Apple MA261Z/A User Manual - Page 672

Color controls The color controls give you several ways to select a color value. Click the disclosure triangle to display the hue, saturation, and brightness controls. Eyedropper button Hue direction control Hue, saturation, and brightness controls Color picker  Disclosure triangle: Click to display sliders and number fields corresponding to the hue, saturation, and brightness of the range of colors available.  Eyedropper button: This button lets you quickly select a color that's in an image in the Viewer or Canvas. Click this button, then click an image in the Viewer or the Canvas to pick up that color.  Hue direction control: If you're keyframing changes in color, click this control to indicate the direction on the color wheel Final Cut Express HD uses to interpolate the color change.  Color picker: Click to choose a color using the standard color picker.  Hue, Saturation, and Brightness controls (H, S, and B): Hue determines which color is chosen; saturation determines how vivid the color is. If saturation is 0, the resulting color is always white. Brightness determines how bright or dark the color is. If brightness is 0, the resulting color is black; if brightness is 100, the color is the lightest possible value. Clip control You can use the image from one clip in a filter to change another clip. m Drag any clip from your sequence to this control to apply it to the filter. ∏ Tip: You can drag Final Cut Express HD generators to clip controls as with any other clip. Clip control To clear a clip that's currently attached: m Control-click the clip control, then choose Clear from the shortcut menu. 672 Part IX Effects