Using the Color Board

All detailed manual color adjustments in Final Cut Pro X are performed within the Color Board, a dedicated color correction interface with controls for the contrast, color, and saturation of overlapping image regions. In other words, you can make separate but overlapping adjustments to the shadows, highlights, and midtones of your images.

All the adjustments you’ll make in this section are primary color corrections. Primary corrections are adjustments that affect the overall image, and represent the starting point of any color adjustment whether corrective or creative. By learning to make effective primary color adjustments, you’ll also learn how to use the Color Board controls to best effect.

Adjusting Contrast Manually