3 way Color correction FCPX - eye dropper - whites/mid/black color picker -

- In every shot with my AF100, after a WHITE BALANCE - I shoot a white/grey/black card http://tinyurl.com/greycards
- In FCP 7, in 3 way color correction, I use the eye dropper to pick each of these, this works very well,
as opposed to guessing at what is white, grey and black in any shot.
Question:
How do I do this in FCP X ?
What technique can I use for this trick which has worked well for my color grading.
Thanks,
Rob

I'd love learn specifically what makes the color bar "better".
Here is my comment which I recently left on a similar thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19082591#19082591
The eye dropper in the 3 way CC was an amazingly efficient way of getting color balance.
Not only is it easy but also was a very intuitive way for less experienced users to grasp how color is distributed.
This new brain-dead approach of color matching in FCPX is inconsistent and doesn't help novice users really get a grasp on the fundamentals of color grading.
If Apple doesn't return the 3 way CC hopefully someone will write an affordable 3rd party plug that brings back this functionality.
Here's a short youtube tutorial illustrating how simple white balance is in FCP7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d3rlRUXz4M
Here's a tutorial on how it's now done in FCPX. (The kid comments on the ridiculous absence of the eye dropper.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX3nsIm5oKg
Decide for yourself which is more intuitive and logical.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html

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