Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1233)

446 Part II Project Interchange
When using the Whites auto-balance control, don’t select an area that’s overexposed,
such as a light source or a shiny highlight. This won’t give you the desired result.
Instead, select a properly exposed area of your picture that’s white, such as a well-lit
shirt sleeve or white wall.
Note: When color correcting a clip, using this control is usually the second step you
take, after first using the Auto Contrast controls and the Whites, Mids, and Blacks
sliders (described in the next section) to maximize the contrast of your image.
 Balance Reset button: Click this button to reset the Balance control to its default
settings and restore your clip to its original color mix. Holding down the Shift key
while clicking this button resets the Whites, Mids, Blacks, and Saturation controls to
their default settings.
 Hue control: Rotate the Hue control to change the overall hue of the affected clip.
 Hue Reset button: Click this button to reset the Hue control to its default settings and
restore your clip to its original hue. Holding down the Shift key while clicking this
button resets the Level and Saturation controls (described in one of the next
sections) to their default settings.
Auto Level and Contrast Controls in the Color Corrector Filter
Using the Auto Contrast controls and the Whites, Mids, and Blacks sliders to maximize
the contrast of your image is usually the first step you take when color correcting a clip.
 Auto White Level button: Click this button to analyze your clip and find the maximum
level of white in the frame. The Whites slider is then adjusted to move the maximum
white level to 100 percent as viewed on the Histogram.
 Auto Black Level button: Click this button to analyze your clip and find the maximum
level of black in the frame. The Blacks slider is then adjusted to move the maximum
black level of your clip to 0 percent as viewed on the Histogram.
 Auto Contrast button: Click this button to perform the functions of both the Auto
White Level and Auto Black Level buttons simultaneously.
Level sliders
Auto Black Level button
Saturation control
Auto White Level button
Auto Contrast button