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When you publish a compound parameter (a parameter with nested subparameters), the
parameter and its subparameter controls appear in the Final Cut Pro Inspector, like any
other published parameter. If the subparameter controls are not visible, click the disclosure
triangle next to the parameter name in the Final Cut Pro Inspector to reveal them.
You can also publish onscreen controls for filters (in addition to filter parameters). When
you do so, onscreen controls for the published filter become available in the Final Cut Pro
Viewer.
Using Rigs in Templates
You can map multiple parameters to a single control in Final Cut Pro by adding rigs to
the template and publishing them. Rigs let you link parameters to a slider, pop-up menu,
or checkbox to simplify or limit the allowable adjustments in a Motion or Final Cut Pro
project. When you publish a rig control (known as a widget) in Motion, a master slider,
pop-up menu, or checkbox appears in the Final Cut Pro Inspector, enabling editors to
make complex effect adjustments with simplified controls. For more information about
rigs and widgets, see Using Rigs.
In addition to publishing parameter controls, you can publish a checkbox that lets
Final Cut Pro users toggle the effect of a filter or behavior used in the template. You do
this in Motion by publishing the header row (the row with the blue activation checkbox)
of a behavior or filter. When the template is saved in Motion and applied to a clip in
Final Cut Pro, a checkbox with the name of the published filter or behavior appears in
the Final Cut Pro inspector. Deselecting the checkbox disables the effect of that filter or
behavior (including its constituent parameters).
The following Motion items cannot be published in templates for Final Cut Pro:
• Image wells (except for drop zone Source Media wells).
• Mini-curve editors.
• Source Audio wells for the Audio Parameter behavior.
• Timing controls in the Image Inspector or Media Inspector.
• Retiming behaviors (such as Ping Pong, Loop, and Stutter).
• Some rig widget options (Slider: Range Minimum/Range Maximum).
• Project properties (such as Pixel Aspect Ratio, Frame Rate, and Background Color in the
Properties Inspector.)
• Graphs from the Keyer filter.
• Non-compound groups of controls, such as the Lighting parameter in the Properties
Inspector.
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