How to install effects into Final Cut Pro X (Titles, generators & transitions)

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Hi Friends!
In this video im sharing how to install effects into final cut pro X, These could be effects you have created yourself or effects you have purchased from asset websites such as Envato, Video Hive, Motion VFX etc.
Adding effects in FCPX can be a bit weird as Apple dont make it super easy but Ive found 3 ways to install effects into FCPX that work for me.
I hope you find this useful and it gets you using your new effects in Final Cut nice and quickly
As always thanks for watching and see you again soon.
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@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Friends! Hope that was helpful? did i miss anything? Let me know any questions with a comment or let me know other topics you'd like me to cover in future videos

@OnlineMedicineDRTS 2 жыл бұрын

Do any of these methods work on the Trial version?

@keeppushin2592 Жыл бұрын

what if i dont wanna paste them? all my effects are on my external hard drive and that folder in on the HD on the computer. My effects are way bigger than my main drive. And the new folders i copy are all localized but NOT showing up :(

@alkophoto Жыл бұрын

Ok, here is what I found: Title - file_name.moti. Generator-file_name.motn. Transition-File_Name.motr. Effects-file_name.moef. The file Extention is different. That makes life EZ fined which file belongs to where.

@RandeepWadehra 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for this informative video. So, Apple Motion is the best way to insulate your plugins against FCP updates?

@HollyLeeCoaching 3 жыл бұрын

You are the only creator that walks through step by step and didn't miss anything. The instructions didn't include right-click on FCP and you're the only one that pointed the little hack. Thank you for this tutorial!

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎

@TorontoRealEstateAgent Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you so much Will for sharing both ways to install effects via Motion or without Motion! 🙏🏼😊 Very easy to follow along

@storiesinthedust 2 жыл бұрын

thank you SO much for doing this! i just watchede your adjustment layer vid and was having this exact issue and now theyre working!! i feel like being able to have an adjustment layer just solved so many tedious time issues! thank you thank yo!

@eranmichelle 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the explanation - much appreciated!!

@natrochelle Жыл бұрын

You are the ONLY ONE who resolved my issue.... I BOW TO YOU🙏🏼❤Feeling so so so grateful. Plus I love the British accent🤗

@jerromestevens6844 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man, worked instantly 💪🏾

@nadamuchu 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! I appreciate the hack at the end! You helped me figure out how to get around this issue when working with contractors who need to use our official generators but don't have Motion. Subscribed!

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@ghostwriterinme5050 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Advice, Looking forward to more. Hello from New York, USA

@HealthyTechLife 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to show these tips. Great refresher!

@WillChidlow 8 ай бұрын

You are very welcome!

@gigwebsspecialists8661 2 жыл бұрын

I like your through approach... thanks!

@TristanKuhn 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I spent some much time trying to solve this issue and this was exactly what I was looking for!

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@Cfb2987 Ай бұрын

Really appreciate the walk through. Thanks, mate!

@WillChidlow 20 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@YesItsMeToolz 9 ай бұрын

With each update that Final Cut Pro does, I keep coming back to this video! You are doing the Lord's work. Thank you.

@WillChidlow 8 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@isabellabakerviolin 3 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thank you so much for this video! It's been a godsend haha 🙏

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎

@ManofGears Жыл бұрын

Cheers boss, much appreciated.

@G3N3R3AL Жыл бұрын

Very much appreciated, well worth the subscribe!

@elishalawson8969 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the simple instructions.

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! 🙏👍😎

@SoNowWhat 3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap! So much for user friendliness!

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Ha yeah, Apple definitely could have made it easier!

@okikiconsulting 2 жыл бұрын

You just answered my question! I have Apple Motion and I didn't realize that where my effects went!

@DansplainingVideo 3 жыл бұрын

That was very helpful. Thanks, Will!

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! you are very welcome! thanks for watching

@GrowingwithAnastasia 9 ай бұрын

God bless you, Ive been trying to figure this out for months. May you live a long, happy, prosperous life

@WillChidlow 8 ай бұрын

glad i could help!

@MichaelSeanMiller Жыл бұрын

You are a fabulous human being. Here's why. You helped me. Thanks for using your creativity to be excellent and help us understand something very useful. Thank you! I was frustrated before. Rock on brother! :)

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Glad I could help 👍🙏😎

@LukeDriver0000 2 жыл бұрын

You legend! This helped so much!

