

For example the SLR filter makes footage look like it’s being viewed through an SLR camera’s lens. Some filter effects are particularly creative. Unlike iMovie you can modify filter properties in Final Cut Pro X’s Video Inspector to customize the filtered look. Final Cut Pro X boasts a more comprehensive collection of 168 filter effects. IMovie offers a collection of 34 drag and drop filters that quickly produce a range creative looks. This enables you to perform creative color grades. For even more color control you can apply a Hue/Saturation color effect that enables you to use curves to selectively adjust a specific color's hue, saturation and lightness.

The Color inspector also enables you to selectively tweak Saturation in the shadows, midtones and highlights or produce shifts in color hue for a more creative look. This undulating graph enables you to tweak exposure in the Color Inspector to create a healthy spread of tonal detail. To ensure that a clip is correctly exposed you can summon tools such as a Histogram Scope.

Use tools such as a vectorscope, waveform or histogram to make more precise and effective tonal and color tweaks (Image credit: George Cairns/Digital Camera World) (opens in new tab)Īfter preforming the basic tasks of importing and editing clips you can explore the extra ‘bells and whistles’ that Final Cut Pro X has to offer thanks to its extensive set of high-end tools and features.
