


Using the handling nodes, click and drag them to resize the PIP video. Key means to insert one image, like text, into another image so that both. Blue handling nodes should appear on the corners of the PIP video in the video viewer pane. This lets you create a timecode display to key, or insert, into the clips in. In the project timeline pane, select the foreground video using the cursor then click on the transform effect button on the toolbar below the video viewer pane. It should be automatically added above the background video on the primary storyline. To overlay the PIP video over the selected background video, go to the event browser pane, select the PIP video and press the Q key to stack on top of the background one. Then press the X key to mark the background video. Do this by making sure that the play progress indicator _the vertical line with an arrow facing inwards at each end_ is parked over the intended background video by either dragging it into position or playing the video until you can park it there.

To keep this as the background video and to be able to add the PIP video, it needs to be marked. Add your intended background video to the primary storyline(indicated in blue in the project timeline pane at the bottom) by selecting it from the event browser pane. Start off in the main Final Cut Pro Interface, with the project timeline pane, event browser pane, and video viewer pane in view. To apply this effect in Final Cut Pro, here are 7 steps to follow:
