Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1077)

Viewing the title safe and action safe boundaries, you see that you’re within the area that
is viewable on most television monitors.
Enter “37” here to move
the clip down 37 pixels.
You can now see
more of the clips in
the background.
Tip: Viewing title safe and action safe boundaries is especially important when creating
work that will be broadcast on television. Televisions cut off the edge of the video frame
to give the illusion that the picture takes up the entire TV screen. The amount that gets
cut off varies from manufacturer to manufacturer.
Example: Using Additional Motion Settings to Refine the Layout
In this example, the Crop, Opacity, and Drop Shadow parameter settings are changed to
further customize the sequence you created in the previous example.
To customize a sequence using the Crop, Opacity, and Drop Shadow parameters
1 Open the clip on track V4 of your sequence in the Viewer, then click the Motion tab.
Motion settings for
the clip in track V4
First, you’ll feather the edges of your foreground clip to give it a soft border.
2 Click the Crop disclosure triangle to reveal the Crop parameters.
1077 Chapter 66 Changing Motion Parameters