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667Final Cut Pro User Guide
• Hue vs Luma: Adjust the brightness of the selected color. Drag the middle control
point up to increase the brightness, or down to decrease the brightness. Add or
adjust control points as needed.
To make fine adjustments, hold down the Option key as you drag a control. Hold
down the Shift key as you drag to constrain the control point to vertical or horizontal
movement only.
In the example below, the HvL button was clicked in the Single Curves view, and the
eyedropper was used to select the hue of the wall in the image.
5. To adjust the selected range, drag the two outer control points to the left or the right, or
just delete them.
Adjust the saturation for a range of brightness
You can use the Luma vs Sat curve to create special looks and to make a clip broadcast-
safe by reducing oversaturation.
1. Follow the instructions in Add and set up a Hue/Saturation Curves color correction,
above.
2. In the Color inspector, click the eyedropper for the Luma vs Sat curve.
If all six curves are shown in the inspector, you may need to scroll to see the Luma vs
Sat curve. In Single Curves view, click the LvS button at the top to display the curve.
3. In the viewer, click or drag over the color in your clip whose saturation you want to
adjust.