Publish filters to Final Cut Pro

Publish filter parameters for use in Final Cut Pro X

When you create effects templates in Motion for use in Final Cut Pro X, you can choose which parameter controls are available in the special effect, title, transition, or generator when it’s applied to a clip in Final Cut Pro. For example, if you create a Final Cut effect template using a Scrape filter, you might choose to export only the Rotation control to Final Cut Pro (and not the Amount or Mix sliders). In essence, you place limits on how the effect can be modified in Final Cut Pro by deciding which parameters to publish. You can also publish filter onscreen controls.

For more information on publishing Final Cut Pro X templates, see Final Cut Pro templates overview.

Publish filter parameters in a Final Cut template

  1. In an open Final Cut template project, select a filter.

  2. In the Filters Inspector, do one of the following:

    • Click the Animation menu (the downward arrow that appears when you move the pointer over the right side of the parameter row), then choose Publish from the pop-up menu.

    • Control-click the parameter name, then choose Publish from the shortcut menu.

      Publishing filter parameter from shortcut menu

      Important: Choosing Publish in the filter name row (the row containing the blue activation checkbox) publishes the filter’s activation checkbox—but not parameter controls for the filter (sliders, dials, and so on). Publishing a filter’s checkbox lets you turn on or off all published parameters simultaneously in Final Cut Pro X.

Publish a filter’s onscreen controls

  1. In the open template project, select a filter.

  2. In the Filters Inspector, select the Publish OSC checkbox.

Review parameters set to be published in your template

  1. In the Layers list, click the Project object (at the top of the list).

  2. In the Project Inspector, click Publishing.

    All parameters (for all object types) set to be published appear in the Publishing pane.

    Note: Published filter onscreen controls do not appear in the Publishing pane.

Unpublish filter parameters in the Filters Inspector

  • In the Filters Inspector, do one of the following:

    • Click the Animation menu (the downward arrow that appears when you move the pointer over the right side of the parameter row), then choose Unpublish from the pop-up menu.

    • Control-click the parameter name, then choose Unpublish from the shortcut menu.

Unpublish filter parameters in the Publishing pane

  1. In the Layers list, click the Project object.

  2. In the Project Inspector, click Publishing, then do one of the following:

    • Click the Animation menu (the downward arrow that appears when you move the pointer over the right side of the parameter row), then choose Unpublish from the pop-up menu.

    • Control-click the parameter name, then choose Unpublish from the shortcut menu.