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“Favorite” Effects
Okay, I figured out you have to send an effect, transition, etc. over to Motion in order to duplicate, customize it, and send it back into FCX. (Which is kinda dumb, put whatever, at least I can still do it.) So far, however, I’m unable to find a location to hold a list of ‘favorite’ effects, generators, transitions, filters, audio effects.. you get the idea. It was enormously helpful in FCP. Have they taken away this ability? (Because that would be really dumb.)
I haven’t picked up Motion yet, so there may be something over there that helps with this, and are the ‘bars and tone’ held over in Motion? (Again, dumb. Why is that gone?)
Thanks all!
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Hi Bobby. I had started a thread with the exact same question, and the answer seems to be No. There is no way to have a “favorites” folder at this time. Not good.
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Yes you can. Right click on an effect or transition, select open copy in motion, from motion do “save as”, give it a new name, create a new destination called “Favorites” to put it in, and it will create a new category in Final Cut with your new favorite in it.
Best,
Geoff -
And are you happy with all those steps… as opposed to old one step approach?
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.
mitch@insightproductions.com
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So glad your worried about my happiness. 🙂
It is nice to create sets of customized effects and transitions and organize them any way you want to be used in either FCPX or motion. So yes, I’m happy.
Best,
Geoff -
Thanks Geoff!
Mitch, I know where you’re coming from. It’s not the greatest, but better than nothing, at this point. So I’ll have to take a little extra time to build my go-to guys back up, but once that’s done, I’ll be good to go. (And I’ll be a little more proficient at Motion, I guess.)
Let’s face it, we’re all just playing with the interface at this point. I don’t know yet if or when I’ll be able to use this with the business, but there are some decent time-savers built in that I’m willing to give a dry.
Thanks guys, and good luck!
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I concurr with all of you, it’s good to know there is a way at least, even if it’s not with the drag and drop simplicity we’re used to. The way I see it is: if what I have read is true and apple actually upgrades FCPX sooner rather than later and more often, then we will eventually have all these things, and then, even if just a little bit, we’ll be ahead of the curve. I’m starting to use FCPX a bit more, and for a nationally televised show… To tell you the truth I kinda’ like it.
Best Regards,
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Doesn’t work for fade to colour dissolves though?
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Let’s be honest please! It’s more steps and for the real favorite effect “color correction” you can’t open it in motion so can’t add it to your favorite.
Fix it in Pre.
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So then is it on the list for Apple to add to the App?
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You don’t have to go through Motion anymore when they added the Save Preset capabilities. I named my folder “1 Favorites.” That way it is on the top of the categories
In many ways, this is more powerful than the old way, in that you can save a series of effects rather than a single one. For example I have a color correction set that includes White Balance adjustment, Color Finale, and Film Convert. One double-click and I’m good to go.
Also, honestly if you’re saving that many Favorites so that a couple extra clicks really slows you down to create it. How in the world do you sort through them all?
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