How to save a motion project without publishing to final cut pro? I am using latest version 5.6.5.
When I choose save or save as I get this window. I am just messing around with an animation and I do not want it published into final cut pro. How do I just save it so I can close motion and re-open that project file to continue to work on the animation?
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.5
If you're developing an Effect, Title, Transition or Generator, you can't really because the Motion Project/FCP Template relies on specific information about those "states" and it is assumed you will eventually have a finished published template. An Effect has an "Effect Source"; Titles have a "Title Background"; Transitions have *two* "background sources"; Generators are simply compositions directly published to Final Cut as a template.
If you're just "messing around", sometimes it helps to start out with a plain Motion Project - also known as a "Composition".
At any given time, you can go to File > Convert Project To > ... and choose what type of template or project you want to convert to -- to save.
To answer your question now - with the project you're working on — Cancel out of that dialog. Convert Project To > Composition and Save it wherever you want to. Later you can use what you've been working on and apply it to any of the other template types to be published to Final Cut.
If you're developing an Effect, Title, Transition or Generator, you can't really because the Motion Project/FCP Template relies on specific information about those "states" and it is assumed you will eventually have a finished published template. An Effect has an "Effect Source"; Titles have a "Title Background"; Transitions have *two* "background sources"; Generators are simply compositions directly published to Final Cut as a template.
If you're just "messing around", sometimes it helps to start out with a plain Motion Project - also known as a "Composition".
At any given time, you can go to File > Convert Project To > ... and choose what type of template or project you want to convert to -- to save.
To answer your question now - with the project you're working on — Cancel out of that dialog. Convert Project To > Composition and Save it wherever you want to. Later you can use what you've been working on and apply it to any of the other template types to be published to Final Cut.
Hi
In this case, the file format is a title template/.moti.
You need to convert from a title template to a motion project/.motn
In the edit menu, use the conversion options to convert the title template to a motion project so that you can save without publishing. Note that in this process, all the specific functions that distinguish a title template from a motion project will be removed.
thanks for the reply. Makes sense now. Appreciate your help :-)
You guys are awesome for the help and clarity.
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