Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1279)

492 Part II Project Interchange
Gradient (Render >
Gradient) Generates a predefined gradient based
on a direction you choose from the
Gradient Type pop-up menu. Â You can adjust the start and end
colors of the gradient using color
controls.
 The Dither and Gaussian checkboxes
allow you to modify the quality of
the gradient you create.
Highlight (Render >
Highlight) Generates a simulated specular
highlight band. Â The Center point control determines
the location of the highlight, and the
Highlight Angle control defines its
angle. You can adjust the width and
softness of the highlight with two
sliders, and the highlight and
background colors with color controls.
 The Dither and Gaussian checkboxes
allow you to modify the quality of
the gradient you create.
Noise (Render >
Noise) Generates random pixel noise, similar
to static. Â The random noise can be adjusted to
appear in varying levels across every
channel of the clip, including the
alpha, red, green, and blue channels,
using the appropriate slider controls.
 You can animate the noise with the
Random checkbox and create color
static with the Color checkbox.
 A Noise generator, when
superimposed over a video image
with a very low opacity level, can be
used to simulate grain, similar to a film
image or clip shot with a video camera
whose gain is turned all the way up.
Particle Noise
(Render > Particle
Noise) One of the more graphical generators
in Final Cut Pro. The Particle Noise
generator, unlike the Noise generator,
creates random patterns of different
shapes. By adjusting its controls, you
can create all kinds of effects. Â You can adjust the Size slider to set
how large the shapes are.
 The Shape pop-up menu allows you
to choose what shape to use (circle,
square, diamond, or random).
 The Soft slider lets you blur the
edges around these shapes, and the
Density slider lets you adjust how
many are on the screen, evenly
distributing them across the frame.
 The color controls allow you to specify
the color of the shapes, and a
Random Color checkbox gives you the
option to make them all different.
 The Time Lapse slider lets you adjust
the apparent frame rate of the
particle animation.
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