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653Final Cut Pro User Guide
Use the Color Board in Final Cut Pro
You can adjust a clip’s tint, saturation, and exposure with great precision using the Color
Board. First you add the Color Board color correction effect to the clip, and then you adjust
its settings in the Color inspector.
To provide objective, precise information as you color correct a clip, use the video scopes
and other video measurement tools (see Intro to measuring video in Final Cut Pro). You can
also create a custom workspace layout for color correction, or switch to the predefined
Color & Effects layout (see
Change the workspace layout in Final Cut Pro).
Note: Because you can apply multiple color correction effects to a clip, you’re not required
to follow all of the steps below, nor the order of those steps. For example, you might adjust
the overall contrast with the Color Curves effect and adjust a color tint with the Color
Wheels effect. Or you could achieve the same results with multiple instances of the same
effect. For a summary of the color correction effects, see Intro to color correction effects
in Final Cut Pro.
1. In the Final Cut Pro timeline, select the clip you want to correct, then position the
playhead in the clip so that the clip appears in the viewer.
2. Open the Color inspector.
Tip: If you frequently add a particular color correction effect, you can speed up your
workflow by setting it as the default color correction. Then just select a timeline clip
and press Command-6 to start adjusting the effect in the Color inspector.