Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 220)

Chapter 10 Add transitions, titles, effects, and generators 220
Resize, move, and rotate clips
The Transform built-in effect allows you to resize, move, and rotate an image. This effect 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 effect
Controls in the Viewer and Video inspector allow you to adjust this effect. 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:
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Choose Transform from the pop-up menu in the lower-left corner of the Viewer (or press
Shift-T).
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Control-click in the Viewer and choose Transform from the shortcut menu.
3 To adjust the effect using the onscreen controls:
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Blue handles at each corner: Drag these to adjust the image’s size while maintaining its current
aspect ratio.
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Blue handles in the middle of each side: Drag these to independently adjust the vertical and
horizontal image size, changing the aspect ratio of the image.
Note: These controls aren’t available in the Video inspector.
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White circle in the center: Shows the rotation anchor point. Drag anywhere inside the image to
adjust the image’s position.
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Blue handle extending from the center circle: Drag this to rotate the image.
Tip: For finer precision when rotating the image, drag the rotation handle farther away from
the anchor point in the center.
Drag a corner handle
to change the image’s
size without changing
its aspect ratio.
Drag a side’s handle
to change the aspect
ratio of the image.
Drag anywhere inside the
image to set its position.
Drag this handle
to rotate the image.