Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1397)

While making these adjustments, it’s a good idea to use the Flesh Tone line in the
Vectorscope to show you how accurately the color of the actor’s face is represented. As
you can see in the Vectorscope’s analysis of the “before” image, the cluster of colors about
the Flesh Tone line was still a little off. Adjusting the Mids control corrected for this.
After Before
Flesh Tone line
Because you’re not worrying about matching this image to any other shots right now,
you can select whatever look you want. Whether you go warmer, cooler, or even into
other more surreal balances of color is purely a creative choice at this point. If you’re
going for a realistic look, however, it’s important to be restrained and stick to making
subtle changes.
Once you’ve achieved the color balance you want, it’s time to adjust the saturation of
your clip to complete the look you want.
14 Drag the Saturation slider to increase or decrease the saturation.
Be careful when you do this. A common mistake beginners make is to oversaturate shots
to make them look “better.” Although a highly saturated look is sometimes appropriate,
less saturation may actually improve the look of your footage. This is especially true if
you have a camcorder with artificially vivid color.
1397 Chapter 82 Color Correction Examples