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Template resolution
Before you create a template, decide what resolution your project requires. Although the
template scales to t the resolution of the Final Cut Pro X project it is applied to, you should
create the template at the highest resolution you will use.
Additionally, several display aspect ratio settings for the template can be saved in a single
template project. For example, if your template was created at a 16:9 aspect ratio, you can easily
create a 4:3 version of it in the same project. When the template is applied to a Final Cut Pro
project, Final Cut Pro applies the aspect ratio that matches the project. For more information, see
Add multiple display aspect ratios to a template on page 435.
Note: An image added to a placeholder is t based on the template project settings. Because
the image in the placeholder is not used when the template is applied to a Final Cut Pro project,
stretching or scaling of the media does not aect the Final Cut Pro clip the template is applied to.
When you create templates with 4K resolution, you can add a metadata ag so that Final Cut Pro
users can quickly nd 4K templates (and lter out all non-4K templates). You do this by selecting
the Designed for 4K checkbox in the Properties Inspector of the Project layer. (This checkbox
appears only in eect, transition, generator, or title projects.) When you save the project, the
template is exported to Final Cut Pro with metadata indicating that the template has 4K
resolution. To show only 4K templates in Final Cut Pro media browsers, select the “4K-ready
content only” checkbox. (The “4K-ready content only” checkbox appears only in Final Cut Pro
projects using one of the 4K or 5K formats.)
Flag a template as having 4K resolution
m In the Layers list, select the Project layer and then select the Designed for 4K checkbox in the
Properties Inspector.
After the template is published to Final Cut Pro, select the “4K-ready content only” checkbox in
the Final Cut Pro media browsers to display only templates designed for use in 4K projects.
Using masks in templates
You can use shapes and masks in any Final Cut template type.
In general, use of shapes should be limited to generator templates. Shapes are ideal generator
template elements because they can be scaled in Final Cut Pro X without degradation. (However,
too many shapes in a template can adversely impact performance in Final Cut Pro.)
When you add a shape to a placeholder layer, the shape is converted to a mask. When a template
with a masked placeholder is applied to a clip in Final Cut Pro, the mask is applied to the clip.
Objects in the template outside the placeholder are not aected.
You can publish mask parameters (Roundness, Feather, and Mask Blend Mode, and so on) so they
are editable in Final Cut Pro. However, the onscreen mask controls in Motion are not available
in Final Cut Pro. To reposition a template mask in Final Cut Pro, publish the mask’s transform
parameters (located in the mask’s Properties Inspector). For more information on publishing, see
Publishing parameters in templates overview on page 420.
For more information on working with shapes and masks, see Shapes, masks, and paint strokes
overview on page 828.
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