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336Final Cut Pro User Guide
• Intensity Image: A checkbox selected by default for certain material presets (such
as those in the Grunge category) that use a built-in image as an “intensity map” in
a Custom Specular finish layer. An intensity map makes brighter areas of the image
reflect more light, and darker areas reflect less light. An intensity map creates the
effect of a pattern or smudge on the object’s surface that dynamically modifies or limits
the reflectivity of the object.
Note:
The Intensity Image controls in Final Cut Pro are available for a limited set of
material presets only. However, you can assign a custom image as an intensity map in
Motion, an Apple app designed to work with Final Cut Pro. See the Motion User Guide.
Apply a preset to your title, then click the disclosure triangle to reveal the following
controls:
• White Level: A slider that sets the brightness point above which areas of the
intensity map allow reflections to pass and be visible. Lowering the White Level value
makes the intensity map more transparent, reducing reflectivity.
• Black Level: A slider that sets the brightness point below which areas of the
intensity map prevent reflections from passing. Raising the Black Level value means
more of the image appears opaque.
• Wrap Mode: A pop-up menu to choose what happens if the image is smaller than
the text object. Choose one of the following options:
• None: The image is applied once, and areas of the text object that exceed the
scope of the image are not covered.
• Repeat: The image is applied and reapplied as often as necessary, creating a
pattern to fill the area beyond the scope of the original image.
• Mirror: The image is applied to the text object, then applied again in an inverted,
reversed orientation to cover the area beyond the scope of the original image.
• Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to
set how the intensity map is applied to the text object. See Placement controls in
Final Cut Pro.
• Shininess: A slider to adjust how mirror-like the object appears. You can control this
effect more precisely by clicking the disclosure triangle and adjusting two additional
sliders:
• Lights: A slider to adjust how sharply lights are reflected in the surface of the object.
A higher value makes light reflections more sharply defined, and a lower value
creates blurrier light reflections.
• Environment: A slider to adjust how sharply the environment image is reflected in the
surface of the object. A higher value makes the environment more clearly visible in
reflections, and a lower value creates blurrier reflections of the environment.
For more information about lighting options, see Intro to 3D text lighting in
Final Cut Pro.