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421Motion User Guide
Create Final Cut Pro templates
Intro to Final Cut Pro templates in Motion
Final Cut Pro ships with numerous effects, titles, transitions, and generators that were
created in Motion. In Motion, effects, titles, transitions, and generators, are collectively
referred to as templates
. You can modify these default Final Cut Pro templates or create
your own templates from scratch. If you’re a content creator, you can use these templates
to build and distribute custom Final Cut Pro effects to other artists, editors, or clients.
When you save a Final Cut Pro template in Motion, the resulting effect, title, transition, or
generator automatically becomes available in one of the Final Cut Pro media browsers.
For example, a transition template saved in Motion appears as a new transition in the
Transitions browser in Final Cut Pro, ready to be applied to an editing project. What’s more,
in Motion, you can choose which parameters to publish, allowing the Final Cut Pro user
complete, partial, or no control over modifying the effect.
Note:
Audio files saved in a Motion template will not be available in Final Cut Pro.
There are four types of Final Cut Pro templates:
• Final Cut Effect: Create a custom effect that can be applied to clips in the Final Cut Pro
timeline. A sepia-tone color correction might make an audience think of days gone
by, while a radiant glow might suggest an otherworldly setting. See Create an effect
template in Motion.
• Final Cut Transition: Create a custom transition that can be applied to clips in the
Final Cut Pro timeline. A transition artfully connects the edit point between two clips.
One scene might dissolve into the next in a cloud of smoke, or one setting might
displace another through a kaleidoscope. See Create a transition template in Motion.
• Final Cut Title: Create a custom text animation that can be added to a Final Cut Pro
sequence. Text might flare in or out in a fiery glow, or fall into place from offscreen. See
Create a title template in Motion.
• Final Cut Generator: Create generalized graphical content that can be added to a
Final Cut Pro project. A Final Cut Generator is nearly identical to any other Motion
project—it can include text, shapes, replicators, camera moves and lighting, generators,
and so on. It can be static or animated. See Create a generator template in Motion.
After you create a specific effect, transition, title, or generator, you can change its template
type. You can also convert a Final Cut template to a standard Motion project. Conversely,
you can change a standard Motion project to a Final Cut template.
See Convert a template to another type in Motion or Convert a Motion project to
Final Cut Pro.