<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_8_5_5.html" title="Copying keyframes">Previous</a> | <a href="1_8_6_1.html" title="Animating Motion properties for a clip">Next</a> | <a href="1_8_0_0.html">Animating Effects</a></div><h3 class="head1">Animating motion in the Monitor window</h3><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">You can create animations, insets, and split screens by manipulating a clip directly in the Monitor window and setting keyframes for the Motion effect. By adjusting a clip's position and scale in the Monitor window, you can reveal clips in the tracks below it and create interesting compositions.</p><p class="paragraph">When you animate a clip's position, the clip's motion is represented by a motion path in the Monitor window. Small white Xs represent keyframed positions, dotted lines represent positions at interpolated frames, and the circular anchor point symbol represents the center of the clip at the current frame. The spacing between dots indicates the speed between keyframes: wide spacing shows fast motion, while tightly spaced dots show slower motion. </p><div class="anchorc"><img src="images/an_06.gif" alt="Illustration of Motion path in Monitor window with these callouts: A. Fast motion B. Slow motion" height="125" width="186" /></div><div class="caption">Motion path in Monitor window <span class="bold">A</span>. Fast motion <span class="bold">B.</span> Slow motion</div></ol><p class="seealso">Related Subtopics:</p><ol><div class="seealsolink"><a href="1_8_6_1.html">Animating Motion properties for a clip</a></div><div class="seealsolink"><a href="1_8_6_2.html">Modifying a motion path</a></div></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_8_5_5.html" title="Copying keyframes">Previous</a> | <a href="1_8_6_1.html" title="Animating Motion properties for a clip">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_8_0_0.html">Animating Effects</a></div></td></tr></table>
