Add template markers – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual

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Chapter 11

Final Cut Pro X templates

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Poster Frame: Sets the frame to be used as the template’s thumbnail in the Final Cut Pro Effects,
Transitions, or Titles Browser.

Text Edit: Defines the optimal edit points for text. For example, if your title animates offscreen,
you can add a Text Edit marker to quickly navigate to a frame where the text is visible in the
Final Cut Pro Viewer.

Add template markers

To create a Build In, Build Out, Project Loop End, or Poster Frame marker, you must first add a
project marker to a Motion project, then change its type in the Edit Marker dialog.

Add a project marker (Build In, Build Out, Project Loop End, or Poster Frame marker)

1

Position the playhead on the frame where you want the marker to appear.

2

Do one of the following:

Press Shift-M.

Ensure that no objects in the project are selected, then choose Mark > Markers > Add Marker.

Ensure that no objects in the project are selected, then press M or the Tilde key (`).

Ensure that no objects in the project are selected, Control-click the Timeline ruler, then choose
Add Marker from the shortcut menu.
A green marker appears in the Timeline ruler, and a green vertical line appears in the
mini-Timeline.

Add an object marker (Text Edit marker)

1

Place the playhead at the frame where you want the marker.

2

Select the text to add the marker to, then do one of the following:

Choose Mark > Markers > Add Marker.

Press M.
A red marker is added to the bar of the selected object.

In the Final Cut Pro Timeline, double-click the title to enter text-edit mode. In the Viewer, use the
Next Text Layer and Previous Text Layer buttons to navigate between Text Edit markers. For more
information about working with titles in Final Cut Pro, see

Final Cut Pro X Help

.

Move a marker

m

Drag the marker to a position in the Timeline ruler.
When you drag the marker, the current frame is displayed above the pointer.

Change the marker type

1

Do one of the following:

Position the playhead over the marker, then choose Mark > Markers > Edit Marker.

Double-click the marker.

Control-click the marker, then choose Edit Marker from the shortcut menu.

2

In the Edit Marker dialog, choose a marker type from the Type pop-up menu.

The Build In and Build Out markers appear as small green arrows in the Timeline ruler. The
Project Loop Out marker appears as a small orange arrow. At the top of the ruler, the area
specified as the intro, outro, or loop section displays a gold glow.
For more information on the Edit Marker dialog, see

Markers overview

on page 286.

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