Just Discovered Archiving Libraries Doesn’t Work.

[Bret Williams]

Perhaps you’re just seeing red clips because plug-ins are offline after so long? I have a solution for that too.

First off, consolidating motion content into the archive library doesn’t work. It’s a bad idea. Don’t do it. As you bring the project back, the plugins will end up duplicated into your effects browser but with t new “copy 1,2,3” appended and once you’ve done that, now you have to keep those copy versions as well because now your project is linked to them. Not good.

Ok, that said, when I’m done arching a new Library from a completed project with all the media in the library in one nice little bundle, THEN I go back to the original library (that I’m soon going to delete) and consolidate all the motion content into it’s Library. Why do I do this, well, because I use lots of custom plugins for each project as well as commercial plugins. Over the years these don’t get uninstalled or forgotten or whatever. But if you consolidate them into the library, you can then open the library and pull out the motion templates folder that will have them all nicely organized in a duplicate hierarchy that exists on your user folder. I do this merely for reference sake as only the effect used will be copied, not an entire template package. And anything from FXFactory or requiring serial numbers like stuff from CoreMelt of MotionVFX won’t work without their accompanying serialized app. BUT, in the distant future I or the next person working or opening the project will have a handy folder as a guide to what to install or buy. I store this folder next to the archived library. Here’s an example of what it looked like after a recent video series…

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https://BretFX.com FCPX Plugins & Templates for Editors & Motion Graphics Artists
Hang Tag https://bretfx.com/product/hang-tag
Overshoot Text https://bretfx.com/product/overshoot-text/
Outliner https://bretfx.com/product/outliner/
Clock Maker https://bretfx.com/product/bretfx-clock-maker/

[Ken Bennett]

I don’t currently use Motion. If I do I will keep this for reference.

Ken Bennett
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[Bret Williams]

It applies to all plugins and effects you might use in a project that aren’t stock with the system.

FWIW the link between Motion and FCPX is the REAL killer feature.

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https://BretFX.com FCPX Plugins & Templates for Editors & Motion Graphics Artists
Hang Tag https://bretfx.com/product/hang-tag
Overshoot Text https://bretfx.com/product/overshoot-text/
Outliner https://bretfx.com/product/outliner/
Clock Maker https://bretfx.com/product/bretfx-clock-maker/