Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) - Manual (Page 375)

Chapter 11 Keying and compositing 375
Choose a blend mode
1 Position the playhead in the Timeline to where you want to add a clip above the
primary storyline.
2 Select the clip to add in the Browser, and choose Edit > Connect to Primary Storyline (or press Q).
3 To see the composited clips, position the playhead within the clip that was just added.
By default, the new clip completely obscures the clip on the primary storyline.
4 Choose an option from the Blend Mode pop-up menu in the Compositing section of the
Video inspector.
There are many blend mode settings to choose from—the correct one to use depends on the
video content and the sort of look you are aiming for. Additionally, you can adjust the Opacity
control to make the blend mode setting more subtle.
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