Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 731)

Chapter 47 Changing Motion Parameters 731
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Examples Using Motion Settings
The following two examples demonstrate how you can use motion settings to
integrate a group of clips together to create a single, multilayer broadcast design shot.
Example: Using Motion Settings to Create a Multiple Clip Layout
In this example, you’ll create a layered interview segment using the Scale, Rotation, and
Center Point parameters. This example assumes you’ve already created a new sequence
and opened it in the Timeline.
Note: This example uses a sequence created for DV clips, with a frame size of 720 x 480.
1 Open a clip in the Viewer that you want to use as a background layer (against which all
other composited layers are to appear), then edit this clip into track V1 of your sequence.
Note: If you don’t use a background layer (such as a graphic, video clip, or
Final Cut Express generator clip), all layered clips appear against black by default.
2 Set the sequence In and Out points to be the duration of this background clip (choose
Mark > Mark Clip, or press X).
Initial background layer
Sequence In and
Out points