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3. Click a composition to see its basic properties (resolution, duration, and frame rate) and
an animated preview on the right.
4. To create a project from the selected composition, click Open a Copy.
A new project opens in the Motion window. You can customize the project by editing the
text or exchanging the graphic elements with your own. The changes you make to projects
created using compositions do not overwrite the source template files.
Note: After you’ve installed Motion, additional compositions (and Library content) are
available. See the Apple Support article About Motion Supplemental Content.
Create and save an original composition template
You can also build a custom template from scratch and save it to the Project Browser.
Custom templates are standard Motion projects saved in a special way.
1. With a standard Motion project open, choose File > Publish Template.
2. In the dialog that appears, enter a name for the template and choose a category from
the pop-up menu.
To create a custom category, click the Category pop-up menu, choose New Category,
enter a descriptive name, then click Create.
3. Click the Theme pop-up menu, choose New Theme, enter a descriptive name, then click
Create.
4. If you want the template project to retain media in the Media list that isn’t present in the
composition, select “Include unused media.”
5. If you want a preview of the template to appear in the Project Browser, select Save
Preview Movie.
Note:
If you want to add the template to a Final Cut Pro project, select “Publish as
Final Cut Generator.” See Intro to Final Cut Pro templates in Motion.
6. Click Publish.
The template is now available in the Project Browser, in the Compositions category you
chose in step 2.