• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  non-cheesy image shrink

  Posted by Kevin on January 13, 2006 at 1:37 am

  hi,
  I’m trying to figure out how to make shrinking down an image with a move look less cheesy.
  in other words, the image starts out full screen and goes to the corner of the screen, it looks cheesy now. i know i need to put in some
  kind of curve on the move but can’t figure out a fast, and easy way to do that.
  thanks for the help.

  fcp 4.5
  G5 dual 1.8

  David Bogie replied 20 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  David Bogie

  January 13, 2006 at 4:22 am

  Open the manual, look up Bezier and Motion Path. Learn how to adjust and set curved motion paths for the center keyframes. Learn how to set eases for them and how how to set smooths for your scaling operations. Also, visit an After Effects forum and search (don’t ask) for “exponential scale.”

  Warning (this isn’t in the manuals but everything else is):
  FCP’s Bezier handles are notoriously oversensitive and way over-engineered. Far more difficult to use than similar tools in any other application on the planet. Dumb implementation of a standard interface feature.

  bogiesan

  This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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  Max Frank

  January 13, 2006 at 9:10 am

  I agree with the above – and I’d also like to recommend a great $10 plug-in from http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk called DX Box – that makes push-backs and P-in-P work a breeze.

  Wayne
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  David Bogie

  January 13, 2006 at 3:15 pm

  Cool. Reminds me to include a reference to David Slater’s FCP tool list:

  https://proapptips.com/tips/links.php?category=Plugins

  bogiesan

  This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”

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