• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Very Blue in FCP 5

  Posted by Rebecca Croft on October 21, 2008 at 6:27 pm

  The short film I am editing was shot day for night. However some of the shots are so dark, the actors faces can barely be seen. Also its incredibly blue. I am using FCP 5 so I tried the following filters: Color Correction, Color Sync, Levels, Brightness Contrast and HSL Balance. There has been some improvement, but I would like more. Any suggestions?

  Russell Lasson replied 17 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Russell Lasson

  October 21, 2008 at 6:56 pm

  I’d take the project into Color. You’ll be able to have much, much more control in there. Or you could try a plug-in like Colorista.

  -Russ

  Russell Lasson
  Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
  Universal Post
  Salt Lake City, UT
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  Rebecca Croft

  October 21, 2008 at 7:24 pm

  Well I would but I’m using Final Cut Pro 5. Any tips for that version?
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  Russell Lasson

  October 21, 2008 at 7:53 pm

  Then using the 3-way color corrector might be your best shot and improving the image. It can do a lot to take change the blue if you get a feel for how to work it.

  -Russ

  Russell Lasson
  Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
  Universal Post
  Salt Lake City, UT

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