Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 739)

404 Part III Fine-Tuning Your Edit
Custom Parameters
Many transitions have additional parameters that you can use to further customize
their effect. These parameters appear below the controls for the properties and may
include such visual effects as the center point of the effect, the width of the transition
border, and the color and feathering of this border. More complex transitions have
more elaborate effects.
Displaying Clips in the Transition Editor
The way clips are displayed in the Transition Editor depends on the current thumbnail
display setting for the sequence. (For information on changing this display in the
sequence settings, see Volume IV, Chapter 26, “Sequence Settings and Presets.”) You
can also increase or decrease the scale of the ruler in the Transition Editor by zooming
in or out.
To zoom in on the ruler in the Transition Editor, do one of the following:
m Click the Transition Editor to make it active, then choose View > Zoom In.
m Select the Zoom In tool, then click either clip or the transition shown in the
Transition Editor.
m Press Command-+ (plus).
To zoom out of the ruler in the Transition Editor, do one of the following:
m Click the Transition Editor to make it active, then choose View > Zoom Out.
m Select the Zoom Out tool, then click either clip or the transition shown in the
Transition Editor.
m Press Command-– (minus).
To zoom to fit the ruler in the Transition Editor:
m Press Shift-Z.
This zooms the ruler to a medium size in the Transition Editor.
Opening and Modifying Transitions in the Transition Editor
When you open a transition from your sequence in the Timeline in the Transition Editor,
you can modify and trim it much more precisely than you can in the Timeline. All the
transitions that come with Final Cut Pro are different, but all of them share some
essential properties and edit points that you can modify in the Transition Editor.
 If you open a transition from a sequence in the Timeline: Changes you make
immediately alter that transition in your edited sequence.
 If you open a transition from the Effects tab of the Browser: This opens a copy of the
transition. Changes you make have no effect until you apply the modified transition
to an edit point in the Timeline or save the transition as a favorite.