Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual
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Chapter 25
Working with Master Templates
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Updating and Replacing Template Clips Using Drag and Drop
You can easily replace template clips in your project with updated master templates by
dragging new master templates to existing template clips in the Timeline. For example,
in some post-production workflows, you may need to update several template clips in
a sequence with a newer version of the master template you just received from a
remote motion graphics artist.
Note: Make sure to install new Motion template files before you update template clips
in your Final Cut Pro project. For more information, see the instructions in “
Motion Template Files for Use in Final Cut Pro
There are three methods for updating template clips:
 Link a single template clip to a newer master template.
 Link all template clips in a sequence that connect to a single master template to a
newer master template.
 Link all template clips in a project that connect to a single master template to a
newer master template.
To update a single template clip in your sequence to a newer master template:
1
Open the new master template you want to use in the Viewer.
See “
Adding Master Templates to a Sequence
2
Keeping the mouse button held down, drag the new master template from the Viewer
or Browser to the older template clip you want to update in the Timeline.
3
Choose Replace This Template from the overlay that appears, then release the
mouse button.
The template clip beneath the pointer is now linked to the new master template, and
its appearance changes automatically. Any custom parameters, such as text and
graphics, are preserved.