Use onscreen camera guides in Final Cut Pro for iPad
You can turn on guides in the camera viewfinder in Final Cut Pro to help you compose your shots, check for overexposed areas, and more.
Turn on the viewfinder grid
Use the viewfinder grid lines to help you compose your shot.
In Final Cut Pro for iPad, open a project, then tap
in the toolbar.In the camera screen, tap
in the lower-left corner, tap Tools, then turn on Grid.When you’re finished, tap
.
Turn on overexposure (zebra) lines
Use the overexposure indicator to show areas of your image that are overexposed. Overexposed areas are marked with diagonal red lines, also known as “zebra stripes.” Overexposed video lacks detail and typically appears as pure white. You can adjust the exposure before you shoot to restore detail to overexposed areas.
In Final Cut Pro for iPad, open a project, then tap
in the toolbar.In the camera screen, tap
in the lower-left corner, tap Tools, then turn on Overexposure.When you’re finished, tap
.
Tip: To quickly correct the exposure, tap the zebra lines when they appear in the camera viewfinder.
Turn on aspect ratio guides
If you plan to deliver your project in a 4:3 aspect ratio or a square aspect ratio (for social media, for example), you can turn on aspect ratio guides in the Final Cut Pro camera to help you compose your shots. Then you can crop your video clips later in post-production, and they’ll fit correctly in the final frame size.
In Final Cut Pro for iPad, open a project, then tap
in the toolbar.In the camera screen, tap
in the lower-left corner, then tap Tools.Tap
next to Aspect Ratio Guide, then tap an option.When you’re finished, tap
.
The guides remain on the camera screen until you turn them off, including while recording in Slo-mo mode or with the front-facing camera.