Edit Well: Final Cut Studio Techniques from the Pros

Chapter 20. Using Curve Controls in the Primary In Room

<authorgroup>ALEXIS VAN HURKMAN</authorgroup>

For those of you who have been doing color correction in Final Cut Pro using the Color Corrector 3-way filter, you’ll see a resemblance between many of its controls and those found in Color (FIGURE 20.1). For example, the Color Balance controls and contrast sliders in the Primary In room work more or less the same way as their Final Cut Pro counterparts, and the HSL (Hue, Saturation, and Lightness) qualifiers in the Secondaries room are nearly the same as the Limit Effect controls, albeit with a fancier, more industry-standard name.

Figure 20.1. The ...