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669Final Cut Pro User Guide
Adjust the saturation within a range of saturation
The Sat vs Sat curve allows you to create special looks by selecting and adjusting a range
of saturation within the video clip’s original saturation. You can increase the saturation of
areas with low saturation, or you can desaturate oversaturated areas to make them safe for
broadcast. In the example below, the saturation is increased in a region of low saturation in
the original image.
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 Sat vs Sat curve.
If all six curves are shown in the inspector, you may need to scroll to see the Sat vs Sat
curve. In Single Curves view, click the SvS 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.
Three control points appear on the curve in the Color inspector. The middle control
point represents the level of saturation you selected with the eyedropper. The two outer
control points constrain the selection to a narrow range of saturation.
Note: You can also create control points by clicking the curve, but the eyedropper
method is generally more precise.
4. Drag the middle control point up to increase the saturation, or down to decrease the
saturation.
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.
5. To change the range of saturation selected, drag the two outer control points to the left
or the right, or just delete them.