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712Final Cut Pro User Guide
Apply a color correction preset
You apply a color correction preset as you would apply any other clip effect from the
Effects browser.
1. Select a clip in the Final Cut Pro timeline, then click the Effects button in the top-right
corner of the timeline (or press Command-5).
2. In the Effects browser, select the color correction preset that you saved previously.
3. Do one of the following:
• Drag the preset to the timeline clip you want to apply it to.
• Double-click the preset thumbnail to apply the preset to the selected clip.
The preset’s adjustments are applied to the selection. After the preset has been applied,
you can modify its settings using the Color inspector.
For more information about adding clip effects, see
Add video effects in Final Cut Pro.
Compare color corrections in Final Cut Pro
You can show the comparison viewer next to the viewer to compare the color in any
two frames of video side by side. You can also save up to 30 video frames for future
comparisons. See
Compare two video frames in Final Cut Pro.
Measure video levels
Intro to measuring video in Final Cut Pro
Broadcast facilities have limits on the maximum values of luma and chroma that are
allowable for broadcast. If a video program exceeds these limits, distortion can appear
in the form of colors bleeding into one another, the whites and blacks of your program
washing out, or the picture signal bleeding into the audio signal and causing audible
distortion. In all these cases, exceeding standard signal levels can result in unacceptable
transmission quality. When you’re color correcting clips in your project, you can use the
Final Cut Pro video scopes and range check overlay to make sure that the luma and chroma
levels of your video stay within the parameters referred to as broadcast-safe, or acceptable
for broadcast.