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Integration With Final Cut Pro
Motion graphics work is often part of a larger project being edited in Final Cut Pro. The
nature of both motion graphics and editing requires you to continually refine your
work, so it’s important to be able to quickly and easily update the files being passed
back and forth. Apple offers a clean workflow, letting you view your Motion project
inside a Final Cut Pro Timeline as if it was a single clip. Then, as changes are made in
Motion, they are automatically updated in Final Cut Pro.
You can also export clips and sequences from Final Cut Pro and import them into
Motion. The contents of Final Cut Pro sequences are converted into Motion projects
with each clip placed on its own track in the Motion Timeline. Certain effects applied in
Final Cut Pro automatically appear in the Motion project, such as composite (blend)
modes, opacity settings, and most motion parameters.
Motion can import audio included in a Final Cut Pro project, but audio in a Motion
project does not appear in Final Cut Pro.
Note: The features described in this appendix require Final Cut Pro (version 4.5) or later.
Using a Motion Project in Final Cut Pro
It’s very simple to view a Motion project in Final Cut Pro. You don’t need to adjust any
settings or export any files. Your Motion project file can be imported into Final Cut Pro
just as if it was a video clip or Photoshop file.
To import a Motion project into Final Cut Pro, do one of the following:
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Drag the project into the Final Cut Pro Browser or Timeline.
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Choose File > Import > Files, select the Motion project in the dialog that appears, then
click OK.
Note: Remember that it’s not necessary to import Motion projects back into Final Cut
Pro if you exported them with Embed Motion Content selected. When embedded, the
Motion project that appears in Final Cut Pro automatically picks up any changes saved
to it in Motion. For more information on the Embed Motion Content option, see
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