The Art of Black & White
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Yes, there's a default Black & White effect that comes with Final Cut Pro, but it doesn't hold a candle to this!
Two variations are available and they can be used separately or together!
The main effect, SC Black & White, should adequately convert a color clip to a decent photo-grade B&W image (depending on clip quality). From there, it's all up to you!
There are two application methods: Black & White and "Filmic", which, when applied, will give your clips the look of old fashioned (higher speed) Ektachrome films.
The second version: SC Black & White Colorize, allows you to enhance image contrasts and apply a color to the Whites (highlights) and Blacks (shadows) of the image. This can be used to create bi-color and monochrome/sepia-tones. As an alternative, the effect can be switched to "Adjust Light" with the chosen colors. This setting can be used as a dual color correction — one correction for highlights and one for shadows. (Using gray-scales, or "neutrals" can be used to control contrasts instead.)
When using both on one clip, it will likely be customary to apply Black & White first followed by the Colorize version — but this doesn't always need to be the case (and there can be conditions where you might want to use the Adjust Light option to setup the actual Black & White application — with or without the Filmic option.)
There are technically millions of available applications for these two effects... not bad for the ridiculously low price. Plus, you can add them into any other effects you might want to use with your clips!
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