Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 437)

Chapter 11 Final Cut Pro X templates 437
Tips for creating templates
To get the best results when creating custom templates, consider the following suggestions:
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The first time you save a template that is a work in progress, deselect the Save Preview Movie
checkbox in the save dialog. Doing so prevents Motion from creating a movie preview each
time you save the draft template. (The preview movie appears in the Motion Project Browser.)
When you’re ready to save the final version of the template, select the Save Preview Movie
checkbox to create the preview movie.
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When creating complex templates that involve multiple drop zones, use a Final Cut Generator
or Final Cut Title template.
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As with any project in Motion, too many effects (such as filters, text objects, and so on)
adversely impact performance in Final Cut Pro X.
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Create animation using behaviors rather than keyframes. Behaviors are easier to modify when
the template is applied in Final Cut Pro.
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Avoid publishing parameters animated with behaviors or keyframes. Published parameters
allow template customization in Final Cut Pro.
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Shapes are nice graphic elements to add to a template project (outside of the placeholder),
as they can be scaled without degradation. (Shapes added to a placeholder become masks).
However, too many shapes in a template will adversely impact performance in Final Cut Pro.
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Ensure that “Create Layers At” in the Project pane of Motion Preferences (click Command-
Comma to open Preferences) is set to “Start of project.”
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In the Motion Timeline, ensure that all filter and behavior bars extend to the end of
the project.
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To avoid placeholder duration conflicts, use still images when building templates. Using still
images also prevents lengthy render times and preserves hard disk space.
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Before saving a template, decide whether you want to save or clear preview media, based on
the following considerations:
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Media not cleared is saved with the template, creating longer render times and consuming
hard disk space.
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Media saved with the template is available when the template is reopened in Motion (via
the “Open in Motion” command in the Final Cut Pro media browsers), allowing you to pick
up where you left off in the previous template-building session.
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When keying green screen or blue screen footage, using a keying template is not
recommended. Footage should be keyed directly in its own project in Final Cut Pro or Motion.
This is because the Keyer filter analyzes the footage it is initially applied to. You can render
a keyed clip with its alpha channel and add the clip to a Final Cut Pro project. For more
information, see
Keying overview on page 487.
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Do not use image sequences when creating templates.
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If an object in a template has an applied Link Parameter behavior, do not move the object to
another group. Doing so breaks the links.
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If you publish parameters for an object and then delete that object, all parameters set to be
published are also deleted.
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Do not use deprecated filters (older filters that are no longer supported in Motion 5) in a
template. Although the filter may render correctly in Motion, it may not render correctly after
the template is applied to a Final Cut Pro clip.
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