@dariusvideography Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Saved me a headache.

@RivuSouravBanerjeeVideoEditor 2 жыл бұрын

very helpful video .. thanks fr the info. I hv a question 🙋‍♂️, fr template packs, etc we hv in envato, where its written supported software FCPX,Apple Motion. .. in those cases r they saying that u meed apple motion to use the packs ?

@melapfelsternchen9766 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏🏼☺️

@Meckdad Жыл бұрын

most helpful vid on this topic still works

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear! 👍🙏😎

@galenbeals3538 2 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Doing the deep diving into the app bundle is the only thing that worked for me. Word to the wise: If you don't have Motion installed, FCP is not going to know to look in the /Movies/Motion Templates folder.

@JoevenPeja 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the second tip. I tried the first tip but my downloaded adjustment later won’t show up on title but tried tip number 2 and it worked flawlessly! You are a genius! Thanks man!

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@johnconnor8612 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much.. i pray for your future success for helping me out.. thanks again

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 👍🙏😎

@jahbariburton1264 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bro I been looking for this for a real long time

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!👍🙏😎

@catiewanjiku1117 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your explanation 😍 greetings from germany

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings! Glad to help! 👍🙏😎

@chrisbasara9068 Жыл бұрын

thank you! you solved my issue

@michaelcreale2112 2 жыл бұрын

Been trying to make it work! You helped find my problem. Cheers!!

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@PatrickConlon 2 жыл бұрын

thanks i needs that refreshed after changing my laptop keep up the good work

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Patrick, glad I could help 👍🙏😎

@The99Style 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you soo much!!!

@MEvsMTB Жыл бұрын

Amazing info. Thanks!

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 👍🙏😎

@samhamlett2769 Жыл бұрын

Amazing, thank you.

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@shivaexerciseshealthyrecip2723 11 ай бұрын

It worked for me Thanks man❤

@WillChidlow 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@easonp2280 Жыл бұрын

Thank so much solved the callouts installation

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad to help 👍🙏😎

@user-ep6pl5vf2i 11 ай бұрын

Thank You for showing the actual directory!

@WillChidlow 10 ай бұрын

youre very welcome!

@kianbaban9141 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏🏻

@thatonemindfulguy3724 3 жыл бұрын

Hey ! Thank you for your tutorials! Super helpful. I’m currently researching audio and lighting. Looks like your in Brighton! Me too! Just started my hypnosis, well-being channel. Your really helping me out! Now to choose a mic!

@thatonemindfulguy3724 3 жыл бұрын

New sub from me!

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I am! Awesome that my videos are helping you! Ive just started using a Rode videomic NTG for all my work and its an absolutely amaing mic, check it out

@thatonemindfulguy3724 3 жыл бұрын

@@WillChidlow thank you buddy! So I got the wireless go from rhode. This will have to do for now, but I will check out your mic!

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

@@thatonemindfulguy3724 the wireless go is also awesome, I use them a lot too 👍👍

@MuntiionCars 2 жыл бұрын

3:38 JUST WHAT I NEEDED!! THANK YOU!! :)

@ppash 3 жыл бұрын

very helpful thanks, mate!

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎

@christianmedina79 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video needed this!

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear! 🙏👍😎

@DayeLaHookz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you friend!

@s.g.h6974 3 жыл бұрын

Haircut looks great!

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍🙏😎

@christinawatkinsyoutube 3 жыл бұрын

flip! so glad you showed us! i really love apple but this is looooong haha

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! 👍🙏😎

@stevenjoseph9979 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this, absolutely fixed my issue.

@WillChidlow 6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@adityahumane 5 ай бұрын

mine still not working can you please tell me how to do it.

@jackwalton6657 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@MazadiVision Жыл бұрын

YOU SIR...ARE A LIFE SAVER! THANK YOU! *subbed*

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! 👍🙏😎

@SeraLo 3 жыл бұрын

This works! Thank you :)

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! 🙏👍😎

@hayleyhawkins 9 ай бұрын

THANK YOU!

@scottcook6912 2 жыл бұрын

Good video, super helpful!

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Scott 👍🙏😎

@thessa_artoflife 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! You’re a life saver 😊

@WillChidlow 8 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

@n.a.792 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thanks, Will

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏👍😎

@DieHard50LMAN 3 жыл бұрын

Huge lifesaver thank you very much.

