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Publishing Filter Parameters and Onscreen Controls
When you create effects templates in Motion 5 for use in Final Cut Pro X, you can choose
which parameter controls are available in the special effect, title, transition, or generator
when it is applied to a clip in Final Cut Pro. For example, if you create a Final Cut effect
template using a Scrape filter, you can export the Rotation control to Final Cut Pro, but
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. It’s easy to publish
specific filter controls, including onscreen controls, in Final Cut templates. You do so via
the Publish command in the Motion Animation menu.
For more information on publishing and Final Cut Pro X templates, see Creating Templates
for Final Cut Pro X.
To publish filter parameters in a Final Cut template
1 In an open Final Cut template project, select a filter.
2 In the Filters Inspector, do one of the following:
• Click the Animation menu (the downward triangle that appears when you move the
pointer over the right end 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 blue
activation checkbox) publishes the filter’s on/off checkbox—but not parameter controls
for the filter (sliders, dials, and so on). Publishing a filter’s checkbox allows you to turn
on or off all published parameters simultaneously in Final Cut Pro X.
1007Chapter 19 Using Filters