Getting motion effects on a Logo over video in FCP

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Getting motion effects on a Logo over video in FCP

OK, so I have a nice transparent .png logo over video in my timeline in Final Cut Pro, How do I get that same logo to "fly in" or "wipe in" from one side of the frame? I have Live Type and Motion, is there anyway to create an effect on my Logo that is overlaying my video image? Right now the Logo just fades in and out over the shot. The Client wants to see it "fly in." Not sure exactly what that means but can anyone help guide me in right direction? I see that there is some templates in Live Type that do this sort of thing but Live Type won't let me import a pre-existing logo/text.

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Posted on Jul 11, 2011 8:25 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 11, 2011 9:22 PM in response to Jeff Santos

Learn how to key frame...

http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/motion_working_keyframes1_spencer.html

for the "wipe" use a "wipe" transition... you can feather the edge by selecting the "border" and tick "feather edges"...

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BenB

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Jul 12, 2011 5:16 AM in response to Christina Rodriguez

Keyframe it inside FCP, as the effect you want is way too simple for all that Motion work.

With logo on top of video, go to the frame where the logo should be in it's resting place. There's a Keyframe "diamond" button in the Canvas (turn on Image+Wireframe). Make a keyframe there. Then move the playhead to the start of the clip, and move the logo off the screen, to the left, right, top, where ever (you may need to zoom out of the Canvas to do this). With Image+Wirefame turned on, the logo clip highlighted in the Timeline window, you can just grab and move it inside the Canvas. You should see a keyframe line form as you move it.

We often keyframe backwards, as lineing up elelments where they come to rest is often easier to do first. Then go back to the start of the clip, and move them where they come from.

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