THE F O C A L E A S Y GUID E TO FINAL C UT PRO 7 What you have effectively done is place a filter on a clip in the Timeline and mark three keyframes to it. The first and second keyframes are marked with the filter set to zero, thus it has no effect on the clip; this ensures that when the clip plays, initially there is no visual change to its appearance. The third keyframe is added where the filter settings are adjusted to bring the clip out of focus. Thus when the clip plays, initially it is in focus until the third keyframe where it moves out of focus. This is a simple and easy way to simulate a pull focus. By using the above method you can keyframe many of the Filters found under the Effects tab. For example, you could keyframe a clip so that the appearance changes from full color to black and white ­ or vice versa. You could keyframe a clip using the Fisheye filter so that it appears normal and over time changes as if it is being distorted by an extreme wide-angle lens. The possibilities are endless. Through keyframing one has access to powerful tools to change the look, shape and feel of clips.