Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1139)

Creating Favorite Filters and Transitions
The steps for creating favorite filters and transitions are essentially the same. You can
create a favorite by dragging a filter or transition from the Timeline or from the Effects
tab into the Favorites bin in the Effects tab. Although the steps below mostly describe
how to create favorite transitions, the same steps can be used to make favorite filters.
To create a favorite transition from the Effects tab
1 Select the desired transition in the Effects tab of the Browser.
2 Choose Effects > Make Favorite Effect.
The transition is copied to the Favorites bin. If you want to rename this favorite transition,
see
“Organizing and Renaming Favorites.”
To create a favorite transition using a transition already in a sequence
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Drag a transition you’ve modified from its sequence in the Timeline to the Favorites bin
in the Effects tab of the Browser.
You can drag a modified
transition from a sequence
in the Timeline to the
Favorites bin.
To modify a transition in a sequence before making it a favorite
1 Double-click a transition in a sequence in the Timeline to open it in the Transition Editor.
2 Make any changes to the transition.
3 Drag the transition’s drag hand from the Transition Editor to the Favorites bin in the
Effects tab in the Browser, or choose Effects > Make Favorite Effect.
Drag hand in the
Transition Editor
To create a favorite filter from the Filters tab in the Viewer
1 Choose Window > Effects (or press Command-5) to make sure the Effects tab is selected.
2 Double-click a sequence or Browser clip with one or more video or audio filters applied.
The clip opens in the Viewer.
3 Click the Filters tab in the Viewer.
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