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1041Motion User Guide
Publish Motion filter parameters to Final Cut Pro
When you create effects templates in Motion for use in Final Cut Pro, you can choose
which parameter controls are available in the special effect, title, transition, or generator
when it’s applied to a clip in Final Cut Pro. For example, if you create a Final Cut effect
template using a Scrape filter, you might choose to export only the Rotation control to
Final Cut Pro (and not the Amount or Mix sliders). In essence, you place limits on how the
effect can be modified in Final Cut Pro by deciding which parameters to publish. You can
also publish filter onscreen controls.
For more information on publishing Final Cut Pro templates, see Intro to Final Cut Pro
templates in Motion.
Publish filter parameters in a Final Cut template
1. In Motion, in an open Final Cut template project, select an applied filter.
2. In the Filters Inspector, do one of the following:
• Click the Animation menu (the down arrow that appears when you move the pointer
over the right side of the parameter row), then choose Publish from the pop-up
menu.
• Control-click the parameter name, then choose Publish from the shortcut menu.
Important: Choosing Publish in the filter name row (the row containing the activation
checkbox) publishes the filter’s activation checkbox—but not parameter controls for
the filter (sliders, dials, and so on). Publishing a filter’s checkbox lets you turn on or
off all published parameters simultaneously in Final Cut Pro.
Publish a filter’s onscreen controls
1. In Motion, in an open Final Cut template project, select an applied filter.
2. In the Filters Inspector, select the Publish OSC checkbox.