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2 Select the drop zone layer, then do one of the following in the Image Inspector:
• To use a clip as the drop zone’s source media in Final Cut Pro, choose Media Source
from the Type pop-up menu.
When the transition is added to a Final Cut Pro project, a Drop Zone image well appears
in the Final Cut Pro Inspector. Using this image well, an editor can add a source clip
that appears as a background during the custom transition. For more information, refer
to the Final Cut Pro X Help.
• To use a still image as the drop zone’s media source in Final Cut Pro, choose Timeline
Pin from the Type pop-up menu.
When the transition is added to a Final Cut Pro project, you can select a single frame
of a clip as the source frame in the drop zone by dragging a numbered handle along
the Timeline. For more information, see Final Cut Pro X Help.
Note: You can set a drop zone background color that is apparent when the drop zone’s
source media is panned or scaled. For more information, see Drop Zones.
Modifying a Final Cut Pro X Transition in Motion
Many presets in the Final Cut Pro X Transitions Browser were created in Motion. You can
modify these presets in Motion, then save them as transitions in Final Cut Pro.
To modify a transition in Motion from Final Cut Pro X
1 In Final Cut Pro X, click the Transitions Browser button in the toolbar.
The Transitions Browser appears.
2 Locate the transition to edit.
To preview of the effect, move the pointer over the transition’s thumbnail.
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