How to change the contrast of a video clip ?

Hi there,
I am embarassed to ask this basic & elementary question but it is driving me nuts finding it !
I want to adjust the contrast of the video clip that I imported.
When I went to the color board, it only have COLOR, SATURATION & EXPOSURE to be adjusted.
But where is the option to adjust CONTRAST located ?
Thanks & regards

Tom Wolsky wrote:
Open the video scopes and set it to waveform monitor. You adjust the contrast in the exposure board. Reduce the shadows to zero and the highlights to 100. Adjust the mids as you like.
Sorry Tom, my bad ... how do I open the video scope ?
When I click the video clip in the browser, what shows in the Video tab on the info panel are only:
1) Color - which upon clicking only have the option to tick & untick the "Balance: Not Alaysed" checkbox
2) Spatial Conform
Any ideas ?
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