Final Cut Pro X ships with numerous effects, titles, transitions, and generators that were created in Motion. In Motion, effects, titles, transitions, and generators, are collectively referred to as templates. You can modify these default Final Cut Pro templates or create your own templates from scratch. If you’re a content creator, you can use these templates to build and distribute custom Final Cut Pro effects to other artists, to editors, or to clients.
When you save a Final Cut Pro template in Motion, the resulting effect, title, transition, or generator automatically becomes available in one of the Final Cut Pro media browsers. For example, a transition template saved in Motion appears as a new transition in the Transitions browser in Final Cut Pro, ready to be applied to an editing project. What’s more, in Motion, you can choose which parameters to publish, allowing the Final Cut Pro user complete, partial, or no control over modifying the effect.
Note: Audio files saved in a Motion template will not be available in Final Cut Pro.
There are four types of Final Cut Pro templates:
Final Cut Effect: Create a custom effect that can be applied to clips in the Final Cut Pro timeline. A sepia-tone color correction might make an audience think of days gone by, while a radiant glow might suggest an otherworldly setting. See Create an effect template.
Final Cut Transition: Create a custom transition that can be applied to clips in the Final Cut Pro timeline. A transition artfully connects the edit point between two clips. One scene might dissolve into the next in a cloud of smoke, or one setting might displace another through a kaleidoscope. See Create a transition template.
Final Cut Title: Create a custom text animation that can be added to a Final Cut Pro sequence. Text might flare in or out in a fiery glow, or fall into place from offscreen. See Create a title template.
Final Cut Generator: Create generalized graphical content that can be added to a Final Cut Pro project. A Final Cut Generator is nearly identical to any other Motion project—it can include text, shapes, replicators, camera moves and lighting, generators, and so on. It can be static or animated. See Create a generator template.
After you create a specific effect, transition, title, or generator, you can change its template type. You can also convert a Final Cut template to a standard Motion project. Conversely, you can change a standard Motion project to a Final Cut template.
See Convert a template to another project type or Convert a Motion project for use in Final Cut Pro X.