Final Cut Pro X - 5: Motion on a Video Clip Using KeyFrames (Advanced)

1.  You can also apply motion using keyframes. First highlight the clip in the timeline and then click on the ‘Inspector’ tab (see step 23).

From the Inspector window make sure the Video tab is selected (it's the film strip highlighted in blue).

2.  Then click on the “Show” link under Transform.

3.  The "Show" link drops down this menu which gives you the ability to set keyframes for position, rotation, and scale.

4.  The keyframe button is located to the right of each line.

5.  Next hit the grid button underneath the video which gives you handles on each side of your video to manipulate the scale and position.

When it's highlighted in blue it will activate the handles. Just park the playhead over the top so you can manipulate it from the Canvas.

6.  Note: You may wish to scale out at the top of your Canvas so you can see the blue handles. Here I'm at 25%.

7.  Now back within the Canvas you can grab the border of your video clip to change scale, or grab the middle to control positioning, or the blue dot to the right of the middle to control rotation. Set the position for the first keyframe and click on the position keyframe in the inspector.

8.  Then move the playhead to a later part of the same clip and adjust the position for the 2nd keyframe.
The 2nd keyframe will be created automatically after you create the first as it detects when a change is made. Scale and position keyframes need to be created separately.

To jump between the keyframes you created use the arrow keys next to the keyframe button. To delete a keyframe hit the drop down arrow next to the keyframe button and choose “Delete Keyframe”.