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381Final Cut Pro User Guide
Add and adjust clip effects
Intro to clip effects in Final Cut Pro
In addition to the built-in effects, Final Cut Pro includes a wide variety of video effects that
you can apply to your project’s video clips. Many of the effects modify the look of your
video, from adding a blur or glow to severe distortions. Some effects overlay camcorder
or timecode graphics. There are also effects for keying one video clip over another and for
creating areas of transparency in a clip (masking).
After you have added an effect, you can adjust its settings. Some effects have few
adjustments, while others provide a comprehensive set, allowing you a lot of control over
how the effects look. Effects can even be animated, with their settings changing as the clip
plays.
You can save any combination of effects and their settings as an effects preset, which
appears in the Effects browser and functions like any clip effect. See Save video effects
presets in Final Cut Pro and Save audio effects presets in Final Cut Pro.
You can also use effect masking controls available in most video clip effects to limit the
area of the video frame that is affected by a video effect or color correction.
Additionally, many video effects can be opened and changed in Motion, allowing you to
create specialized versions for use in your projects. See
Modify Final Cut Pro effects in
Motion.
Final Cut Pro also includes a broad range of audio effects that you can apply to your
project’s audio clips. Many of the effects modify the sound of your audio, from subtle
echoes to severe pitch distortions. See
Add audio effects in Final Cut Pro.