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377Final Cut Pro User Guide
3. To access the Transform controls, do one of the following:
• Click the pop-up menu in the lower-left corner of the viewer and choose Transform
(or press Shift-T).
• Control-click in the viewer and choose Transform.
4. In the viewer, Control-click any individual handle and choose an option:
• Convert the keyframe to a smooth keyframe: Choose Smooth.
Bezier handles appear, and you can drag the handles to control the curved shape of
the path.
• Convert the keyframe to a corner point: Choose Linear.
Bezier handles are removed from the keyframe, and the keyframe becomes a corner
point.
Adjust the Transform effect animation path
Transform animations have additional keyframe controls you can use to fine-tune the
animation path. To show these, you first need to create a simple three-corner effect.
1. Select a clip in the Final Cut Pro timeline and put the playhead at its start.
2. Click the pop-up menu in the lower-left corner of the viewer and choose Transform (or
press Shift-T), then drag the onscreen controls to reduce the image’s size and place it
in the upper-left corner.
3. Click the Add Keyframe button.
4. Move the timeline playhead to the middle of the clip.