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244Final Cut Pro User Guide
Change the fade shape of a transition crossfade
You can change the shape of the fade handles in a transition crossfade that Final Cut Pro
created automatically.
1. In Final Cut Pro, select a video transition in the timeline, then do one of the following:
• Choose Window > Show in Workspace > Inspector (or press Command-4).
• Click the Inspector button on the right side of the toolbar.
2. In the Audio Crossfade section of the Transition inspector, click the Fade In Type pop-
up menu or the Fade Out Type pop-up menu and choose a fade option:
• Linear: Maintains a constant rate of change over the length of the fade.
• S-curve: Eases in and out of the fade with the midpoint at 0 dB.
• +3dB: Starts slowly and then moves quickly toward the end. This is the default
setting and is best for maintaining a natural volume when crossfading between two
clips.
• –3dB: Starts quickly and then slowly tapers off toward the end.
Remove a crossfade
In the Final Cut Pro timeline, do one of the following:
• Trim each clip to a point beyond the crossfade.
• Select both clips, align the audio to video, then choose Modify > Adjust Audio Fades >
Remove Fades.
Pan audio in Final Cut Pro
Panning audio lets you distribute sound across the stereo or surround spectrum to create
balance or a special effect. For example, you can place more sound in the right channel of
a stereo clip or less sound in the center channel of a surround clip.
Final Cut Pro includes a built-in surround sound decoder that lets you choose among
several stereo and surround preset pan modes that you can apply to clips from the Audio
inspector. Using the pan mode presets, you can dynamically re-create surround sound
fields from stereo source content.
Note: To display surround channels in the audio meters, make sure you set your project’s
audio and rendering properties to surround before you decode stereo content to surround
channels. For information about project properties, see Modify a project’s settings in
Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Pro project settings. For information about the audio meters,
see
View and change audio levels in Final Cut Pro.
When you change the pan mode in the Audio inspector, the setting is applied to the
entire selection. To make more precise adjustments, you can add keyframes using the
Audio Animation editor or the Audio inspector, and then make adjustments to them in the
Audio inspector.