Setting keyframes – Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual
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Setting Keyframes
Until you create at least one keyframe for a parameter of a clip, changes you make to
that parameter affect the entire duration of the clip. Once you set the first keyframe for
a parameter, additional keyframes are generated automatically when you make any
subsequent changes to that parameter anywhere else in that clip. You generally need
to set at least two keyframes to make changes or effects that are useful or noticeable.
Note: For some parameters, you must click the parameter’s disclosure triangle to view
its keyframes in the keyframe graph area.
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Tip: To better adjust and view the keyframes you’re setting, you may want to zoom in
to the keyframe graph area (see “
Zooming In to the Keyframe Graph Area
To set a keyframe:
1
Open a clip in the Viewer, then click the Motion or Filters tab.
2
In the keyframe graph area, move the playhead to the location where you want to put
a keyframe.
3
Click the keyframe button that corresponds to the parameter you are modifying.
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Tip: Any motion effect, audio parameter, or filter parameter can be adjusted in the
keyframe graph area of the Timeline.
For more information about adjusting keyframe graphs in the Timeline, see “
with the Timeline Keyframe Editor
The keyframe appears
as a small diamond in
the keyframe graph
area.
Click the keyframe button
for a parameter to add
a keyframe at the
playhead’s current
location.