Color correcting... shadows??

HI!! does someone knows how to fix shadows and highlights? i cant find it on the 3-way corrector nor on the color corrector.... and also, is there a "im feeling lucky" button to fix an image?
thanks alot

There is no 'Easy Button' or 'Feeling Lucky' button, but you could try this: http://www.lyric.com/fcp-plugins/ (scroll down to the 'Shadow-Highlight' plugin).
-DH

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