• Apple Final Cut Pro

  Editing / Using the Drop Shadow effect

  Posted by Patrice Freymond on January 4, 2013 at 4:26 pm

  Hi,

  most effects in FCPX can be opened, via a copy, in Motion. Apple recently added a much needed dropshadow and their effect is quite nice. I’d like to use it in Motion but can not open it there.

  Anybody know a way ?

  Thanks

  P.F.

  James Cude replied 13 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Tom Wolsky

  January 4, 2013 at 5:27 pm

  Motion has its own drop shadow controls built into the application for every layer element.

  All the best,

  Tom

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  Patrice Freymond

  January 4, 2013 at 6:41 pm

  Thanks Tom,

  I realize that, but the drop shadow layer controls are very basic, unless I am missing something. Admitedly i do not know Motion inside/out so there may be more power to it somewhere.

  I like the progressive blur and perspective adjustments that can be made in the new FCPX drop shadow.

  Patrice
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  James Cude

  January 4, 2013 at 7:02 pm

  A handful of the FCPX effects cannot be opened in Motion- presumably due to some specific architecture under the hood that’s not directly editable via Motion. This includes drop shadow and the cross-dissolve transition.

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