Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1031)

244 Part II Project Interchange
Example: Using Motion Parameters and Wireframe Handles
In this example, you’ll put a graphic on the side of a building as if it were a sign. You’ll use
the Scale, Center, and Distort parameters (in the Motion tab of the Viewer) to match the
perspective of the building with the perspective of the sign, and the Selection and Distort
tools to manipulate the graphic directly in the Canvas. 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 Edit a shot of a building into track V1 of your sequence.
2 Import a graphics file (such as a PICT file) of a sign into your project, then open it in
the Viewer.
The clip shown here is a locked-
down shot of a building from a
3/4 angle (a locked-down shot
is one where the camera does
not move).
This shows the graphic you’ll
place on the side of the
building.