Instruction Manual

Chapter 11 Final Cut Pro X templates 392
Publishing a parameter makes its user interface control (the slider, checkbox, or dial) available in
the Final Cut Pro Inspector when the custom eect is applied to a clip. Published parameters can
be adjusted and keyframed in Final Cut Pro. For more information, see Publishing parameters in
templates overview on page 420.
Tip: In addition to publishing specic parameter controls, you can publish the blue activation
checkboxes that appear next to lter and behavior names in Motion Inspectors. When you
publish an activation checkbox (via its Animation pop-up menu), a corresponding checkbox
appears in the Final Cut Pro inspector, allowing users to turn the inuence of that lter or
behavior on or o. For more information, see Publishing parameters in templates overview on
page 420.
7 Optional: When you’re satised with the custom eect you’ve built, you can remove the preview
image from the template by selecting the Eect Source layer, then clicking the Clear button in
the Image Inspector.
The temporary image is removed from the project.
8 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 Eects 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 Eects 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 in 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 About the Project
Browser on page 14 6.
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.
9 Click Publish.
The template and remaining media are saved and exported to the Final Cut Pro Eects Browser.
If you did not remove the reference image, it appears in the template’s thumbnail in the
Final Cut Pro Eects Browser.
For information about applying and editing eects in Final Cut Pro, see Final Cut Pro X Help.
Modify a Final Cut Pro X eect
The presets in the Final Cut Pro X Eects Browser were created in Motion. You can modify these
presets in Motion, then save them as eects in Final Cut Pro.
For a step-through example of modifying a preset Final Cut Eect, see Example: Modify the
Bokeh Random eect on page 393.
Modify a Final Cut Pro X eect in Motion
1 In Final Cut Pro X, click the Eects Browser button in the toolbar.
The Eects Browser appears.
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