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@AJCoReTV 3 жыл бұрын

Spending the $50 sounds like the better deal! Thanks for presenting both options! I am considering buying my first plugins.. I see an ad for fcpx full access for $97. Any thoughts on the full access bundle?

@hmac66 Жыл бұрын

Hi Will, great video. I've recently installed Motion and am pretty confused. In my Movies folder, all the Motion Templates folders are empty. I don't see where to find the Apple Motion templates to place in those folders. Should they be there automatically? What I was hoping to do with Motion is modify clips in an existing FCPX project. So I have an existing Final Cut project and want to enhance (scale, movement, color saturation, etc) using key frames on a clip in that project. I don't see how to apply those effects to the clip using Motion while in Final Cut. Do I have to export the clip to Motion somehow? If so, it seems I won't be able see how the clip works in the Final Cut project as I go. I'm sure I'm missing something very basic. I'm on OS 12.6, Final Cut 10.6.4, Motion 5.6.2 Thanks in advance!

@gingiemancards Жыл бұрын

Legend!

@PowNyTales 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Will! Thanks for the Information! One question I still have about faking of the "Motion Templates" folder 0n 08:44. I have per default a "Motion Template" folder. And this folder also contains folders "Compositions, Effects, Generators, Titles, Transition". They all already have the extension ".localized". As I tried to add ".localized" to the "Motion Templates" folder, I got the message, that I already have such a folder. As you see in my case faking of the folder in not possible. Can I use default folder "Motion Templates" without buying "Motion" software ? Best regards👋

@DroseMr Жыл бұрын

Intresting .ThankYou

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 👍🙏😎

@bardomunoz6511 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING THANKS!!

@WillChidlow 11 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

@mattjstar 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, this is so helpful and very clear compared to other videos Ive watched, so when you buy a title package or effects whats the easiest way to add them to motion templates in finder ?

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt, just copy paste the folder of the pack into the Titles folder. Hope that helps

@Marielaq81 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@AmarBanglaInfo 3 жыл бұрын

oh.. it’s is really helpful for me.

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Great! 🙏👍😎

@MiniJackMedia Жыл бұрын

Thank you man 🙏👌

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Any time!

@robinvandelft9881 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much!

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome! 👍🙏😎

@allanw.gackstetter7969 2 жыл бұрын

Will….Outstanding really…..OUTSTANDING!!!!! myself I like 👍 the Apple motion way as you mentioned…..it’s faster and most of all It’s SAFE Again Thank you sooooo much..

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Allan! 👍🙏😎

@prisci.cardoso Жыл бұрын

thanks fot this tutorial

@BipzStudioClub 2 ай бұрын

thank u so much for the information

@WillChidlow 20 күн бұрын

Always welcome

@JosiahSuskin 8 ай бұрын

life saver thanks

@WillChidlow 8 ай бұрын

Pleasure! 👍🙏

@deanpettitt121 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one Will 👍👍

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Dean! thanks for the chat through on this, it helped me get it straight in my head! 👍🙏😎

@petesathianathan6548 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete! 👍🙏😎

@m107treal 2 жыл бұрын

smartest one showing how to add this

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Trell 👍🙏😎

@KumbazhaCrew 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@WillChidlow 8 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

@DuckRiverHoney 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! I’m using your layers and did bury it in the FCP catacombs. Curious what screen recording program you’re using?

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I use Quicktime for my screen records, free and easy and does the job 👍🙏😎

@modaproduction 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother 🙏🙏

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@STGStudios-260 21 күн бұрын

this was very well done & helpful however I have the four editors bundle, did everything exactly how its presented and still none of the transitions are showing up in Final Cut. made sure the the folder was .localized restarted final cut and still the new transitions don't pop up in the transitions section

@af.movies5207 2 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE AMAIZING PERSON I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE YOU TOO ❤️

@getmono2 2 жыл бұрын

Hi.. it was awesome teaching in a super duper easy way!! even an idiot can learn without thinking. Loved your video with your rich expressions. Liked and subscribed

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray! 🙏👍😎

@Sharp_Aye Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@WillChidlow 11 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@toys.diorama 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, keep up

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do! 🙏👍😎

@jdimeleegoku2971 Жыл бұрын

What about if I installed lots of plugins and now I don't know which of them are titles, effects, generators or transitions?

