final cut pro x problem with templates, generators and titles

[Jon Chappell]

I’d be interested to know which file is causing this. The only file I have in that folder is located at Layouts/Modified/Default.moduleLayout. The other folders are all empty on my system.

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[Bernard Ivol]

Well done !
My folder user/library/application support/motion/presets/projects contained only one file.
I deleted it and opened FCP X. All blue icons disappeared.

[John Warner]

Brilliant!!! I did this and FCP X seems to be working 100%! Thank you so much!

But, just wondering, Will trashing this file have any consequences with projects from my previous version of FCP?

[Jeff Greenberg]

My guess (and it’s only a guess until I can verify it) that this was a preset from the prior version of motion that’s giving the current one a headache.

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[Jon Chappell]

Motion 4 creates presets in the ~/Library/Application Support/Final Cut Studio/Motion folder. Could these presets have been created in an old standalone version of Motion before it became part of Final Cut Studio?

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[John Warner]

I agree. i think that was my problem. I think it was preset from motion 3 that i had created. It is trashed now and all so far seems fine.

[Mikey Bouchereau]

Actually I am sure it was a motion 3 template. I created some some lower third templates in motion 4 on my mac pro, a while ago, for a client and his older Power Mac. To create the motion 3 templates I used a method that Mark Spenser pointed out on his Web site I just made sure that I did not use any motion 4 features.

HOW TO OPEN MOTION 4 PROJECTS IN MOTION 3
“Yes, you can open a Motion 4 project in Motion 3. It’s actually quite easy:

1) Launch TextEdit
2) Choose File > Open, navigate to the Motion 4 project file, and open it.

It opens in TextEdit and looks like this:

3) Change version=”4.0″ to version=”3.0″
4) Save

That’s it! Your Motion 4 project will now open in Motion 3. Of course, any Motion 4 features, such as reflections, shadows, depth of field, or new behaviors won’t work, but all Motion 3 features should work fine. ”

I moved the old templates out only. And sure enough the blue issue is fix. I opened up the templates in motion 4 and resaved now I have them back as master templates for Final Cut Studio 3 and my Final Cut Pro X works perfectly.

Hopefully that info helps you out Jon. I love your tools!

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[Omhur Kaynak]

Thank you so much!! I solved it!!!!!!!!
huraaaaaaaaa!!!! :))))

[Eric Simpson]

Don’t know if this adds in any way to the discussion so far. I too have been having the problem of some generators and titles “turning blue”. Can’t quite bring myself to refer to the problem as the blue screen of death!

I should have started at the end of this thread and worked back but didn’t. Having tried removing the various plist and pref files to no avail I reached the advice to remove files from user/library/application support/motion/presets/projects. There was only one file in the folder and removing it also worked for me.

The file removed was Broadcast HD 1080 copy.preset. I am in the UK so NTSC presets are not appropriate for me. The Motion 5 Preferences do not include a 1080 25fps Preset and so to create a default preset Motion 5 creates a copy of a selected preset in the existing set of defaults.

Having solved the problem with your aid I decided to dice with the blue screen of death again and created a new 1080 25fps default in Motion 5. Sure enough the problem recurred, remove the motion preset and all is well.

I hope that this may give some clue as to what may be causing the problem.

[Jay Ryde]

Yep I too had the exact same problem on my MacPro.. I too am in the UK so decided to create a 1080 25P preset. Removed it… So far, so good!!

Thank you.