Apple Final Cut Express HD User Manual

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Chapter 48

Video Filters

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Click anywhere in the Canvas to choose that coordinate.

Tip: You can also drag in the Canvas, and then release the mouse button when the
pointer is at the appropriate location. If you drag instead of clicking, the values update
as the crosshair moves.

For more information about positioning clips in the Canvas, see “

Using Cartesian

Geometry to Position Clips

” on page 695.

Angle control

This control specifies angles and rotations. The longer, black hand of the dial indicates
the angle. The smaller, red hand indicates how many total rotations forward or
backward are specified.

To constrain the dial to 45-degree increments:

m

Press the Shift key while you adjust the angle control.

To gear down the dial’s movement for a more precise value:

m

Press the Command key while adjusting the control.

To reset the dial to its previous setting while adjusting a parameter:

m

Drag the pointer all the way out of the effect parameter.

Angle control

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