@PericlesVeigaCancaoNova Жыл бұрын

the best

@SteveDollas Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Helped me two years later. Lol

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@alkophoto Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Very nice presentation. One question, if I have a bunch of files how can I find out which goes into which folder? What is the difference between them? Thanks.

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

the effects should tell you what sort of effect they are so you can just place them in the most logical folder, titles in the titles folder, transitions in the transitions folder etc. hope that helps

@poojanaud 2 жыл бұрын

thanks man

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help

@urequity4642 Жыл бұрын

Hey Will, thanks for the video but while following you step by step I notice I don't have the User Folder in finder - even though I have "motion". What must i do since I don't see the User Folder to get into movies folder?

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching! You have a couple of options, you can click on macHD in finder sidebar and that should then show you the user folder (in my case it’s called Will) or you can go into finder preferences (top left near Apple logo) and customise finder sidebar so it includes user folder for future. Hope that helps 👍🙏😎

@MahuttawinRattanasing Жыл бұрын

Thank

@nachonieto3028 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully watch this video yesterday 🥲

@UltimateMoh 2 жыл бұрын

thanks broo

@WillChidlow 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 👍🙏😎

@danielbyrne6214 Жыл бұрын

I found to get the folder to show if you put it in the Movies folder structure that all sub-folders 'Titles' 'Adjustment' 'Adjustment Layer' need to be marked as .localized

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Nice one Daniel, thanks 🙏

@sathiforlorn4505 9 ай бұрын

useful brother

@WillChidlow 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

@djmacdoctor 3 жыл бұрын

hi, great video! I'm having problems upgrading my FCPX to the latest version as it doesn't seem to work with my latest version of FxFactory plugins, the "Titles" folder would go missing. Hence I'm stuck at 10.4.8 coz it's the only version that works with FxFactory. Any ideas?

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

That’s really unfortunate, that if FX factory aren’t actively updating their plugins then it might be time look for alternative providers that keep their assets up to date. I’ve had a few plugins like this in the past and I’ve ended up ditching them and dealing with the side effect that certain historic projects will be broken and need major work if I ever need to work on them in future. Fortunately for me I don’t often need to go back to historic work. Sorry I can’t offer a magic wand solution for you here 😬 thanks for watching and good luck! 👍🙏😎

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

One other thought, when you say the titles go missing, have you tried reading them using the methods in this video? It might just be that the effects are being overwritten during the update and need reading to show again?

@StrillLife Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tutorial. Question does the 2nd method work with alias files?

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Ooh interesting question! Honestly it’s not something I’ve tried so I don’t know but I’d be very interested to know if that works. Perhaps I’m a cynic but I suspect it won’t but it would be great if it does 🤔🤔

@StrillLife Жыл бұрын

@@WillChidlow yeah I'm new to all this. Got my 1st MacBook Pro. I got an iPad about a year ago but besides that I haven't had any Apple products since my Apple 2e I had in elementary school. Dating myself but anyway. I've been trying to figure out best practices with file and data management so I don't have a mess later on that I have to try to clean up and rearrange. Alias have worked perfectly so far with all my footage on an external drive. So I don't have to load that 300 + gigs of footage on my 1 TB internal drive and then have to reclaim that space later. I'm hoping I can do the same with my 3rd party plugins and video assets. Since I'm so new chances of me doing it wrong are high. That's why asked someone with more experience. I'm thinking it should work if don't correctly. It's just adding more steps to an already tricky process. Anyway I'd much rather have a growing library of FX and assets (for obvious reasons) on an external drive. Alias files seem like a perfect solution for that... If it works. Lol.

@KONAgoDigital Жыл бұрын

Would the last option work if your finalcut pro is based in an External Hardrive?

@WillChidlow Жыл бұрын

Yep absolutely, that’s how I use it

@aliasleplusbeau 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video, thank you! What can we do if Final Cut say a template is missing after an update? I try to get the same name and in the same folder but it doesn’t work...

@WillChidlow 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Nao, thanks for watching. It’s a pain but when this has happened to me it is generally that it isn’t back exactly as it was before otherwise it would actually work again. Check your spelling and try again. In the past I e actually exported the lib as an xml file and opened in a txt editors which you can then search by effect name to find the file/folder that it can’t find and then make sure you add the effects in the exact same way they were before. It’s long add annoying but has saved me a few times. Hope that helps 👍🙏😎

@aliasleplusbeau 3 жыл бұрын

@@WillChidlow Thank you for your answer Will !