Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1271)

484 Part II Project Interchange
The Desaturate Highlights and Desaturate Lows filters are actually the same filter, but
with different default settings. If you need to desaturate the highlights and the lows,
you need to apply either filter only once, and then select both options.
Desaturate Highlights and Desaturate Lows Filters Controls
Highlight Desaturation controls
 Enable: Allows you to enable or disable the Highlight Desaturation controls.
 Begin At: Allows you to set the percentage of luminance and above to desaturate.
 Softness: Adjusts the transition between the affected and unaffected areas of
the picture.
 Amount of Desaturation: Determines how much to desaturate the selected highlights.
Lows Desaturation controls
 Enable: Allows you to enable or disable the Lows Desaturation controls.
 Begin At: Allows you to set the percentage of luminance and below to desaturate.
 Softness: Adjusts the transition between the affected and unaffected areas of
the picture.
 Amount of Desaturation: Determines how much to desaturate the selected lows. A
100-hundred percent desaturation results in complete grayscale.
Highlight Desaturation
controls
Lows Desaturation
controls