Renaming and saving modified effects – Apple LiveType 2 User Manual
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Chapter 7
Working With Effects and Keyframe Animation
To copy and paste effects or tracks between projects:
1
Open the project you want to copy from.
2
In the Timeline, do one of the following:
 Select the effect or track, then choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C).
 Control-click the effect or track, then choose Copy Track or Copy Effect from the
shortcut menu.
3
Open the second project, click in the Timeline, then do one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V).
 Control-click a track, then choose Paste from the shortcut menu.
The new effect or track is copied into the second project.
Renaming and Saving Modified Effects
When you change an effect in a LiveType project, it no longer has the same attributes
as the preset effect accessed through the Media Browser. You might even use different
versions of the same preset effect in one project. There are two ways to keep track of
these changes: rename effects within your project to distinguish them from the
original preset effects, or save them as new effects you can use any time.
To rename an effect within a project:
1
Select the effect or the track it’s applied to.
2
Click the Effects tab of the Inspector.
3
Select the effect whose name you want to change, and edit the name.
The new name is reflected in the Timeline.
To save a new or modified effect:
1
Select the effect.
2
Choose Track > Save Effect.
3
In the Save Effect dialog, name the effect and select the category you want to save it
into, or create a new category.
The effect appears in the Effects tab of the Media Browser.
Note: For the Media Browser to display a preview of the saved effect, you must create a
preview clip at 160 x 120 pixels, and give it the same name as the effect with the
appropriate extension. Preview clips can be in any QuickTime format, but if you’re
planning to create a lot of these, MPEG-4 is a good format choice, as it saves
considerable disk space. Save preview clips into the Effects folder located at /Library/
Application Support/LiveType, where saved effects are stored.