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879Final Cut Pro User Guide
The narrow bottom bar (the gradient bar) controls color in the gradient. Adjust the
spread of color across the gradient by dragging one of the small box-shaped color tags
horizontally along the bar. Click in the gradient bar to add more color tags. Delete a
color tag by dragging it away from the gradient bar. Change the value of a color tag by
selecting it and choosing a color from the color well below, or by double-clicking the tag
and choosing a color from the Colors window. Adjust the transition between color tags
by dragging the middle control—a small triangle between adjacent tags, available when
Interpolation is set to Continuous (described below).
Selecting a color tag activates the Color and Location controls (described below).
Selecting an opacity tag activates the Opacity slider (described below). Selecting a
middle control activates the Middle slider (described below).
• Color: A color well and eyedropper that sets the hue of a selected color tag in the
gradient bar. For more information about color wells, see Basic color controls in
Final Cut Pro.
• Opacity: A slider that sets the transparency of a selected opacity tag in the opacity bar.
Values range from 0% (completely transparent) to 100% (completely opaque).
• Interpolation: A pop-up menu that sets the interpolation of a selected color tag or
opacity tag. There are three options:
• Linear: Creates a uniform distribution of opacity or color between the tags.
• Continuous: Sets an adjustable rate of change between adjacent opacity or color
tags. Adjust the rate of change by dragging a middle control in the opacity bar or
gradient bar, or by dragging the Middle slider (described below).
• Constant: Creates a constant color distribution from the color or opacity tag, moving
from left to right in the gradient. For example, if the left color tag is set to Constant,
the area of the gradient between that tag and the next one to the right is a single,
solid color.
• Location: A slider that adjusts the location of a selected opacity tag or color tag.
• Type: A pop-up menu that lets you choose a linear or radial gradient.