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Adjustbuilt-ineects
Built-in eects overview
Final Cut Pro includes several video eects that are part of each Timeline clip and
directly accessible from the Viewer—all you need to do is select them and start
making adjustments. You can use these to:
Create a composited image from several clips Â
Reposition or reframe a clip by zooming in on it Â
Crop a clip to remove unwanted items, such as microphones or lighting equipment, Â
that accidentally appear in the video
Congure a Ken Burns eect to add life to your still images (and video clips as well) Â
You can use more than one of the built-in eects at the same time. For example, you
can use Transform to reduce the image’s size and position, Trim to remove a portion of
the video, and Distort to give the video a skewed look.
You can animate any of these eects so that they change as the clip plays. For
example, you can have an image shrink and move oscreen. To congure an
animation, you change settings at two or more points in the clip. When you play the
clip, Final Cut Pro creates smooth animated transitions between the points.
Resize, move, and rotate clips
The Transform built-in eect allows you to resize, move, and rotate an image. This
eect is commonly used on a clip placed over a primary storyline clip, which becomes
the background of the resized clip. It is also often used to zoom in on a clip, allowing
you to reframe a shot if needed.
Adjust the Transform eect
Controls in the Viewer and Video inspector allow you to adjust this eect. However,
some controls are found in only one or the other.
1 Select a clip in the Timeline.
2 To access the Transform controls, do one of the following:
Click the Transform button in the lower-left corner of the Viewer (or press Shift-T). Â
Control-click in the Viewer and choose Transform from the shortcut menu. Â
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