• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Colour correction issue

  Posted by Ben Lithman on December 10, 2008 at 6:01 pm

  Hi, I’m relatively new to FCP, so sorry if this is a really dumb question.

  I have an interview to edit (head and shoulder, floating head). I’m now at the stage where i have to colour correct it. My issue is that the interview was filmed up against a black backdrop and the interviewee is wearing a dark coloured shirt. The interviewee is also casting a slight shadow on the backdrop, and when i go to lower the blacks to get rid of the shadow, the interviewee fades into the background too because of how dark their shirt is.

  Is there a quick way of telling FCP to only apply the colour correction to a specific area?

  I’m Sure the Programme Color can do this, but i’ve not learnt how to use it, and often have a lot of these interviews to get through, so was really after a quick fix.

  Many thanks

  Kevin Monahan replied 17 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Kevin Monahan

  December 10, 2008 at 6:22 pm

  Dupe the footage
  Apply a Garbage Matte filter to the V2 footage
  Make a levels call on the different layers by using a color correction or levels filter
  Feather the edges to taste

  Kevin Monahan
  http://www.fcpworld.com
  Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

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