#Motion fx fcpx pro#

If your plug-in requires additional image inputs, read the Appendix at the end of this document on adding image inputs to a template.įinal Cut Pro X will load templates from two locations.

Unfortunately it is still not possible to publish Image Well parameters 3). Your plug-ins likely have this logic already implemented inside the Quartz composition 2).Īll recent versions of Final Cut Pro X support dynamic parameter UI (hidden or displayed based on the state of other parameters) as well as parameters with custom UI.

Parameter Rigging is an excellent way to build a simple UI (a single parameter) that controls multiple parameters behind the scenes. It is largely useless for converting existing plug-ins to templates. Motion 5 introduces another feature called Parameter Rigging (menu command Add To Rig). context-sensitive parameters) is also absent from Final Cut Pro X, so you must publish only parameters that are visible and active by default. This means presets, custom parameters (banners, path choosers, file lists, etc.) cannot be made available to the user.ĭynamic parameter UI (a.k.a. Motion Templates only allow basic types of parameters to be published, notably sliders, angles (also implemented as sliders), popup menus, checkboxes and colors. Select the Publish command to publish that parameter to the user: Bring up the parameter inspector, and point the mouse over the empty area on the right of an effect parameter. The next step is to advertise certain parameters of your filter to the user, so that when the effect is applied in Final Cut Pro X the user will be able to customize it.