Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1023)

236 Part II Project Interchange
Creating Motion Effects in the Canvas
In the previous section, you learned about default motion parameters for clips and how
to adjust those settings in the Viewer using the Motion tab. The motion settings of
sequence clips can also be manipulated directly in the Canvas.
Choosing a Wireframe Mode
If you want to adjust a clip’s motion settings in the Canvas, the Canvas must be in one
of the “wireframe” modes. When the Canvas is in Image+Wireframe or Wireframe mode,
the currently selected clip has a turquoise bounding box which shows its scale,
position, rotation, distortion, and cropping, if any are applied. If you are in
Image+Wireframe mode, you also see the clip’s image; in Wireframe mode, unselected
clips are represented by a black background with a gray outline.
To put the Canvas into a wireframe mode, do one of the following:
m Choose View > Image+Wireframe or Wireframe.
m Press W to put the Canvas in Image+Wireframe view. Press W again to display
Wireframe view. Press W a third time to return to Image view.
m Choose Image+Wireframe or Wireframe from the View pop-up menu at the top of the
Viewer or Canvas.
Selected clip in
Image+Wireframe mode
Choose one of the
wireframe modes.