How do i create a spolight effect in final cut pro x any help would be greatly recieved!!
all i can find is tutorials for how to do the effect in the older version of final cut
Many thanks!🙂
Final Cut Pro X
In the Timeline, select your clip, in the Inspector check Colour and Correction 1.
Add a Shape Mask. Make the necessary size / position adjustments in the viewport.
Click the Show Correction button to make the desired colour adjustments.
Choose Inside Mask for the Highlight, Outside Mask for reducing the Exposure etc.
Regards
Nolan
Thanks very much Nolan!
Is it possible to make the Spotlight follow a person around the shot, and how would this be achieved?
Regards, Matt
In the Timeline position your Playhead at the starting position.
In the Viewport position the Shape Mask at the starting position.
In the Inspector click the Add Keyframe button.
Press Control-V to open the Animation Editor to see your keyframes.
Move the Playhead and the Shape Mask to a new position.
In the Inspector click the Add Keyframe button.
Continue adding keyframes until you have defined the Shape Mask’s movement.
Regards
Nolan
Thanks again Nolan,
I have added all the shape masks on each frame and added the keyframe but it seems to just have loads of different layers and just a general shape of where i want the spotlight to go rather than move with each frame is there something i may have done incorrectly?
Regards, Matt
You need to learn keyframing with FCP X.
This tutorial will help you.
Andy
Andynick, thank you for the site, it was really helpful! Does anyone know how I can make the spolight follow someone. I've worked on it about 2 hours tonight, and know its an easy, click here do this. I got the video animation open and 'add a keyframe' working-ish, but I still can't make it follow my person all the way through...
Well, if you’re using a Mask as a spotlight-effect...? check out this Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RviA2M-GUms
Select the Circle Mask and open the Properties tab from the Inspector...
Move the Circle Mask in the Viewport and apply Position / Rotation / Scale
Keyframes as necessary...
Open the Keyframe Editor to make final adjustments if needed...
(click the Keyframe Icon, down in the far right corner of the timeline)
If you’re using a Spot-Light within a 3D Group...?
Select the Light, open the Properties tab in the Inspector...
Move the time-slider forward and keyframe the position of the Light accordingly...
Use the Properties tab or the HUD to keyframe Intensity, Falloff, Cone Angle etc...
How do i create a spotlight effect in final cut pro x
