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664Final Cut Pro User Guide
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.
Add and set up a Hue/Saturation Curves color correction
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.
3. Click the pop-up menu at the top of the Color inspector, then do one of the following:
• Add a new instance of the Hue/Saturation Curves effect: Choose Hue/Saturation
Curves from the Add Correction section at the bottom of the menu.
For more details and methods, see Add color corrections in Final Cut Pro.
• Correct a Hue/Saturation Curves effect already applied to the clip: Choose the Hue/
Saturation Curves effect you want to correct from the Corrections section at the top
of the menu.
Hue/Saturation Curves controls appear in the Color inspector. The effect also appears
in the Effects section of the Video inspector.
Tip: To switch the inspector between full-height view and half-height view, double-
click the top bar of the inspector.
4. Click the View pop-up menu at the top of the Color inspector and choose a display
option:
• 6 Curves: Displays all six curves at once.
• Single Curves: Displays one large curve at a time. In Single Curves view, click a
button at the top of the Color inspector to display a specific curve.
To color correct the clip, follow the instructions below for the adjustment you want to make.