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And guys we're back with another
tutorial and this one is probably one of

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the most important you will ever learn for any

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video editing, any audio editing, any editing software, ever.

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It's the power of key frames and we're about to show you how they work right now.

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Keyframes are used to change

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parameter values,
between two or more points in time.

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Using keyframes you can create simple animations.

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Like fades.

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We'll walk you through
fading out this circle.

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First we'll place a circle in our project.

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To do this navigate to the titles and
generators icon on the top left,

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then click on it. Choose "Generators"
then "Elements", and double-click on the

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shapes thumbnail
to add it to the timeline.

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Select the clip in the timeline,
and position the playhead on top of it

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so it's visible in the viewer.
Then navigate to the inspector on the

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top right.
If the inspector isn't showing be sure

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to toggle this icon.
We're going to make an adjustment to the

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circle's appearance,
so we'll click on this generators icon

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and we'll adjust the circle generator.
Now we want to keyframe the opacity of

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the circle to fade it out, so we'll click on the

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video inspector icon and right under

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"Compositing"
we'll find the "Opacity" control.

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We'll set our first keyframe by clicking
on this diamond shaped keyframe icon to

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the right.
The golden color indicates that we now

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have a keyframe set at the current
playhead position.

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Now navigate back to the timeline and
move your playhead forward by the amount

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of time you would like the animation to span.

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We'll have our circle fade quickly so
we'll move the playhead just a little bit.

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Now we'll navigate back up to the

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inspector, and drag the "Opacity" value all the way

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down to zero.
A new keyframe will automatically be set

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as we could see by this super valuable
golden diamond. Believe it or not

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those are the only two keyframes we need
for a smooth fade out,

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because Final Cut Pro X will create all
the in-between frames automatically.

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Now if we play the clip we'll see the
fade animation.

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Drum roll please!

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Here's a few more tips. To navigate

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between keyframes
simply click on the arrows next to the parameter.

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When you click on the arrow it will take

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you to the exact frame in the timeline
where the keyframe is set.

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This is a great way to make adjustments
to your keyframes as well.

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Once you've navigated to the correct
keyframe you can adjust the value of the parameter.

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Now since we changed the first keyframe
to zero percent,

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and the second keyframe to 100 percent we'll
watch the circle fade into view.

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There are many more ways to use
keyframes in Final Cut Pro X,

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so check out the videos in the
description below to learn more.

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So if you're trying to just bring the
opacity down or move something across

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the screen,
you now know how key frames work.

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Don't forget to check out Pixel Film Studios where you can find Final Cut Pro X plugins

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designed for beginners and professionals
alike to take your projects to the next level.

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