Modify a Final Cut Pro transition

Many presets in the Final Cut Pro X Transitions Browser were created in Motion. You can modify them in Motion, then save them as custom transitions in Final Cut Pro.

  1. In Final Cut Pro, click the Transitions Browser button in the toolbar.

    The Transitions Browser appears.

  2. Locate the transition to edit.

    To preview of the effect, move the pointer over the transition’s thumbnail.

  3. Control-click the transition and do one of the following:

    • If the transition is a Final Cut Pro preset, choose “Open a copy in Motion” from the shortcut menu.

      A copy of the project opens in Motion, and the duplicated file appears in the Final Cut Pro Transitions Browser.

      Note: The “Open a copy in Motion” command is not available for FxPlug transitions.

    • If the transition is a template created in Motion, choose “Open in Motion” from the shortcut menu.

      The original project opens in Motion.

  4. Modify the project in Motion, then do any of the following:

    • Save a copy of the Final Cut Pro preset with the default name: Choose File > Save.

    • Save a copy of the Final Cut Pro preset with a new name: Choose File > Save As, complete the save dialog information, then click Publish.

    • Save the updated Motion-created template and overwrite the original version: Choose File > Save.

    • Save the updated Motion-created template as a copy: Choose File > Save As, complete the save dialog information, then click Publish.

      Note: If the preset Final Cut Pro transition was applied to the Final Cut Pro Timeline before being modified in Motion, the saved changes do not affect instances of the transition in the Final Cut Pro Timeline. However, after the modified transition is applied to the Final Cut Pro Timeline, any subsequent changes made in Motion to the template affect instances of the transition in the Final Cut Pro Timeline.

    The template is saved and appears in Transitions Browser in Final Cut Pro.