Perspective filters, Sharpen filters – Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual

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Result

Filter

Blurs the four edges of the clip individually by the specified amount
to create an old-fashioned vignetting effect. Each of the four edges
of your clip can be individually adjusted using the Left, Right, Top,
and Bottom sliders. The Dither and Gaussian checkboxes are used
to modify the quality of the blurred edge, and the Invert checkbox
allows you to switch between masking out the edges and creating
a hole in your image.

Soft Edges

Generates a widescreen matte in the clip to create a letterboxed
image. The Type pop-up menu allows you to adjust the aspect ratio
of the top and bottom mask using standard academy ratios. The
Offset slider lets you move the affected clip up or down in order to
display the area that’s most important. The Border slider moves the
top and bottom of the letterbox inward by up to ten pixels. The
color controls allow you to specify a border color other than black
for the letterbox, and a Feather Edges checkbox blurs the edges of
the letterbox.

Widescreen

Perspective Filters

Perspective filters allow you to move your clips spatially within their frames. To move a
filter spatially using the entire frame of the Canvas, use motion effects instead.

Result

Filter

Creates the illusion that your clip is suspended in 3D space. You
can adjust the rotation around the x, y, and z axes using Angle
controls. The Center point control allows you to set the center of
transformation, and the Scale slider enlarges and reduces the size
of the entire affected layer. You cannot enlarge a clip past the frame
size of that clip.

Basic 3D

Curls the clip as if it were a piece of paper. You can adjust the
direction, radius, and amount of curl. The Peel checkbox changes
the effect between curling up in a roll and peeling up like a sticker.
The Back clip well allows you to use a different clip as the back side
of the curled object.

Curl

Allows you to flop a clip horizontally, vertically, or both.

Flop

Reflects a mirror image of the clip. Use the Reflection Center point
control to change the center of the reflection, and the Reflection
Angle control to modify the angle of the mirror effect.

Mirror

Rotates the clip by 90 degrees or by 180 degrees. Choose the angle
of rotation from the Rotate pop-up menu. This filter scales the result
to fit the frame size, distorting the clip.

Rotate

Sharpen Filters

Sharpen filters manipulate the contrast of clips in a sequence to bring out more detail in
your images.

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Video Filters Available in Final Cut Pro

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