Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1295)

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: 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.
All template clips in your project that refer to the modified Motion template file are
updated with the changes you made in Motion.
Warning: When you update a Motion template file on your local editing system, make
sure you also update the template file on all other systems that may use that template
file. If you do not update the template file on a remote system and you open your
sequence on the remote system, the older template file on that computer is displayed
instead of your updated template file.
Updating a Single Template Clip
If you want to modify only a single template clip without affecting others, Final Cut Pro
can make a copy of the template clip's Motion template file and automatically link the
template clip to the copied template file. Because the template clip in the Timeline is
now linked to the copied Motion template file, the template clip is no longer affected by
changes you make to its original Motion template file.
1295 Chapter 77 Working with Master Templates