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661Final Cut Pro User Guide
6. To adjust a color channel, click a curve to set a control point, then drag it up to increase
the intensity of the color or down to decrease the intensity.
To constrain the control point to vertical or horizontal movement, hold down the Shift
key as you drag. To make fine adjustments, hold down the Option key as you drag.
Adjusting the image with a single control point affects most of the midtones as well as
some shadows and highlights.
To select a custom color to adjust, click the eyedropper at the top of one of the color
curves, then click or drag over a color in the viewer. You can also click the name of a
color curve (at the top left of the curve), then click or drag in the color wheel.
Tip: To remove a color cast from a clip with manual control and precision, click the
eyedropper at the top of one of the color curves, then, in the viewer, click or drag over
an area of the image that’s supposed to be white, such as a white sheet of paper. A
vertical gray line appears on the color curve. Click to add a control point where the gray
line intersects the curve, then drag the control point down until the selected color turns
white. Use the waveform monitor in RGB Parade view to verify the change.