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691Final Cut Pro User Guide
Convert or adjust HDR clips in Final Cut Pro
You can use the HDR Tools effect to convert wide-gamut HDR video clips from one color
space to another or to set the maximum brightness of a clip. For example, you might use
the HDR Tools effect on any of the following kinds of wide-gamut HDR source clips:
• MOV or MXF files that were encoded directly using the HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma) or
PQ (Perceptual Quantizer) standard. This could be media originating from a camera or
media exported from Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor, or another app.
• A source file that is not HLG or PQ (it could be log or RAW, for example) but has a LUT
applied (either a camera LUT or a custom LUT effect), where the LUT is designed to
output HLG or PQ video. See
Apply LUTs in Final Cut Pro.
• A compound clip that has been set to either PQ or HLG. For example, you might
color correct a PQ project (a project configured for Rec. 2020 PQ), and then create
a compound clip of the entire timeline and place it in an HLG project. For information
about compound clips, see
Intro to compound clips in Final Cut Pro. For information
about wide-gamut HDR project settings, see Use wide-gamut HDR color processing in
Final Cut Pro.
If, instead, you want to fix incorrect or missing metadata, see Change a clip’s color space
metadata.
1. In the Final Cut Pro timeline, select a wide-gamut HDR clip.
2. Open the Effects browser, select the Color category on the left, then double-click HDR
Tools to add the effect to the clip selected in the timeline.
3. If the Video inspector isn’t already shown, do one of the following:
• Choose Window > Show in Workspace > Inspector (or press Command-4).
• Click the Inspector button on the right side of the toolbar.
4. Click the Video button at the top of the inspector.