Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 367)

Chapter 13 Color correction 367
Apply multiple color corrections
You can apply multiple color corrections to a clip to target specific issues. For example, you could
have one color correction that mutes a bright orange shirt and a second one that enhances the
green in the lawn.
Color masks are created based on the original colors in the clip. For example, if the first color
correction removes all chroma from the clip, the second color correction can still create a color
mask based on a color originally in the clip.
Apply multiple color corrections to a clip
1 Select a clip in the Timeline.
2 To add an additional color correction item, click the Add Correction button in the
Video inspector.
Click here to add a correction.
By default, the Color section contains the first manual color correction item (Correction 1)
along with the Balance and Match Color items. Color correction items that you add are named
Correction 2, Correction 3, and so on. Each correction item has its own Color Board button—
clicking one of these opens the Color Board with that correction’s settings. You can also choose a
correction in the Color Board using the pop-up menu in the upper-right corner.
Note: If you have applied multiple corrections to a clip, you can drag them in the Video inspector
to change their order. Rearranging the processing order can provide different results.
View color correction keyframes in the Timeline
If a clip has multiple corrections with animated shape masks, you can view a correction’s shape
mask keyframes in the Video Animation Editor above the clip in the Timeline.
1 In the Timeline, select a clip that has multiple color corrections with animated shape
masks applied.
2 Choose Clip > Show Video Animation (or press Control-V).
3 Choose the color correction you want to view from the Color pop-up menu:
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To see a composite of keyframes from all corrections: Choose the correction, and if it contains
multiple shape masks, choose the one you want to see.
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To see keyframes from a specific shape mask in a correction: Choose the correction, and if it
contains multiple shape masks, choose the one you want to see.
When you choose a specific correction, such as Correction 2, you see its keyframes in white
and the keyframes of other corrections in dark gray.