Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1086)

2 Select the Selection tool in the Tool palette, then drag any edge of the selected clip’s
border in an arc around the clip’s center point.
Drag any edge with the
Selection tool to rotate
the clip.
• The farther away from the clip’s center point you drag, the more precise control you
have over the rotation.
• To constrain rotation to 45-degree increments, hold down the Shift key while dragging.
• Continuous dragging increases the total number of rotations performed, if you’re
creating keyframed movement.
To scale and rotate a clip
µ
Command-drag a Scale/Distort handle.
Command-drag a
Scale/Distort handle to
scale and rotate the clip.
To distort the shape of a clip
1 Select a clip in the Timeline.
2 Select the Distort tool in the Tool palette, then drag a Scale/Distort handle.
Drag a Scale/Distort
handle with the Distort
tool to distort the clip.
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