Dr. Dave
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Q: How To White Balance

Some footage of the toilet show it to be decidedly yellow. It should be white. I select, on the timeline, the toilet footage, and click Color Balance icon in the viewer. A menu appears and I click White Balance. I move the cursor into the viewer and it changes to an eyedropper. I click on the toilet and the toilet in the viewer turns white. Good. The selected footage on the timeline is unchanged. What to do? I tried, with the viewer white john, clicking in the footage with no result. Clicking twice on the Color Balance icon leaves the timeline unchanged.  Thank you  BTW, I have the "Follow" clicked but don't get an email telling me there is a response. Shouldn't there be?

iMovie 10, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 8, 2016 1:10 PM

by léonie,Solvedanswer
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. I click on the toilet and the toilet in the viewer turns white. Good. The selected footage on the timeline is unchanged. What to do? I tried, with the viewer white john, clicking in the footage with no result. Clicking twice on the Color Balance icon leaves the timeline unchanged.

I tested this. The preview of the clip will remain unchanged in the time line, but when I play the clip, the viwer will show the adjusted color, and when I render the movie to share it, the exported version will also show the adjusted color.

Only the preview odf the clip in the timeline needs updating.

Posted on Sep 8, 2016 1:35 PM

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Sep 8, 2016 1:24 PM in response to Dr. Dave
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    Sep 8, 2016 1:24 PM in response to Dr. Dave

    .  Thank you  BTW, I have the "Follow" clicked but don't get an email telling me there is a response. Shouldn't there be?

    iMovie 10, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

    Check the Preferences on your profile.  Click your avatar on this page, and in the panel that open > Preferences:

    The option "Content I'm following" should be on for the email preferences.

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  • by léonie,Solvedanswer

    léonie léonie Sep 8, 2016 1:35 PM in response to Dr. Dave
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    Sep 8, 2016 1:35 PM in response to Dr. Dave

    . I click on the toilet and the toilet in the viewer turns white. Good. The selected footage on the timeline is unchanged. What to do? I tried, with the viewer white john, clicking in the footage with no result. Clicking twice on the Color Balance icon leaves the timeline unchanged.

    I tested this. The preview of the clip will remain unchanged in the time line, but when I play the clip, the viwer will show the adjusted color, and when I render the movie to share it, the exported version will also show the adjusted color.

    Only the preview odf the clip in the timeline needs updating.

  • by Dr. Dave,

    Dr. Dave Dr. Dave Sep 8, 2016 2:40 PM in response to Dr. Dave
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    Sep 8, 2016 2:40 PM in response to Dr. Dave

    Léone: Thanks it is ON now and the emails don't come (as shown). I'll move it to Off to see what happens. Thanks

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  • by Dr. Dave,

    Dr. Dave Dr. Dave Sep 8, 2016 2:46 PM in response to léonie
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    Sep 8, 2016 2:46 PM in response to léonie

    Lėonie: Right you are. Thanks. I also tried to click "Solved my problem" and nothing happens. Something is really counter-intuitive in these communities. Apple thinks it's cool.