# Animation Create animations by changing specific adjustment attributes and effect parameters over time. ## Discussion You can create animations with a [Parameter Element](/documentation/Professional-Video-Applications/adjustment-attributes-and-effect-parameters#Parameter-Element) for the attribute or parameter to animate, along with a [keyframeAnimation](/documentation/Professional-Video-Applications/keyframeanimation) element that has a series of `keyframe` elements, each of which defines a value at a point in time. To produce a keyframe animation, specify the time points and values for each keyframe using the time and value attributes of the `keyframe` element. The Final Cut Pro application interpolates the values between them. The following example performs a position and scale transform adjustment animation using keyframes: ```swift ``` Initially, when time is equal to 0 seconds (time=0s), the frame is moved left 5 percent and up 10 percent `(“-5 10”)` of the project’s height from the original location, with no change in size `(“1 1”)`. When time is equal to 10 seconds (time=10s), the frame has moved 10 percent right and 20 percent up `(“10 20”)` of the project’s height from the original location, with a 25 percent `(“0.75 0.75”)` reduction in size from the original `(“1 1”)`. For more information on the `adjust-transform` element, see [Video Adjustment Elements](/documentation/Professional-Video-Applications/adjustment-elements#Video-Adjustment-Elements). Final Cut Pro determines the parameter value based on the following priority (with 1 being the highest priority): - The `value` and `time` attributes of the `keyframe` element, for a particular time - The `value` attribute of the `param` element - The respective attribute of the adjustment, if applicable In the previous example, it doesn’t matter that the `position` attribute of the `adjust-transform` element has a value of “`-10 10`”, because the keyframe defined at when time is equal to 0s (`time=0s)` (in the `keyframe` element) takes priority and overrides the value to “`-5 10`”. ## Topics ### Keyframe Animation Elements [keyframeAnimation](/documentation/Professional-Video-Applications/keyframeanimation) Specifies an animation path for each keyframe. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)