In this video, we’re going to take a look
at key-framing color corrections in Final Cut Pro.
This can be very useful if your lighting changes in your shot,
or, you want to change the mood of your clip,
like the one at the start of this video.
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So, lets take a look at the first clip in my timeline.
This clip starts out with good outdoor lighting,
but transitions into an indoor low light scene.
First, I’ll set my playhead over the outdoor part of the clip,
set up my space for color correction,
and color correct my clip.
Now, when I play it back, pay attention to the waveforms.
When the camera moves into low light,
the correction I applied to the clip is now much too dark,
crushing blacks, and we loose a lot of detail in the image.
This is where the ability
to keyframe color corrections comes in handy.
Now this is only possible if you’re running Final Cut Pro
version 10.4 or higher.
If you’re still on 10.3,
this option will not be available to you,
but there is way around that,
and I’ll show you at the end of this video.
First thing we need to do is add the initial keyframe.
Set the playhead right before the camera moves inside,
and in the inspector, beside Color Wheels 1,
click the keyframe button to add a keyframe.
Next, move the playhead ahead
to where the camera is completely inside the building.
Now, adjust your color correction
to suit your lighting in your clip.
So now, we have one correction at the start of the clip,
and another color correction at the end of our clip.
If I press Control V to open the Video Animation,
and skim between the two keyframes,
you can see the correction controls gradually
move between the two corrections
for a nice smooth transition,
instead of an abrupt change.
Lets try it agin on the next clip.
This time, instead of applying a color correction,
we’ll apply a color grade to change the mood of this clip.
Same as before, I’ll set the playhead
where I want to change to start,
and in the inspector, make sure the color tab is selected,
and from the dropdown menu,
select my preferred correction method.
I don’t want to make any changes to my clip,
so without applying any corrections, I’ll add a keyframe here.
Next, I’ll move my playhead a couple seconds ahead,
and apply a color grade to my clip.
To make this look and feel more dramatic,
we can add some background music and sound effects,
even re-time the last portion of the clip.
Lets play that back and see how it looks.
Now, if you are still on version 10.3,
you will not be able to add keyframes to your color corrections.
In this case, what you have to do,
is first, blade your clip into two parts.
Next, apply your different color corrections to one,
or both clips if necessary.
And last, to smooth out the abrupt jump
between the two different looks,
add a cross dissolve transition between your clips.
Ripple trim the length of your transition
to adjust the timing of the effect.
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