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30 Second Color Correction Tricks in Final Cut Pro
30 Second Color Correction Tricks in Final Cut Pro
30 Second Color
Correction Tricks in
Final Cut Pro
by Charles Angelis, Final Cut Cafe
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Tips & Tricks
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Tips & Tricks
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Figure 3: Artbeats Clip ASC134; left image is before, image to right is after
color correction.
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Tips & Tricks
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Figure 4: Clip MD-FH101-38 is from Glory Film Co., part of the Artbeats
FootageHub, left image is before, image to right is after color correction.
At this point the sand was a little too bright for me.
I wanted it to be bright, but I did not want the high-
lights to be blown. I decreased the whites just a little.
Take another close look at the sand. You’ll notice that
by increasing the mid tones as much as I did, it got rid
of the unnatural orange hue in the sand. The end re-
sult is an image that places the viewer’s frame of mind
in a hot summer desert location.
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