to scale proportionally.
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To control the roundness of the shape: Drag the handle to the left of the inner circle’s top handle.
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To rotate the shape: Drag the rotation handle (extending from the center).
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To control the softness of the shape’s edge: Drag the outer circle. Setting the outer circle close
to the inner circle creates a hard edge and an abrupt transition to the corrections you apply,
and dragging the outer circle away from the inner circle creates a softer edge and a more
gradual transition.
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To hide the mask’s controls: Click the Shape Mask onscreen controls button in the Shape Mask
area of the Color section of the Video inspector.
4 To adjust the color correction settings for this shape mask, click the Color Board button in the
Video inspector. (After you make any Color Board adjustments, the button color changes.)
5 Do one of the following:
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To apply a color correction to the shape area: Click Inside Mask.
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To apply a color correction to everything except the shape area: 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 shape’s area, and then select Outside Mask to darken everything else.
6 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.
7 To add additional shapes to the correction, click the Add Shape Mask button in the color
correction’s area in the Video inspector again.
Another default shape appears in the Viewer, and the original shape is dimmed. You can select
and continue configuring the original shape by clicking its center.