Applying spot colour to a B/W clip

Question

Hi folks,
I'd like to do an effect that was used in Schindler's List where one character in a B/W scene, or a coat they were wearing, was colourized. I guess the same technique would also let me change the colour of an object in a colour clip.
Is it possible to do that in FCE?
Thanks,
Andrew

Answer 1

I've answer this 3 times, now:
The kenstone (FCP) version won't work directly, but you can do it in FCE:
*select the clip (double click on it);
*in Effects drop-down, select video filters, color correction, color corrector;
*the color corrector tab appears in the Viewer, click on the right-facing
triangle by color correction... this brings-up a color correction panel
where such things as "Levels Control"... "Limit Effect Controls" appear;
*click in the box by "Limit Effect Controls";
*under "Color Controls" set the saturation to zero;
*spin the dial of "Chroma Center" until the part of the clip wanted colored is
grayed-out...take your time it may not happen immediately... and you have
to tweak "Chroma Width" and other controls to gray the entire part;
*finally, click "Invert" and the gray becomes colored and the colored part of
the clip becomes gray.
Mel Stone