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128 VIDEO EDITOR
To create a moving path in the Preview Window:
1. Select the clip to be animated in the timeline.
2. Drag the 2D Basic Moving Path onto the clip from Production Library:
Moving Path folder.
3. Open Effects Manager. Open up the Preview Window and place it next to
the Effects Manager.
4. Click the Start control point (S) in the Motion Control window within the
Effects Manager. In the Preview Window, drag on the clip surrounded by
the green squares; position the clip where you want it to begin the movement.
5. Click the End control point (E) in the Motion Control window within the
Effects Manager. In the Preview Window, drag on the clip surrounded by
the green squares; position the clip where you want it to begin the movement.
6. Click the Play button to preview the moving path.
Click on the yellow squares across the clip's borders to distort it non-
proportionally.
One common use for the 2D Basic Moving Path is to fix clips in a motionless
position within another clip boundaries. You can often see this technique in live
broadcasts, advertisement reels and news. This effect can be done easily in Video
Editor. You can think of it as a still moving path.
To create a still moving path:
1. Drag a clip into the Video1 track: this is the background (the anchor).
2. Drag a clip into the Video2 track: this is the overlay.
A still moving path
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