FCP X: Improve VHS home movie picture?

[senseless]

I imported some old 1985 VHS home (camera) movies and it suffers from a dark, greenish cast. They were shot indoors and the cameras were not great at the time.

The Final Cut X color correct wizard pushes the exposure up, but takes almost all the color out. Is there a good way to improve this or should I just leave it alone?

 

[ChrisA]

I imported some old 1985 VHS home (camera) movies and it suffers from a dark, greenish cast. They were shot indoors and the cameras were not great at the time.

The Final Cut X color correct wizard pushes the exposure up, but takes almost all the color out. Is there a good way to improve this or should I just leave it alone?

You don't have to use the "wizard". You can color grade by hand.

It's best to read up first on how this works. It has a learning curve but you should be able to get what you want. Just don't over do it. Reduced saturation is not bad, maybe the way the world really is

 

[daybreak]

What about having your old footage in Black and White?

 

[senseless]

Thanks, I went to YouTube for a good tutorial. I found that simply adjusting the exposure with the luma graph made a huge difference. Effective color correction was tricky, but I was able to make it acceptable.