Final Cut Pro 6 - Auto Level and Contrast Controls in the ColorCorrectorFilter

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Auto Level and Contrast Controls in the Color Corrector Filter

Using the Auto Level controls and the Whites, Mids, and Blacks sliders to maximize the
contrast of your image is usually the first step you take when color correcting a clip.

 Auto White Level button: Click this button to analyze your clip and find the maximum

level of white in the frame. The Whites slider is then adjusted to move the maximum
white level to 100 percent as viewed in the Histogram.

 Auto Black Level button: Click this button to analyze your clip and find the maximum

level of black in the frame. The Blacks slider is then adjusted to move the maximum
black level of your clip to 0 percent as viewed in the Histogram.

 Auto Contrast button: Click this button to perform the functions of both the Auto

White Level and Auto Black Level buttons simultaneously.

Level sliders

Auto Black Level button

Saturation slider

Auto White Level button

Auto Contrast button

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Chapter 27

Color Correction

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