Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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Appendix C
Integration With Final Cut Pro
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Note: When a clip that contains a freeze frame or time remapping in Final Cut Pro is
exported, the freeze frame is not represented in Motion (the clip plays normally).
Automatic Launch Option
When you export from Final Cut Pro you have the option to automatically launch
Motion, so you can begin working on your composition. Final Cut Pro remains open, so
you can move back and forth between the two applications.
To automatically open Motion when exporting from Final Cut Pro:
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Click the Launch Motion checkbox in the Export Selection to Motion Project dialog.
Embed Motion Content Option
If you have selected objects within an existing Final Cut Pro sequence when you
perform the export, you also have the option to keep a clip representing the Motion
project in your Final Cut Pro Timeline. This means the changes you make in Motion are
immediately viewable directly in your Final Cut Pro sequence. You can think of that clip
as “live” in Final Cut Pro, meaning it updates as it is worked on in Motion.
This is equivalent to importing the Motion project file and editing it into your sequence
in place of the clips that were just exported. It is also similar to using the Nest Items
command in Final Cut Pro, but instead of replacing the contents with a Final Cut Pro
nested sequence, you create a Motion project file.
Note: When Motion projects are embedded in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro reflects
subsequent changes made to the project in Motion, but Motion will not reflect any
changes (such as filters and titles) made to the Motion project clip in Final Cut Pro. If
you plan on actively moving between Motion and Final Cut Pro, use the Open In Editor
command. For more information, see “
Making Changes to a Motion Clip
To automatically replace the exported clips with a Motion project clip:
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Click the Embed Motion Content checkbox in the Export Selection to Motion Project
dialog.
If you do not have Motion installed, or if you did not select Embed Motion Content, any
items you exported from the sequence appear as a nested sequence in the Timeline.
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