Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1459)

• Customize master templates in Final Cut Pro.
You can edit master templates into sequences and then customize parameters such
as text and video within drop zones. You can globally modify the look of all template
clips in your project by editing the original Motion template file.
Terminology for Master Templates
The following definitions provide some shorthand for discussing the behavior of
sequences containing clips derived from master templates:
• Motion template file: A template file created and saved in Motion. This term refers to
the template file stored on disk.
• Master template: A Motion template file as it appears in Final Cut Pro. You can view
master templates in the Viewer and edit them into a sequence, creating copies called
template clips.
• Template clip: An instance of a master template edited into a sequence or copied into
the Browser. Just as normal Final Cut Pro clips refer to QuickTime media files on disk,
a template clip refers to a Motion template file on disk. When a Motion template file
is changed and saved in Motion, any template clips that refer to the template file are
updated.
• Template parameters: Special template clip parameters that you can customize directly
in Final Cut Pro using the Controls tab of the Viewer. For example, you can modify
text or video content in a template clip.
Creating a Template in Motion for Use in Final Cut Pro
You can create templates in Motion that automatically appear in the Effects tab of
Final Cut Pro in the Master Templates section. For more detailed information on working
with templates in Motion, see
Customizing and Creating New Templates . There are two
types of objects in a Motion template that can be edited in Final Cut Pro:
• Drop zone media: You can replace clips or stills in drop zones in Final Cut Pro.
• Text: You can edit the content, Text Size, and Text Tracking of text in template clips in
Final Cut Pro.
There are templates that are installed when Motion is installed. These templates already
appear in the Effects tab in Final Cut Pro, in the Master Templates bin.
1459 Appendix D Working with Final Cut Pro