Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1289)

This chapter covers the following:
• About Motion Template Files and Master Templates (p. 1289)
• Working with Master Templates (p. 1290)
• Modifying Master Templates (p. 1295)
• Converting a Template Clip to a Motion Project (p. 1297)
• Installing Motion Template Files for Use in Final Cut Pro (p. 1298)
Master templates created in Motion allow you to quickly customize design elements such
as titles and opening credits.
About Motion Template Files and Master Templates
Both Motion and Final Cut Pro support Motion template files, but each application uses
them in different ways:
• In Motion, a template file is a starting point for creating new projects with preexisting
animated text and graphics layers. For more information, see the Motion User Manual,
available in Motion Help.
• In Final Cut Pro, Motion template files are used as master templates from which you
can create template clips that are edited into a sequence. Each template clip retains
the same animation and behaviors as its parent master template, but parameters such
as text and video content can be customized individually for each template clip.
Master templates allow you to add professional motion graphics and titles to your
sequence, even if you've never used Motion before. For example: You want to create an
animated opening title for your Final Cut Pro sequence. A graphic designer can create
the opening in Motion and save it as a Motion template file. In Final Cut Pro, you can use
the Motion template file as a master template and edit it into your sequence. You can
change the title of your movie as often as you like by modifying the template clip's text
parameter while retaining the animated parameters provided by the graphic designer.
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