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You can also create a custom category. Categories appear in the Motion Project Browser
and the Final Cut Pro Effects Browser.
c If needed, choose a theme from the Theme pop-up menu.
You can also create themes. Themes appear in the Motion Project Browser and the
Final Cut Pro Themes Browser. A theme is a metadata tag that helps categorize
templates. For more information on Motion Project Browser themes and categories,
see The Project Browser.
d To retain unused media in the project (media or audio in the Media list that is not used
in the template), select “Include unused media.”
e If you want a preview movie to appear in the Motion Project Browser, select Save
Preview Movie.
9 Click Publish.
The template and remaining media are saved and exported to the Final Cut Pro Effects
Browser.
For information about applying and editing effects in Final Cut Pro, see Final Cut Pro Help.
Modifying a Final Cut Pro X Effect in Motion
The presets in the Final Cut Pro X Effects Browser were created in Motion. You can modify
these presets in Motion, then save them as effects in Final Cut Pro.
For a step-through example of modifying a preset Final Cut Effect, see Example: Modifying
the Bokeh Random Effect.
To modify a Final Cut Pro X effect in Motion
1 In Final Cut Pro X, click the Effects Browser button in the toolbar.
The Effects Browser appears.
2 Locate the effect to edit.
To preview the effect, move the pointer over the effect’s thumbnail.
3 Control-click the effect and do one of the following:
• If the effect is a Final Cut Pro preset, choose “Open a copy in Motion” from the shortcut
menu.
A copy of the project opens in Motion, and the duplicated file appears in the
Final Cut Pro Effects Browser.
• If the effect is a template created in Motion, choose “Open in Motion” from the shortcut
menu.
The original project opens in Motion.
509Chapter 11 Creating Templates for Final Cut Pro X