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3 Set the current-time indicator to the point in time where you want to add a new
keyframe.
4 In the property’s keyframe navigator, click the Add/Delete Keyframe button .
If the current-time indicator is after the last keyframe for that property, the new keyframe
will have the same value as the preceding keyframe. Otherwise, the new keyframe's value
will be an interpolated value based on the previous and next keyframe values.
To change the value of any keyframe, the current-time indicator must be positioned at
the keyframe. Otherwise, changing a property value where there is no keyframe
creates a new keyframe.
Manipulating a clip in the Program view
You can create animations, insets, and split screens by manipulating a clip directly in the
Program view and setting keyframes for the Motion effect. By adjusting a clip’s position
and scale in the Program view, you reveal clips in the tracks below it and can create
interesting compositions.
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When you animate a clip’s position, the clip’s motion is represented by a motion path in
the Program view. Small white Xs represent keyframed positions, dotted lines represent
positions at interpolated frames, and the circular anchor point symbol represents the
center of the clip at the current frame. The spacing between dots indicates the speed
between keyframes: wide spacing shows fast motion, while tightly spaced dots show
slower motion.
Clip in Program view showing a motion path with fast motion (left) and slow motion (right)
Animating Motion properties for a clip
When the Motion effect is selected in the Effect Controls window, you can manipulate a
clip in the Program view. Create an animation by setting keyframes for one or more of the
Motion effect’s properties (for example, Position).
To animate a clip in the Program view:
1 Select a clip in the Timeline window.
2 In the Effect Controls window, select the Motion effect. Handles appear around the
clip’s perimeter in the Program view.
Note: If you don’t see the clip handles, change the Zoom Level in the Program view to a
smaller percentage so that the gray work area around the video frame appears.
3 Move the current-time indicator to the time where you want to start the animation—
any frame between the clip’s current In point to its Out point.
4 In the Effect Controls window, expand the Motion effect and click the Toggle Animation
button next to each property you want to define at that point in time. A Keyframe icon
appears at the current-time indicator for that property.
5 In the Program view, change the keyframe value by positioning the pointer near any of
the clip’s eight square handles to use any of the following pointer tools:
• The selection pointer to set the position value.
• The rotate pointer to set the rotation value.
• The scale pointer to set the scale value.
Note: If clips handles disappear, reselect the Motion effect in the Effect Controls window.
6 Move the current-time indicator in either the Timeline window or the Effect Controls
window to the time you want to define a new value for the property (and thereby a new
keyframe).
7 Manipulate the clip in the Program view to set a new value for each property for which