Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1063)

Basic Motion Parameters
The Basic Motion parameters allow you to add motion to a clip—changing the scale,
rotating a clip, moving the center point, and setting an anchor point.
Distort attribute
Basic Motion parameters
• Scale: Changes the overall size of a clip without changing its proportions.
• Rotation: Rotates a clip around its center axis without changing its shape. Clips can be
rotated plus or minus 24 rotations.
• Center: Specifies the center point of the clip, allowing you to move a clip somewhere
else in the frame. The Center parameter actually refers to the location of the clip’s
anchor point in the Canvas.
• Anchor Point: Specifies the point that is used to center a clip’s position and rotation. A
clip’s anchor point does not have to be at its center.
Crop Parameters
Change a clip’s Crop parameters to crop a clip and feather or soften the edges so that
they blend into the background when compositing.
• Left, Right, Top, Bottom: Crops the clip from the specified side. You can crop the top,
left, right, and bottom of a clip independently. Values in the number fields represent
pixels.
• Edge Feather: Applies a soft border with its outer edge at the crop line. The higher you
set the Edge Feather parameter value, the farther into your clip the feathering effect
goes.
1063 Chapter 66 Changing Motion Parameters