Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1042)

• Preferred: Shows whether an effect is preferred or not. You can turn this property on
and off by clicking in the column next to the effect. You can also turn this property on
or off for multiple effects by selecting them, Control-clicking in the Preferred column
next to any of the selected effects, and then choosing Yes or No from the shortcut
menu.
• Description: Shows a brief description of the effect (if it contains one). FxPlug plug-ins
contain descriptions, but FXScript plug-ins do not.
To choose which effects are displayed in the Effects tab and the Effects menu
1 Choose Window > Effects (or press Command-5) to open the Effects tab.
2 If you wish, click in the Preferred column next to any effects you want to display.
3 Choose Effects > Effect Availability, or Control-click in an empty area of the Effects tab,
then choose one of the following menu items from the shortcut menu.
• Only Recommended Effects: Shows a list of effects recommended by Apple, minimizing
duplicate FXScript and FxPlug filters. In most cases, the FXScript plug-in is recommended.
• Only My Preferred Effects: Shows only effects whose Preferred property is turned on.
You can use this option to display a customized list of your installed plug-ins.
• All Effects: Shows all installed plug-ins.
You can also add buttons to the Browser button bar to show recommended effects,
preferred effects, or all effects. Note that these three buttons work together as a single
unit and you can select only one button at a time. You can open the Button List window
by choosing Tools > Button List.
Note: Preferred effect settings are not affected if you delete your Final Cut Pro preferences
file.
Identifying Video Filters in the Viewer
You can identify FxPlug plug-ins in the Filters tab of the Viewer by moving the pointer
over the filter name and then waiting until a tooltip appears. FxPlug plug-ins are identified
with the word “FxPlug” after the filter name.
Identifying Video Effects in the Find Results Window
If you use the Find command to search for effects, keep in mind that the Find Results
window does not display the Effect Class column, which helps to distinguish between
FXScript and FxPlug plug-ins. If you see duplicate filters in the Find Results window after
using the Find command, you can identify each effect by selecting it in the Find Results
window and then clicking Show in Browser. Final Cut Pro displays the selected filter in
the Effects tab, where you can identify the effect by looking in the Effect Class column.
1042 Chapter 64 Installing and Managing Video Effects