Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1262)

Chapter 20 Color Correcting Clips 475
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6 Now, in the Color Corrector 3-way tab in the Viewer, click the highlighted Whites auto-
balance button.
Which auto-balance control highlights as the recommended next step depends on
what you selected as your match color. If you selected a highlight as in this example,
the Whites auto-balance control is highlighted, letting you know that it’s the
appropriate control to use. If you selected a shadow, however, the Blacks auto-balance
control is highlighted.
Note: In general, it’s always a good idea to start by picking a match color that will
highlight either the Whites and Blacks auto-balance controls, and make this adjustment
first. Adjust the Mids afterward, if it’s necessary to achieve the look you want.
7 With the Whites auto-balance button selected, move the pointer into the Canvas where
clip 2 is showing. When the pointer becomes an eyedropper, click a highlight in the actor’s
face in clip 2 that matches, as closely as possible, the highlight you selected in clip 1.
Note: For best results, it’s extremely important to select an area of color in the clip
being corrected that accurately matches the level of the area of color you selected as
the match color.
Click the Whites
auto-balance button.
Click a highlight in clip 2
that nearly matches the
same highlight you
chose in clip 1.