How to have an object in colour and the rest in black an white?

Hi everyone,
Could someone please explain how I can create an effect where one object in the scene is in colour and everything else is black and white? I'm trying to have a red hawaiin shirt stand out like this. I'm using FCP 5, not 6 so I don't have the Color app which I believe does this.
Thanks in advance
Simon

While I'm sure color can do this. It's also pretty easy to do in FCP.
1. Apply the "Color Corrector 3-Way" to the clip.
2. With the "Color Cerrector" Tab in the effects window open, look at the bottom of the window and you'll see "Limit Effect" with an arrow on the left side of the window. Click the arrow and some options will appear.
3. Click the eye dropper tool and select the color you want to keep.
4. Tweak the selection by adjusting the color sat, and luma options. (There's no true science to this you just have to play with it until you get what you're looking for.) To help click on the "key" below the eyedropper to toggle different views to help you get your matte right.
5. When you're happy with the matte. Drag the sturation slider all the way down. The color that you selected is now desaturated.
6. Below the "key" is a "trapezoid" button. Click and it will invert your selection leaving your selected color nice and saturated and everything else B&W.
James

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