[John Mendelsohn]

Many thanks. I will, when I summon the requisite courage, try it. 🙂

[John Mendelsohn]

Success! Moved the Motion Templates folder containing all my goodies to the desktop. Launched FCPX. When it generated a new Motion Templates folder inside Movies, I copied all the stuff from the one on the desktop into it. Voila! So my question now is: How can I convince the application that I have quite enough Motion Templates folders (that is, one) now, and it needn’t trouble itself generating a second every time I launch it?

[John Mendelsohn]

Here’s the problem. After tidying up my Motion Templates folder, I quit FCPX, and then relaunched to enjoy the fruits of my labours. No joy. Looking in my Movies folder, I discover that the application seems to be generating a new, second, Motion Templates folder every time I launch it! Hence the disappearance I alluded to at the beginning of this ordeal about the disappearance of the plugins you suggested, and which I downloaded and installed, months ago!

How to solve this, Simon?

[John Mendelsohn]

Oh, I need you all right, Simon. Not working, not a bit. No trace of anything in the Motion Templates folder.

[John Mendelsohn]

I’ve already done a bit of tidying, as you can see. 🙂 Wasn’t able to make heads or tails of the MTT application, I’m afraid.

[John Mendelsohn]

“When you downloaded a template you should have left the folder as it was – not opened it up and emptied the contents randomly around ;-)” But I didn’t. chief! In every case, I scrupulously followed the accompanying instructions! I’ve been slandered here! 🙂

If I just delete the whole Motion Templates folder, do I correctly understand that FCPX will generate a new one? (I have downloaded the application you suggested, by the way.) Please be kind enough to remind me where all your own best plugins are.

And thanks very much for all your attention and help.

[John Mendelsohn]

Many thanks, Don. My problem is that I’m using Motion 4.

[John Mendelsohn]

To my horror, I discovered that I seem to have not just one, but two Motion Templates folders in my User > Movies directory. This is what I get for following directions! 🙂 What to do now, Simon?

MOTION TEMPLATES 1
Alex4D 4 Up
Alex4D 4 Up.moef
Media
small.png
BG Custom Angle Wipes
BG Custom Angle Wipes.moef
Media
small.png
Compositions
Effects
Adjustable Frame V3
Adjustable Frame V3.moef
Media
Small.png
Generators
Split Screen Multi-Pack Revised
templateThemes
Titles
Transitions
Alex4D Dip to Background
Alex4D Dip to Background.motr
Media
small.png

MOTION TEMPLATES 2
Compositions
Effects
My FCPeffects
RT Drop Shadow
RT Vintage
Stylize
Generators
Split Screen
templateThemes
Titles
RT 3D Text
RT Split Screen
Transitions

[John Mendelsohn]

Simon, several months ago you pointed me to a wealth of FCPX plugins, which I eagerly downloaded and installed as instructed. As I recall, this included a few of your own. They worked briefly, and then vanished, without my having changed the contents of any folders. I have since downloaded Steve (Ripple Training) Martin’s drop shadow plugin; it too worked very briefly, and now does not. It shows up in my effects browser, but doesn’t seem to actually add a shadow. (Your stuff doesn’t even appear in the effects browsesr anymore, and hasn’t since around the fourth day.) Any light you can shed on this perplexing situation will be very much appreciated.

[John Mendelsohn]

Very many thanks to you, sir. That worked, and my efforts have not been in vain! I am in your debt.