Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1044)

Chapter 13 Adjusting Parameters for Keyframed Effects 257
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To set keyframes from the Viewer or Canvas:
m To add a keyframe to all of the selected clip’s motion settings at once: In the Video tab of
the Viewer or in the Canvas, click the Add Keyframe button.
m To set keyframes for a single parameter: Control-click the Add keyframe button, then
select a parameter from the shortcut menu.
To set a keyframe using the Pen tool, do one of the following:
m Select the Pen tool in the Tool palette (or press P); then, in the appropriate tab of the
Viewer, click a parameter’s keyframe graph line (in the keyframe graph area) where you
want to add the keyframe.
m Hold down the Option key and click a parameter’s keyframe graph line where you want
to add the keyframe.
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Tip: This is also useful for setting keyframes in the video opacity and audio level
overlays of a clip in the Timeline.
Once you’ve added at least one keyframe to a parameter, new keyframes are
automatically added whenever you move the playhead and make further adjustments.
To better see what you are doing, you may want to add more space to the keyframe
graph area before you set additional keyframes.
Add Keyframe button in
the Canvas
Control-click the Add
Keyframe button to
choose a motion
parameter from the
shortcut menu.