Here are some examples of things you can make with Curves.

## Highlighter

Use Curves to quickly highlight important elements of your composition without
leaving Final Cut Pro.

<video width="800px" autoplay loop muted playsinline>
   <source src="/static/examples/highlighter.mp4"/>
</video>
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A highlighter is just a colored rectangle with the blend mode set to "Multiply"
and the scale parameter animated. Here's how to create it from scratch:

>>> Update the Curves app.

Make sure Curves is [updated](/updating) to the latest version. You need Curves
1.2 or newer to adjust the animation anchor point.

>>> Add a "Custom" color generator to your timeline.

<img width="400px" src="/static/examples/highlight/1-colorgen.png"/>
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The rectangle should cover the entire screen.

<img width="600px" src="/static/examples/highlight/1-custom.png"/>

>>> Change the color and set the compositing blend mode to "Multiply"

Adjust the color in the generator options:

<img width="400px" src="/static/examples/highlight/2-highlight-color.png"/>
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And set the blend mode in the video inspector to "Multiply":

<img width="800px" src="/static/examples/highlight/2-blendmode.png"/>
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You should start to see the highlighter effect!

>>> Add the Curves effect

Add Curves directly to the color solid (no need for a compound clip since it's
already the same size as your project). Set the scale mode to "Flexible", then
move and scale the highlight roughly where you want it.

Make sure to scale and position it using Curves and not Final Cut's builtin
transform.

<img width="800px" src="/static/examples/highlight/3-position.png"/>

>>> Adjust the anchor point

Hold the Option (⌥) key and click and drag the control point to the top left
corner of the highlight. It should snap in place. This sets the anchor point,
which is where the animations will play from.

<video width="800px" autoplay loop muted playsinline>
   <source src="/static/examples/highlight/4-reanchor.mp4"/>
</video>

>>> Keyframe the scale parameter

Keyframe the scale parameter to animate the highlighter. Use the curve editor
to adjust the animation smoothness. Make sure the scale mode is set to
"flexible" so you can independently scale X and Y.

<video width="800px" autoplay loop muted playsinline>
   <source src="/static/examples/highlight/5-scale.mp4"/>
</video>

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