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403Final Cut Pro User Guide
Keyframes are always pasted beginning at the location of the playhead or skimmer, and
a specific parameter must be selected before you choose the Paste command. If the
playhead or skimmer is not currently over the selected clip, no keyframes are pasted.
Note: Pasted keyframes replace any keyframes already applied to the destination
parameter within the time range of the pasted keyframes. Keyframes outside the time
range being pasted are not affected. For example, if you select opacity keyframes covering
a 5-second range and then paste them to a new clip’s opacity setting, keyframes within the
5 seconds beginning at the playhead or skimmer are replaced with the copied keyframes.
Any keyframes before or after that range remain the same.
Copy or move keyframes from one clip to another
1. Select the clip in the Final Cut Pro timeline containing the keyframes you want to copy.
2. To display the specific parameter you want to copy from, do one of the following:
• Show the Video Animation editor: Choose Clip > Show Video Animation (or press
Control-V).
• Show the Audio Animation editor: Choose Clip > Show Audio Animation (or press
Control-A).
3. Double-click the graph of the parameter containing the keyframes you want to copy.
The graph expands, revealing keyframes arranged along a curve.
Note: Some parameters allow you to select keyframes without expanding the graph.
4. Shift-click the keyframes you want to copy, or drag a selection rectangle around them.
The selected keyframes are highlighted in yellow.
5. Do one of the following:
• Duplicate the keyframes: Choose Edit > Keyframes > Copy (or press Option-Shift-C).
• Move the keyframes: Choose Edit > Keyframes > Cut (or press Option-Shift-X).
The keyframes are copied to the Clipboard.
6. Select the clip into which you want to paste the keyframes, then show the Video
Animation or Audio Animation editor for that clip.
Note: You can also copy and paste keyframes within the same clip, or within a single
parameter.
7. Click the name or keyframe graph for the parameter you want to paste the keyframes to.
When selected, the graph becomes highlighted.
8. Position the playhead on the frame where you want the new keyframes to begin.
9. Choose Edit > Keyframes > Paste (or press Option-Shift-V).
The keyframes are added to the selected parameter.