Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1021)

234 Part II Project Interchange
6 In the Paste Attributes dialog, check the Scale Attribute Times and Crop boxes, leaving
all other options unchecked, then click OK.
Now, you’ll make two further adjustments to the foreground clip, making it seem a bit
wider and allowing the clips in the background to be more visible.
7 Drag the Top and Bottom sliders in the Crop parameter to the right until they are set to 5.
Now, you’ll add a drop shadow to these three layers.
8 With the Motion tab of the foreground clip still open in the Viewer, click the checkbox
next to Drop Shadow to enable it, then click the Drop Shadow’s disclosure triangle.
Using the appropriate controls, set the offset to 10, angle to 135, softness to 23, and
opacity to 65.
The feathering you set in the
foreground clip is now applied
to the background clips.
The resulting change
to the clip is displayed
in the Canvas.
Adjust these sliders so
the foreground clip is
slightly cropped.
Adjust the settings in the
Drop Shadow parameter.