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The preview media is removed from the template, and the placeholder arrow reappears
in the affected layer.
Click the Clear button to
clear media from the
template placeholder.
To manually remove media saved with a template
1 In the Finder, go to the /Users/username/Movies/Motion Templates/ folder.
2 In the appropriate Effects, Titles, or Transitions folder, open the theme folder that contains
your template, the open the Media folder.
3 Drag the media to the Trash.
Saving a template containing a source image in the placeholder saves the image to the
template’s Media folder (/Users/username/Movies/Motion Templates/). If you replace the
placeholder image and save the template again, a dialog may appear stating “Media
exists outside the document. Do you wish to copy it?” Click Copy to save the new image
with the template media.
Publishing Parameters in Templates
When you create a template (an effect, transition, title, or generator) for Final Cut Pro X,
you can publish nearly any parameter. Publishing a parameter places its user interface
control (a slider, dial, checkbox, and so on) in the Final Cut Pro Inspector, where it can be
adjusted to modify an applied effect, transition, title, or generator. Publishing parameters
also lets you to decide how much control (if any) a Final Cut Pro user has over modifying
an an effect.
The easiest way to publish a parameter from Motion to Final Cut Pro is to choose the
Publish command from the parameter’s animation pop-up menu (the downward arrow
on the right side of a parameter row in the Inspector). When you save the template, the
published parameter is exported with the effect to Final Cut Pro.
543Chapter 11 Creating Templates for Final Cut Pro X