Modifying master templates, P. 499) – Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual
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Chapter 25
Working with Master Templates
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Modifying Speed and Template Clip Timing
For simple timing adjustments, you can apply speed changes to a template clip just as
you would to any other clip item. For more information, see Chapter 17, “
For complex timing adjustments in your template animation, you can open and modify
the template file in Motion. However, if you only want to affect the motion of a specific
template clip (as opposed to all occurrences of a master template), you should use the
Open Copy in Editor command. For more information, see the next section, “
Modifying Master Templates
There are two ways you can change the basic design of template clip:
 Open in Editor command: Allows you to change a template clip’s Motion template file
by opening the file and editing it in Motion. All template clips that refer to the
Motion template file in all of your projects and sequences are updated.
 Open Copy in Editor command: Allows you to make changes to a single template clip
in your sequence by making a new Motion template file only for that template clip.
Updating All Template Clips That Use the Same Master Template
If you want to change all template clips in a sequence or project that use the same
master template, you can modify the Motion template file in Motion. For example,
suppose you created all of the lower third titles for your project using a single master
template. If you want to change a design element, such as the text color, you can
modify the Motion template file in Motion. When you switch back to Final Cut Pro, the
text color of all template clips that refer to that Motion template file is updated
automatically. The parameters you customized in Final Cut Pro, such as text and video
footage, are preserved as long as you don’t remove those parameters when you edit
the Motion template file.
To modify all template clips that use the same master template:
1
Select a master template in the Effects tab, the Viewer, or the Timeline, then choose
View > Open in Editor.
2
The Motion template file opens in Motion.
3
In Motion, make timing and animation changes to the template file.
Note: Be careful not to delete any elements, such as text, in the Motion template file
that are used as customizable parameters in your Final Cut Pro sequences.
4
Save the Motion template file and return to Final Cut Pro.