A FCPHD question in editing
 

A FCPHD question. This is the set up. I have footage were a person is talking to another person at table. The person talking has a laptop, which she is typing in something. A logo appears in center of laptop screen, (which I have done in PS a put on layer in FCPHD. All works well, but the footage of person with laptop moves from side to side somewhat, In FCPHD how can I anchor the logo image so it will stay in center of laptop screen?

Thanks, if you can help Ron

You can do it one of two ways. The first is LOTS of individual position keyframes.

The second is to export the clip to a compositing application like After Effects and motion track the footage and lock the logo to the tracked data.

Cheers

You could also try the Image Stabilizer filter in Final Cut. It's listed under "Video" in the effects palette.

Thanks Stephen,
Unfortunately I do not have After Effects. When adding Key frames do I do this in motion tab?

Thanks Mull,
Never tried Stabilizer Filter. I will give it a try.

It can be done in the motion tab, but it's easier in the viewer. Open the clip in the viewer by double-clicking it on the timeline. Set the viewer to show both image+wireframe.

Now just slowly move through the video until the frame where it starts to move. Point the mouse at the image+wireframe and drag as needed to recenter the logo - you will be doing this in the viewer while observing the effect on the canvas. Click the viewer button with the diamond icon to create a keyframe. Now move ahead by either scrubbing the timeline or canvas window. When you reach the next move, double-click again to open in the viewer. Repeat until the whole sequence is done.

Notice that as you move the image in the viewer it will show a dot for every keyframe and a line representing the motion path to reach it.

Thanks for the info Boyd. One last question, is After Effects a package I should be thinking about purchasing?

It's expensive and I'm told it has a steep learning curve; I have not yet purchased it. My gut reaction is that if you are asking this question, you probably don't need it :-)