Answers.Body: <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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Body: <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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Title: How do I animate a clip's scale in FCPX?
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ThreadText: # 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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  ### 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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