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Tracer (Trailing) effect in FCP X.

Back in 2000 I bought a Panasonic DS8 camcorder which had a number of canned special effects. One of them was called "Tracer" and gave the most fantastic appearance to moving objects. At the time I filmed some people doing yoga against a contrasting background and as they moved their arms through an arc it produced a beautiful trail of images.


I can't find a good example but there is something similar in this video clip, although I am sure the Tracer effect in the camera gave more images which were closer together.


The effect appears about 2 minutes 15 seconds in.


A Clone Effect in Adobe Premiere Pro - YouTube


I would ideally like a canned effect as in my old camera but guess the only way to achieve it now involves hard work.


Any suggestions as to how to achieve it in FCP X?

Final Cut Pro X, macOS High Sierra (10.13.2), 27" 5K iMac, Mac mini i5

Posted on Feb 15, 2018 8:58 AM

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Posted on Feb 15, 2018 9:37 AM

Use ur eyes Ian. In the effects you will find one called Trails 😉

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