Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) - Manual (Page 380)

Chapter 12 Color correction 380
The Viewer changes to display the Timeline playhead’s frame on the right and the frame the
pointer is over on the left.
The clip that the pointer is
over is the color match source.
Click to preview the color match.
The selected
Timeline clip is the
color match target.
3 Skim any clip in the Timeline or the Browser to find a frame with the color look you want to
match, and click to preview that look applied to the selected clip.
You can click a variety of clips until you find the look you want.
Tip: You may want to import a still image that has the look you want, even if it’s not related to
your project, so that you can match its color look.
4 To accept the current look, click Apply Match in the Match Color window.
The Viewer returns to its normal configuration, and the selected Timeline clips change to the
new look.
Turn match color corrections on or off
You can turn off the color match corrections that have been applied to a clip. This is useful for
viewing the difference between the original clip and the corrected clip.
1 In the Timeline, select a clip with match color corrections applied.
2 Click the Color Match checkbox in the Color section of the Video inspector.
Adjust color manually
Manual color correction overview
Final Cut Pro includes a powerful manual color correction tool that you can use to accomplish a
wide variety of color correction or enhancement effects:
•
Apply a color correction to the whole image: Adjust the color tint, color saturation, and exposure
for the whole clip image. See
Color correct the whole image on page 381.
•
Choose a specific color in the image to correct: For example, choose a brightly colored object,
such as a shirt or car, and use the color correction settings to mute or change the color. See
Target a specific color using a color mask on page 383.
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