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307Final Cut Pro User Guide
For more information about the three axes of the 3D coordinate system in Final Cut Pro,
see Move titles in 3D space in Final Cut Pro.
Note: You can modify the appearance of each facet individually, and control the bevel
and style of the edges between facets. See
Intro to 3D text materials in Final Cut Pro and
Modify 3D text depth and edges in Final Cut Pro.
Move titles in 3D space in Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro uses a 3D coordinate system to precisely control the look of your 3D titles.
This system specifies the center of the viewer as 0, 0, 0. Moving a text object to the left
subtracts from the X value, moving to the right adds to the X value, and so on.
One of the main differences between 2D text and 3D text is that with 3D text you can
change your point of view, so that moving an object up doesn’t always mean increasing its
Y position value.
1. In Final Cut Pro, add a 3D title to your project and select it in the timeline.
2. Position the playhead in the timeline so that your 3D title appears in the viewer.
3. In the viewer, click the 3D title once.
The onscreen controls for the 3D title appear in the viewer, with position handles for the
X, Y, and Z axes.