Instruction Manual

Chapter 11 Final Cut Pro X templates 393
2 Locate the eect to edit.
To preview the eect, move the pointer over the eect’s thumbnail.
3 Control-click the eect and do one of the following:
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If the eect is a Final Cut Pro preset, choose “Open a copy in Motion” from the shortcut menu.
A copy of the project opens in Motion, and the duplicated le appears in the Final Cut Pro
Eects Browser.
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If the eect is a template created in Motion, choose “Open in Motion” from the shortcut menu.
The original project opens in Motion.
If the preview image used when creating the eect in Motion was saved with the project, that
media appears in the template.
4 Modify the project in Motion, then do one of the following:
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To save a copy of the Final Cut Pro preset with the default name, choose File > Save.
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To save a copy of the Final Cut Pro preset with a new name, choose File > Save As, complete
the save dialog information, then click Publish.
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To save the updated Motion-created template and overwrite the original version, choose File >
Save.
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To save the updated Motion-created template as a copy, choose File > Save As, complete the
save dialog information, then click Publish.
Note: When a preset Final Cut Pro eect is applied to the Final Cut Pro Timeline and then
modied in Motion, the saved changes do not aect instances of the template in the
Final Cut Pro Timeline. However, after the modied version of the preset is applied to the
Final Cut Pro Timeline, any subsequent changes made in Motion to the template aect
instances of the eect in the Final Cut Pro Timeline.
The template is saved and appears in the Eects Browser in Final Cut Pro.
Example: Modify the Bokeh Random eect
In Final Cut Pro X, the Bokeh Random eect adds moving, blurred particles to a clip. The shape,
blend mode, speed, and other particle parameters of the eect can be edited in Final Cut Pro X.
Most Final Cut Pro X eects (as well as transitions, titles, and generators) can be opened and
modied in Motion to limit or add parameter controls.
Note: Bokeh comes from the Japanese term “boke,” meaning blur or haze. Bokeh is a term used
in photography to describe the aesthetic quality of a blurred image.
This example describes how to modify the Bokeh Random eect in Motion. The workow in this
example is divided into the following tasks:
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Inspect the eect in Final Cut Pro.
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In Motion, add a parameter to the eect.
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In Motion, remove a parameter from the eect and publish the modied eect to Final Cut Pro.
Inspect the Bokeh Random eect in Final Cut Pro
1 In Final Cut Pro, select a clip in the Timeline, then click the Eects Browser button in the toolbar.
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