<p>You need to use keyframes.</p>
<ol>
<li>Select the clip.</li>
<li>Place the playhead where you want the animation to
start.</li>
<li>In video inspector, go to Transform-&gt;Scale(All)</li>
<li>Adjust Scale to the starting scale size.</li>
<li>Click the add keyframe button on the right of the Scale parameter.</li>
<li>Repeat process for the ending scale keyframe.</li>
</ol>

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Nathan Peterson
<p>I am trying to decrease the size of a clip by having it shrink over the span of a few seconds and disappear into the center of the frame. I couldn't find an answer elsewhere online but perhaps I didn't word it correctly in my search. Any suggestions/instructions would be appreciated. Thank you.</p>
<p>-A</p>

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How do I animate a clip's scale in FCPX?
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# How do I animate a clip's scale in FCPX?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-20)

I am trying to decrease the size of a clip by having it shrink over the span of a few seconds and disappear into the center of the frame. I couldn't find an answer elsewhere online but perhaps I didn't word it correctly in my search. Any suggestions/instructions would be appreciated. Thank you.

-A

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-28. Score: 1

You need to use keyframes.

1. Select the clip.
2. Place the playhead where you want the animation to
   start.
3. In video inspector, go to Transform->Scale(All)
4. Adjust Scale to the starting scale size.
5. Click the add keyframe button on the right of the Scale parameter.
6. Repeat process for the ending scale keyframe.


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