FCPX: Still Images and Color Effects

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FCPX: Still Images and Color Effects

What I am doing is not working so clearly I am doing it incorrectly . . .

I have some still images and want to change the color to night-time "over time". I thought I could use keyframes to do it but when I do that, it changes the color of the entire image instantly. It is not a gradual change. Maybe I am setting the keyframe in the wrong place, I am not sure. Anyway here is how I am settin the keyframs and also the panel I am working in to do the color adjustment. It seems the keyframes are being set in the "Transform All" section and I want them in the color section but can't get them in there. Can someone please tell me how to do this correctly?

Final Cut Pro X

Posted on Dec 20, 2012 9:37 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Wolsky

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Dec 20, 2012 9:56 AM in response to serenity99

Transform is position, rotation, scale, etc.

You cannot keyframe color parameters unfortunately. You need to split the clip, apply two color corrections, and do a slow cross dissolve between the two.

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serenity99 Author

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Dec 20, 2012 10:09 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Thank you, Tom. Now I will stop wracking my brains trying to figure out a way to do this. If only Apple would add this feature, it would be fantastic!!!

I will try the method you stated. Many thanks! 🙂

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serenity99 Author

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Dec 20, 2012 10:12 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Tom, I have a question. I can split the clip -no problem; however, when I add the first color correction (going from day to night color), it is going to apply the color change instantly with no gradual fade to night. In the second clip, I can do another color correction going from night back to day but, again, it will be applied instantly. I think I might be misunderstanding your method. Can you explain, please.

Or are you saying that one clip would be day and one would be night, and the cross-dissolve would blend the two?

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Tom Wolsky

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Dec 20, 2012 10:16 AM in response to serenity99

You have to add the long cross dissolve to the splits.

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serenity99 Author

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Dec 20, 2012 10:20 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Thank you, Tom!!! Works a treat 😀

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serenity99 Author

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Dec 22, 2012 1:23 PM in response to serenity99

Okay, I have turned day into night using the color effects and cross-dissolve transition; however, it doesn't look real enough. I think perhaps I need to add the effect of light from the moon. Does anyone know how I could do this?

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