Adjusting parameters in the motion tab – Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual
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Part II
Project Interchange
Adjusting Parameters in the Motion Tab
Motion parameters are located in the Motion tab of the Viewer. When you first edit a
clip into your sequence (assuming you didn’t change any of its motion parameters in
the Viewer), it has certain default parameters:
 Center, Anchor Point: 0, 0
 Scale: 100
 Rotation, Crop, Aspect Ratio, Drop Shadow, and Motion Blur: 0
 Distort: Corner points of the clip
 Opacity: 100
To view the motion parameters for a clip:
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Open a clip into the Viewer, then click the Motion tab.
The parameters in the Motion tab are divided into seven attribute sets. Each parameter
has its own visual and numeric controls.
To reveal parameters for a motion attribute:
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In the Motion tab, click the disclosure triangle next to the attribute.
Some attributes—Drop Shadow and Motion Blur—must be enabled before you can
adjust their parameters.
Basic motion parameters
Distort attribute