- Exploring FCP Effects
- Adding Dissolve Transitions
- Editing with Transitions
- Using the Transition Editor
- Changing and Copying Transitions
- Applying Clip Effects
- Editing Effects
- Creating Effect Templates
- Copying and Pasting Attributes
- Rendering Effects
- Applying Superimpose Effects
- Keyframing Effects in the Viewer
- Rendering on the Fly
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Creating Effect Templates
Avid makes it easy to save effects as templates. FCP provides this ability but takes it one step further by allowing you to make an effect either a default or a favorite. On the Effects tab in the Browser, one of the folders is for Favorites. If you make changes to a filter or transition and want to have that modified effect readily available, you can save the effect as a template or favorite. You can also set certain transitions as defaults.
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Favorites folder.
Changing the Default Transition
The default transition is attached to the Edit with Transition buttons and overlay options on the Canvas. It is also used in the shortcut functions for creating and placing transitions. You can designate only one default video and one default audio transition at a time. The shortcut for applying a default transition is CMD+T.
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Set Default menu option.
To change the default transition:
Select the transition in the Effects bin in the Browser (project).
Do one of the following:
Choose Effects > Set Default.
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default transitions are underlined. Boldface transitions indicate a real-time
effect. CTRL+click the transition in the Browser's Effects bin.
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Creating Favorites
You can save your favorite filters and transitions in the Browser's Favorites bin. A favorite effect can be a single filter or transition that you have adjusted to perfection, or a group of filters.
To create a favorite transition:
Drag the transition from the Timeline clip to the Favorites folder.
To save a favorite effect:
Do one of the following:
Drag the filter name from the Viewer Filters tab to the Favorites folder.
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Favorites collection.With the effect applied to the clip in the Viewer or Timeline, choose Modify > Make Favorite.
Park over the clip and press OPTION+F.
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Group effects (in one folder) can be applied to other clips by dropping the entire folder onto the clip.