Final Cut Express 4: Using Match Hue in Color Corrector
Summary
The Final Cut Express 4 User Manual lists incomplete information for using the Match Hue feature of the Color Corrector filter.
This Knowledge Base document serves as corrected errata for page 715 of the Final Cut Express 4 User Manual.
The Final Cut Express User Manual is available from the Help Menu in Final Cut Express 4.
Products Affected
Final Cut Express 4.0
Match Hue eyedropper: Clicking the Match Hue eyedropper turns the pointer into an eyedropper when it’s moved into the Canvas or into the Video tab of the Viewer. With the current clip open in the Viewer, open the clip you want to match it to in the Canvas. Click the eyedropper in the color of an adjacent clip in your sequence that you’re trying to match to the current clip. Once selected, the match color is displayed in the Match Color indicator.
Once you've selected a match color, the Auto-Balance eyedropper turns green. Click the Auto-Balance eyedropper and then click the eyedropper in a color in the current clip that’s supposed to be the same as the match color. Final Cut Express automatically adjusts the Balance control in an attempt to rebalance the clip to match the color you selected with the match color.