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640Final Cut Pro User Guide
• After you’ve applied a color balance correction (using one of the methods above),
select or deselect the Balance Color checkbox in the Effects section of the Video
inspector.
Manually white-balance clips in Final Cut Pro
White-balancing an image removes color casts and ensures that white objects in the image
appear white. Whether or not the camera operator remembered to set the white balance
in the camera, it’s easy to quickly correct the white balance of your video footage in
Final Cut Pro.
1. Select a clip in the Final Cut Pro timeline or browser.
2. Position the playhead over the clip so that the clip’s video is displayed in the viewer.
3. To turn on the Balance Color correction, do one of the following:
• Choose Modify > Balance Color (or press Option-Command-B).
• Click the Enhancements pop-up menu below the viewer and choose Balance Color.
Note: When Balance Color is on, there’s a checkmark next to the menu item.
The automatic color balance correction is applied to the clip.
4. If the Video inspector isn’t already shown, do one of the following:
• Choose Window > Show in Workspace > Inspector (or press Command-4).
• Click the Inspector button on the right side of the toolbar.
5. Click the pop-up menu in the Balance Color section of the Video inspector and choose
White Balance.
The pointer changes to an eyedropper.