Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) User Manual

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Chapter 10

Add transitions, titles, effects, and generators 

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Add keyframes

1

Do one of the following:

Select a clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Show Video Animation (or press Control-V).

Control-click a clip in the Timeline, and choose Show Video Animation from the shortcut menu.

Each effect in the Video Animation Editor has a separate area for adding keyframes.

Some effects have more than one parameter and allow you to add keyframes to individual
parameters separately. They appear in the Video Animation Editor with a triangle next to the
effect’s name or in the Video inspector as additional parameter controls.

2

Select the effect for which you want to add keyframes in either the Video Animation Editor or the

Effects section of the Video inspector.

3

Do one of the following:

To see expanded parameters in the Video Animation Editor: Click the triangle to choose
an individual parameter from the pop-up menu, or choose All to add keyframes for
all parameters.

To see expanded parameters in the Video inspector: Click Show when you position the pointer
over the effect.

4

Do one of the following for each effect:

In the Video Animation Editor: Option-click (or press Option-K) at a point on the horizontal effect
control where you want to add the keyframe.
Keyframes for the parameter you chose appear as white diamonds, while keyframes for other
effect parameters appear gray.

Keyframe for the

selected parameter

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