Create a transition background – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 11
Final Cut Pro X templates
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To allow Final Cut Pro users to modify parameters, choose Publish from the Animation pop-up
menu of each parameter you want to make accessible.
Publishing a parameter makes its user interface control (the slider, checkbox, or dial) available in
the Final Cut Pro Inspector when the custom effect is applied to a clip. Published parameters can
be adjusted and keyframed in Final Cut Pro. For more information, see
on page 420.
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Optional: When you’re satisfied with the transition you’ve built, you can remove the preview
images from the template by selecting each Transition layer, then clicking the Clear button in the
Image Inspector.
The temporary image is removed.
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Choose File > Save, then do the following:
a
In the save dialog, enter a name for the template.
If you don’t specify a name, the template appears in the Final Cut Pro Transitions Browser as
“New Template.”
b
Choose a category from the Category pop-up menu.
You can also create a custom category. Categories appear in the Motion Project Browser and
the Final Cut Pro Transitions Browser.
c
If needed, choose a theme from the Theme pop-up menu.
You can also create themes. Themes appear in the Motion Project Browser and the
Final Cut Pro Themes Browser. A theme is a metadata tag that helps categorize templates. For
more information on Motion Project Browser themes and categories, see
on page 146.
d
To retain unused media in the project (media or audio in the Media list that is not used in the
template), select “Include unused media.”
e
If you want a preview movie to appear in the Motion Project Browser, select Save
Preview Movie.
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Click Publish.
The template and remaining media are saved and exported to the Final Cut Pro Transitions
Browser. If you did not remove the reference image, it appears in the template’s thumbnail in the
Final Cut Pro Transitions Browser.
Create a transition background
You might want a custom transition to include a background image or clip. For example, if your
Transition A and Transition B clips are animated to scale down and the Viewer background
becomes visible, you might want a background image to cover the screen. A background can
be created by adding a drop zone to the transition template. After the template is applied to a
Final Cut Pro project, you can assign source media to the drop zone.
Drop zones in templates allow Final Cut Pro X users to place media into designated regions of
the applied effect. You can add filters, behaviors, animations, and other effects to drop zones
in Motion to affect clips later added in Final Cut Pro. For more information, see
on page 197.
Create a background for a transition template
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In the Final Cut Transition project, choose Object > New Drop Zone.
A drop zone layer (titled “Drop Zone”) appears in the layers list and Canvas.
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