Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1249)

462 Part II Project Interchange
11 Click the eyedropper in an area of the picture that’s supposed to be unsaturated black.
Again, depending on the image, it may be more useful to pick a spot that’s not pure
black, but is a bit lighter so that it might show through some of the tint that’s affecting
that part of the image.
The Color Corrector 3-way filter adjusts the Blacks Balance control to compensate for
whatever tint exists in the shadows of your picture. In this example, cyan is added to
the blacks as well, to compensate for the reds that exist in the shadows of the image.
An optional step (usually if the clip you’re color correcting has a chip chart that was
shot along with the slate for that take) is to use the Mids auto-balance control.
12 Click the Mids Select Auto-balance Color button, then click the eyedropper in an area
of the chip chart that’s supposed to be neutral gray.
The Color Corrector 3-way filter adjusts the Mids Balance control to compensate for
whatever tint exists in the vast midrange of your picture.
If you don’t have a chip chart to reference and are unsure of the neutrality of a gray in the
background, don’t worry about performing this step. You’ll generally get good results
from simply using both the Whites and Blacks auto-balance controls by themselves.
Click the eyedropper
on the black of the
headrest.
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