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The Bokeh Random effect is applied to the clip.
4 Click the Inspector button in the toolbar.
The first control in the Inspector is the Type parameter, which sets the shape of particles
in the effect.
5 To change the particle shapes to hexagons, choose Hexagons from the Type pop-up
menu.
6 Adjust some of the other controls, such as Size, Number, and Opacity to see how they
change the effect.
7 Click the Reset button (the curved arrow at the end of the activation checkbox row) to
set the parameters back to their default values.
In the next task, a copy of the Bokeh Random effect is opened and edited in Motion so
that the option to change the shape of the particles is removed from the effect, and the
option to change the color of the particles is added to the effect.
To add a parameter to the Bokeh Random effect’s Final Cut Pro X Inspector
1 In the Final Cut Pro X Effects Browser, Control-click the Bokeh Random effect, then choose
“Open a copy in Motion” from the shortcut menu.
A copy of the template opens in Motion, and the duplicated file appears in the Final Cut Pro
Effects Browser.
2 If necessary, choose Fit in Window from the Zoom Level pop-up menu above the Motion
Canvas.
Optional: To better see the effect you are modifying, drag a still image from the File
Browser to the Canvas, releasing the mouse button when the pointer changes to a curved
arrow and the placeholder is highlighted with a yellow border in the Canvas.
Note: This image is not saved with the Bokeh Random copy to the Final Cut Pro Effects
Browser.
3 In the Layers list, click the Project object, then click Publishing in the Project Inspector.
The controls that are published in the preset Bokeh Random effect are listed: Type, Blend
Mode, Size, Number, Pattern, Speed, Blur Amount, and Opacity. Several of the published
parameters are rig widgets. For detailed information on rigs and widgets, see Using Rigs.
When a parameter is published, it becomes available in the Final Cut Pro Inspector. For
detailed information on publishing, see Publishing Parameters in Templates.
4 In the Layers list, open the Bokeh group, then open the Hexagons and Circles groups.
511Chapter 11 Creating Templates for Final Cut Pro X