Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1124)

To vary the acceleration of this clip along its motion path, you must first add Bezier handles
to the keyframes you want to adjust (see
“Creating Curved Motion Paths Using Bezier
Handles” ). A velocity handle appears as a small purple dot between the keyframe and
the end of the Bezier handle. You can then modify the velocity handle attached to each
Bezier handle for these keyframes.
Velocity handle
Velocity handle
The velocity of a clip’s motion from one keyframe to the next can be modified by dragging
the velocity handle in and out along the Bezier handle.
To speed up a clip’s motion at the beginning and slow it down as it nears the next
keyframe
µ
Drag the velocity handle in toward the selected keyframe.
Drag toward the keyframe
to speed up the motion at
the beginning and then
slow it down as it nears
the next keyframe.
1124 Chapter 67 Adjusting Parameters for Keyframed Effects