<p>FCPX doesn't have this behavior built in - My suggestion is to build the effect in Motion using either the spin behavior or keyframes and <code>dropzones</code> (placeholder layers), and export as an FCPX Template. You can then use it repeatedly from the <code>effects</code> pane in FCPX directly.</p>

<p><a href="https://help.apple.com/motion/mac/5.4.2/#/motn1374713f" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Spin Behavior</a></p>

<p><a href="https://help.apple.com/motion/mac/5.4.2/#/motn72925de5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Motion -> FCPX Templates</a></p>

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2019-02-26T10:49:11.880Z
2019-02-26T10:49:11.880Z
Alan Kael Ball
<p>If you don’t want to use keyframes than it sounds more like a job for Motion or you might be lucky and find a plug-in for this behaviour. 
I couldn’t think of anything else than keyframes. </p>

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2018-05-12T08:42:03.183Z
2018-05-12T08:42:03.183Z
German Dude
<p>Is it possible to animate a photo/video so that it continuously rotates about an axis within the xy-plane? For example, rotate it about the y-axis. I know how to regularly rotate a video (rotation about z-axis), and I know you can keyframe using distort with keyframe, but was wondering if there is a way to continuously have a shape rotating about a vertical axis. This would be like 3D-rotation.</p>

<p>For example, having the image of a card continuously "spin" vertically.    </p>

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Rotating image/video about an axis within xy-plane in FCP
Rickmer
# Rotating image/video about an axis within xy-plane in FCP

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-12)

Is it possible to animate a photo/video so that it continuously rotates about an axis within the xy-plane? For example, rotate it about the y-axis. I know how to regularly rotate a video (rotation about z-axis), and I know you can keyframe using distort with keyframe, but was wondering if there is a way to continuously have a shape rotating about a vertical axis. This would be like 3D-rotation.

For example, having the image of a card continuously "spin" vertically.

**Tags:** editing, final-cut-pro-x, effects, special-effects, visual-effects


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-02-26. Score: 0

FCPX doesn't have this behavior built in - My suggestion is to build the effect in Motion using either the spin behavior or keyframes and `dropzones` (placeholder layers), and export as an FCPX Template. You can then use it repeatedly from the `effects` pane in FCPX directly.

[Spin Behavior](https://help.apple.com/motion/mac/5.4.2/#/motn1374713f)

[Motion -> FCPX Templates](https://help.apple.com/motion/mac/5.4.2/#/motn72925de5)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-05-12. Score: 0

If you don’t want to use keyframes than it sounds more like a job for Motion or you might be lucky and find a plug-in for this behaviour.
I couldn’t think of anything else than keyframes.


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