Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1464)

3 Find the text object you wish to edit.
4 Edit the text in the Parameters tab.
To change the size or tracking of a text object
1 Open the clip containing media you wish to exchange in the Viewer.
2 Select the Controls tab.
3 Find the text object you wish to exchange.
4 Use the slider or value field to set a new Text Size or Text Tracking value.
Making Changes to a Master Template in Final Cut Pro
While working in Final Cut Pro, you can quickly make changes to template clips in Motion
by opening the master template in Motion. After you save the Motion template, any
changes you made appear immediately in Final Cut Pro.
Important: When you make changes to a master template, you are editing the master
template itself, and not template clips already in Final Cut Pro sequences. Any drop zone
media changes already made in template clips remain intact. Customized text content
remains the same, but updates made to the text font or style appear in template clips.
To open a master template from within Final Cut Pro
Do one of the following:
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Select the master template and then choose View > Master Template in Editor.
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Control-click a master template and then choose Open in Editor from the shortcut menu.
The master template opens in Motion. Once you make changes in Motion and save the
project, Final Cut Pro automatically reconnects the master template to the updated project
so you can see the changes.
If you do not use the Open in Editor command in Final Cut Pro to open a master template,
Final Cut Pro may not automatically reconnect the master template if you resave it. In
this case, you will have to manually reconnect the master template in Final Cut Pro to its
project file.
To reconnect a master template to an updated Motion project
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Initiate the master template update from within Final Cut Pro by selecting the master
template and choosing View > Clip in Editor.
This method informs Final Cut Pro that the master template may be updated, so it is
automatically reconnected the next time you switch to Final Cut Pro.
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Select the Always Reconnect Externally Modified Files option in the Editing tab of the
Final Cut Pro User Preferences window.
This method tells Final Cut Pro to automatically reconnect any modified media and project
files when you switch to another application and then switch back to Final Cut Pro.
1464 Appendix D Working with Final Cut Pro