• Apple Final Cut Pro

  make a trail follow a ball in the shape of a ball slowly fading out

  Posted by Terry Maloney on July 21, 2017 at 2:38 am

  Hello,   ????
  I use FCP X and Motion 5.
  I want to draw an object or import a small object like a basketball.
  The basketball will move from left to right across the screen.
  To emphasize the action I want a blurry trail in the shape of a basketball following the main object.  It will gradually fade out.   Then when I move from right to left, it makes a trail on the other side of the object.

  Sort of like in slow motion..
  What is a good effect that I could use?

  Thanks for your help.  
  Terry

  Brett Sherman replied 8 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Brett Sherman

  July 21, 2017 at 7:11 pm

  You could move the ball around in FCP X using the position parameters or the free “Smooth Move” plug-in. Make a compound clip. Then apply to it a Motion Effect template using the “Trails” Effect. Publish all the parameters for use in FCP X. I think that would do what you want.

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