Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 242)

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Use onscreen controls
Onscreen controls overview
Many effects, transitions, and other items use onscreen controls, superimposed over the video
in the Viewer, to make it easier to adjust a variety of parameters. In many cases, these onscreen
controls duplicate controls in the inspectors, although in some cases the controls are unique and
provide the only way to adjust a particular parameter.
The controls can be as simple as defining the center of a fisheye effect or defining the more
complex diameter, width, and position of a vignette effect.
This section focuses on the types of onscreen controls found in clip effects and transitions.
Onscreen controls are also available in other areas of Final Cut Pro, including the following:
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Built-in effects: Onscreen controls are used extensively for all built-in effects. See Built-in effects
overview on page 219.
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Chroma keying: You use specialized onscreen controls when configuring a chroma keyer. See
Use chroma keys on page 334.
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Color corrections: Color corrections can contain onscreen controls used for creating color masks
and shape masks. See
Manual color correction overview on page 359.
Show or hide onscreen controls
The onscreen controls for transitions appear when a transition is selected. The onscreen
controls for clip effects appear when an effect is selected, or when the playhead is positioned
over a clip or title in the Timeline that has a video effect applied. You can also show or hide the
onscreen controls.
Note: Onscreen controls are always hidden when you play clips in the Timeline.
Show or hide a transition’s onscreen controls
m To show the transition’s onscreen controls: Select the transition in the Timeline.
m To hide the transition’s onscreen controls: Deselect the transition in the Timeline.
Show or hide a clip effect’s onscreen controls
m To show the effect’s onscreen controls: Position the playhead over a clip with the effect, or select
the clip with the effect in the Timeline, and then select the effect in either the Video Animation
Editor or the Video inspector.
m To hide the effect’s onscreen controls: Deselect the clip with the effect in the Timeline, or deselect
the effect in the Video Animation Editor or Video inspector.
Note: If a clip contains multiple effects that use onscreen controls, only the topmost effect’s
onscreen controls appear when the playhead is positioned over the clip containing the effects.