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Custom Preset Text Styles

Hello there,


A coworker has shared with me a custom preset text style (click here to download it), but I can't for the life of me find where to unzip it. I have tried so many different locations already.


In this Apple guide, it indicates that I should unzip the file at /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Motion/Library/Text Styles/; however, I do not have this path and it also didn't work when I tried creating it.


Any insight?


My Mac is relatively new (2021) and my FCPX version is 10.6.1.

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 10:06 AM

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Posted on Feb 23, 2022 10:30 AM

The Library folder already exists, but is hidden by default.

Press Command-Shift-H to open your home folder in the Finder; then do View->Show View Options (or press Command-J) and

check the box that says "Show Library folder".



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Feb 23, 2022 11:11 AM in response to cabraldesaa

Like other effects/templates, that folder does not exist until you create a custom text style.


FCPX uses Motion's text styles and the path: /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Motion/Library/Text Styles is the correct path for these items. The folder is *automatically* created as soon as you **create** a custom text style in either Motion or Final Cut.


In the Text Inspector, you will see a representation of the Current state of the text at the top of the column. This is a Pop-up menu.



Once you have *styled* your text a specific, custom way, you can SAVE the settings as a preset with this menu (from either Motion or Final Cut). There are three options (you can look them up). Once you have created one of these, you will find the Text Styles folder in its correct location. It won't be hidden.


Dragging the saved preset to the Favorites folder also works... in Motion. I haven't tested it, but would automatically assume that placing the style preset in Favorites would not make it available in FCPX (I could be wrong).


My further assumption is that if the Text Styles folder does not currently exist where it is supposed to be, then - **you can create it** (just like an Effect, Generator, Title or Transition folder if they are missing from the Motion Templates folder.) BTW, Text Styles is .localized so the Folder name + extension must be "Text Styles.localized" when you create it. But the easiest way to create it is just to Save a custom text style from Final Cut.


Custom Preset Text Styles

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