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Object
This pane, also referred to as the Object Inspector, contains controls that vary depending
on the type of object selected. The name of the pane is also context-sensitive, changing
depending on the type object selected. The different Object Inspectors are described
below:
• Object: Appears when there is no selected object. There are no parameters in the Object
pane.
• Image: Appears when an image, image sequence, movie, or drop zone is selected.
When media is selected, this pane contains the Drop Zone checkbox, the state of which
determines whether the image selected is a drop zone target. When the checkbox is
selected, additional parameters become available. For more information, see Drop Zone
Parameters.
• Group: Appears when a group is the selected object. The pane contains the Type
parameter, which allows you to convert a group from 2D to 3D, and vice versa. A 2D
group has different available parameters than a 3D group.
When set to 2D, Fixed Resolution parameters become available, which allow you to
manually define the size of a group. By default, Fixed Resolution is disabled, and the
size of the group is determined by the layers in that group. For more information, see
Fixing the Size of a Group.
Note: When selected, Fixed Resolution crops the group to the size specified in the
Fixed Width and Fixed Height parameters around the anchor point of the group.
When set to 3D, the Flatten and Layer Order parameters become available. When the
Flatten checkbox is selected, all elements in the 3D group are flattened like a card or
billboard. When the Layer Order checkbox is selected, the project elements are sorted
by their order in the Layers list rather than their order in Z space. For more information,
see Layer Order and Depth Order.
• Project: Appears when the Project object (located at the top of the Layers list) is selected
and contains the Publishing and Snapshots pane. The Publishing pane lists all parameters
set to be published in a template (except for filter onscreen controls). The Snapshots
pane is used to create different display aspect ratios for templates. For more information
on publishing and templates, see Creating Templates for Final Cut Pro X.
• Camera: Appears when a camera is selected and contains controls specific to a scene
camera, including angle of view and depth of field parameters. For more information
on using cameras, see Cameras.
• Light: Appears when a light is selected and contains controls to change the light type,
color, intensity, and falloff. When the Shadows checkbox is selected, parameters become
available that control the shadow cast by a Point or Spot light. For more information
on working with lights and shadows, see Lighting or Shadows.
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