How can I set the "Fill Color" of a shape to be a Gradient in Final Cut Pro X?

Available options depend on which generator you use.

You will only see the choice of a gradient if that is published from Motion.

Now if you have Motion, it is actually not difficult to Open a copy in Motion and publish the desired parameters.

And if you don't have Motion, or are unsure how to do this, I can furnish you with a very simple Rectangle generator that allows gradient fill.

I suppose there may already be a third party generator that does it, and is more sophisticated, but a simple one can be done in no time.

Here is a very simple generator, done in about two minutes. It lacks onscreen controls, but it does have a gradient fill :-)

It also lacks an installer, so you have to manually place in the correct location using the Finder:

Expand the zip file and place the whole folder "Rectangle" in some "category" folder (call it Lichinho like in the picture below, or whatever you want).

Download the generator:

https://wetransfer.com/downloads/dbbe556bdf0711e2ae92d90166dd2b2720200921225652/52678f10f5aa6cfbd740b88202b7c13820200921225711/4f849a

Place it like this:

Give this a try (it's free, currently):

https://fcpxtemplates.com/utility-gradient/

(Installation instructions available from the download page, at the bottom).

It's an effect which means once you set up the design you want, you can save it as an Effect Preset (which looks just like any other effect inside FCPX). That includes whatever gradient design you come up with (because who needs to keep reworking the original gradient - every - time - you - use - it!!!)

It has the full Gradient designer control available. You can apply as many colors as you need and have a gradient opacity applied as well (with as many "stops" as you need).

The onscreen control is a little annoying because whenever it's active, it lightens the entire shape. Other than that, it's really useful. You can resize, reposition and change the angle of the gradient with it.

The gradient has blend modes available. The default is Overlay. If you apply this effect to a Title, the gradient will look like it's behind the text automatically without any further interaction. You may also find the Behind blend mode to be very useful if you're using more than one effect at a time -- you can layer several gradient (or other) effects with it.

If you apply the gradient to a Title (with no background, like Basic Title) you can use the Fill Text option to apply the gradient to only the text, with the blend mode!

You can apply the gradient to masked areas of your clip (use the Effects Masks options like Color Mask and Shape Masks). For example, you can apply a gradient fill to the Shape generator: add a Color Mask, click the eyedropper on the solid white area, change the Blend Mode to Normal.

If you have any questions... just ask.

HTH

There is a gradient generator. It isn’t a triple gradient though. You can use the shape and a blend mode to cut the gradient generator.

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