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672Final Cut Pro User Guide
Tip: If you want to color correct the next or previous clip in the timeline, press
Command-Right Arrow or Command-Left Arrow to move the playhead to the next or
previous clip and select it. These shortcuts select clips in the same role only, so you can
quickly move between video clips and skip over clips not suited for color correction (such
as music or titles).
After you apply a color correction, you can copy it to another clip or group of clips. See
Copy effects between clips in Final Cut Pro.
Add color masks and shape masks
Add a color mask in Final Cut Pro
A color mask isolates a particular color in an image. You can apply a color mask to a clip
to correct a specific color, or to exclude that color from corrections to the rest of the
image, or both. For example, you could mute a bright color in the background that distracts
attention from a clip’s main subject.
You can create two types of color masks in Final Cut Pro: a 3D color mask or an HSL color
mask. With either mask type you can make an initial color selection using an eyedropper,
but each mask type has its own set of controls for refining the color range in the mask.
Note: You can switch from one mask type to another, but your color selection is not
retained when you switch.
1. Add a color correction to a clip in the Final Cut Pro timeline, then select the clip.
2. Position the playhead in the timeline so that the clip appears in the viewer.
3. If the Color inspector isn’t already shown, do one of the following:
• Choose Window > Go To > Color Inspector (or press Command-6).
• Click the Enhancements pop-up menu below the viewer and choose Show Color
Inspector.
4. Click the pop-up menu at the top of the Color inspector and choose the color correction
you want to mask.
5. At the top of the Color inspector, move the pointer over the effect name and click the
Apply Effect Masks button
.
6. Click the pop-up menu that appears and choose Add Color Mask.
The Color Mask controls appear at the bottom of the Color inspector, and the pointer
changes to an eyedropper.