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Activity Forums Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy white balance

  • Posted by Andy Nitchman on May 17, 2006 at 3:45 pm

    How do I go about re-white balancing footage that was
    shot with and outdoor filter inside… meaning everything
    is too red…
    I really don’t have any white in the background… So what
    can I do beside eyeballing it and using the three way color
    corrector?

    -AnDy (FCP 5 n00b)

    2.0GHz Dual-core G5
    2 GB RAM
    NVIDIA GF 6600 256

    Captain Mench replied 19 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Captain Mench

    May 17, 2006 at 5:56 pm

    Here’s a couple of hints. Use the eyedroppers next to each wheel.

    White – pick something white… not blown out, but white.
    Black – pick something black…
    Mid – pick something neutral or gray

    That will get you close.

    Another trick but less effective

    Zoom in and crop to some skin tone. Then move the center dot on the wheels until you get your skin tone to match the skin tone default on your scope… the circle scopey thingie.

    But the first technique is probably the best. After you get it close, adjust.

    Good luck,

    CaptM

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