Final cut effect template – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 11
Final Cut Pro X templates
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When you save a template in Motion, the effect is exported to the relevant Final Cut Pro media
browser (the Effects Browser, Titles Browser, Transitions Browser, or Generators Browser). When
the template is added to the Timeline or applied to a clip in the Timeline, an on/off activation
checkbox and published parameter controls appear in the Final Cut Pro Inspector.
Each template type is described in its own topic, listed in the Help table of contents (the sidebar
to the left of this window).
Final Cut Effect template
The Final Cut Effect template contains one placeholder layer: Effect Source. Drag filters and
behaviors to the placeholder layer (the downward arrow graphic in the Canvas) to create
custom effects. Drag an image to the placeholder layer to preview the effect. When you save the
template in Motion, the template is automatically exported to the Final Cut Pro Effects Browser.
In Final Cut Pro, apply the effect to a clip in the Timeline. (Images or clips used in the Motion
placeholder layer appear in the Effects Browser icon, but are not applied to the clip in the
Final Cut Pro Timeline.) The duration of the effect is determined by the length of the Final Cut Pro
clip it is applied to.
You can use template markers to control the timing of the sections of an effect template. For
more information, see
on page 428.
You cannot delete the Effect Source placeholder from an effect template. Nor can you create
additional Effect Source placeholders. Although you can add more image layers to an effect
template (and have them appear in the applied effect in Final Cut Pro), it’s not recommended.
This template was designed for a single purpose: to apply one custom visual effect to a
Final Cut Pro clip.
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