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January 17, 2006
Using The Distort Tool in Final Cut Pro
The Distort Tool will allow you to perform some interesting visual effects, such as fitting your footage into a picture frame that exists on another layer of video. Keep in mind that this will work best with a static shot.
First, you must park the locator bar over a clip in the timeline, then set the Canvas Window to Image and Wireframe Mode.
The Distort Tool is a subset of the Crop Tool, so locate the Crop Tool in the tool palette and hold down the mouse button until you see the other tools appear to the side. Choose the disotort tool from the list.
Note: It is the tool in the foreground of the list in the image below.
Click on the image in the Canvas, then use the corner handles to warp the clip footage.
Remember, if you have not superimposed a clip over another clip before performing this, your background will be black, unless you have changed the backdrop from its default color.
Posted by MovingPicture at January 17, 2006 03:47 PM