Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) - Manual (Page 242)

Chapter 9 Add transitions, titles, effects, and generators 242
Adjust effects in Final Cut Pro
Most effects have one or more parameters that you can adjust using the Video inspector or
Audio inspector, the Viewer, or the Video Animation Editor or Audio Animation Editor. You can
also control how the effect is applied to the clip, either gradually or constantly.
Adjust an effect in the Video inspector and Viewer
1 In the Timeline, select the clip with the effect you want to adjust.
2 Locate the effect in the Video inspector or Audio inspector.
Click to turn the
effect on and off.
Click to reset the
effect’s adjustments.
In the above example, there are several settings for the Censor effect. Many effects also have
adjustments that appear in the Viewer, known as onscreen controls.
Tip: For audio effects, you can click the Controls button (to the right of the effect’s name) to
show a custom control window.
Click to show the effect’s
custom control window.
3 Select effect parameters and adjust their settings as needed.
To return the effect’s values to their default settings, you can click the effect’s Reset button .
Adjust an effect in the Video Animation Editor
Many effect parameters can be adjusted in the Video Animation Editor. Additionally, you can set
these parameters to fade in and out, allowing you to gradually apply the effect’s settings.
1 Select the clip with the video effect in the Timeline.
2 Choose Clip > Show Video Animation (or press Control-V).
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