Chromatic Reviews in 2026

Audience

Professional filmmakers and anyone seeking a tool to manage the color correction process of their films

About Chromatic

Chromatic is the most complete and flexible professional color grading plugin for Final Cut Pro X. Featuring integrated mask tracking, powerful color keying, and support for auto white balance including powerful linked grading capabilities using grade groups. Unlike other FCPX solutions, in Chromatic all of these functions and more are available in one powerful color correction product. We are constantly refining and adding new features to Chromatic and we love getting feedback and enhancement requests. Since the launch of Chromatic, we have added improved hotkeys, a gallery browser for your stack presets, compare buffers to quickly do shot-to-shot comparisons, exporting grades as CUBE files, auto balance, and more. This color grading plugin delivers an all-in-one Final Cut Pro X solution that puts the essential tools right at your fingertips in a simple clear interface, including tracked masks, with individual control of the overall grade, as well as inside and outside the mask.

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