# ![](static/TextHeader.png) *Curves for Final Cut* brings powerful animation tools right into the Final Cut Pro timeline.

## "What can I use this for?" A few examples of what Curves can do. Learn how to create these effects using Curves in the [Tutorials](/tutorials/overview) section.

Learn how to make your first Curves animation by moving an image around the screen.

Highlighter

Draw an animated highlighter to emphasize parts of your composition.

Zoom and Pan

Zoom and pan around your clip with customized easing curves and motion blur.

3D Camera

Tilt and rotate your scene in 3D to simulate a 3D camera.

## Features - **On-screen animation path controls**: click and drag to move a clip, see your animation path and keyframes on-screen, and click on a keyframe to move to it in the timeline. - **Animation curve editor**: choose from one of seven animation shapes (linear, smooth, accelerate, decelerate, overshoot, bounce, or custom), adjust easing, backing, and more with simple sliders, and view your interpolation curve in the inspector. - **Integration with Final Cut's keyframe system**: add unlimited position, rotation, and scale keyframes. ## Usage Adjust the animation curve using simple sliders:

Add keyframes for position, rotation, and scale, and customize the animation curve using one of seven parametric curve families to get the exact animation you want.

Customizing the amount of easing is as simple as adjusting a slider. No Bezier handles to deal with (unless you want them). Curves keeps everything perfectly aligned for you by default.

Use the on-screen controls to create animation paths, line up keyframes, or click on a keyframe to jump to it in the timeline.

Move keyframes around using Final Cut's keyframe system.