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2 Select the drop zone layer, then do one of the following in the Image Inspector:
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To use a clip as the drop zone’s source media in Final Cut Pro, choose Media Source from the
Type pop-up menu.
When the transition is added to a Final Cut Pro project, a Drop Zone image well appears in the
Final Cut Pro inspector. Using this image well, an editor can add a source clip that appears as a
background during the custom transition. Using the drop zone’s onscreen controls (accessed
by double-clicking the drop zone in the Viewer), an editor can pan or scale the source clip
within the drop zone. For more information, refer to the Final Cut Pro X Help.
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To use a still image as the drop zone’s media source in Final Cut Pro, choose Timeline Pin from
the Type pop-up menu.
When the transition is added to a Final Cut Pro project, you can select a single frame of a clip
as the source frame in the drop zone by dragging a numbered handle along the Timeline. For
more information, see Final Cut Pro X Help.
Note: You can set a drop zone background color that is apparent when the drop zone’s source
media is panned or scaled. For more information, see Drop zones overview on page 197.
Modify a Final Cut Pro X transition
Many presets in the Final Cut Pro X Transitions Browser were created in Motion. You can modify
these presets in Motion, then save them as transitions in Final Cut Pro.
Modify a Final Cut Pro X transition in Motion
1 In Final Cut Pro X, click the Transitions Browser button in the toolbar.
The Transitions Browser appears.
2 Locate the transition to edit.
To preview of the eect, move the pointer over the transition’s thumbnail.
3 Control-click the transition and do one of the following:
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If the transition 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
Transitions Browser.
Note: The “Open a copy in Motion” command is not available for FxPlug transitions.
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If the transition 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 transition in Motion was saved with the project,
that media appears in the template.
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