Can You Put iMovie Titles in Final Cut Pro?

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Can You Put iMovie Titles in Final Cut Pro?

If you make a project in iMovie, you can export it to Final Cut Pro if you have it. However, FCP doesn't list a lot of the title styles that they both have, such as Line or Standard. Most of them are still in the list, like Scrolling Credits, Far Far Away and Vertical Drift for instance, but some are just absent when I swear they used to be available in the list.

Whatever the case, all titles still work once transferred.

Is it possible to add the iMovie titles back into the Final Cut Pro title list, or will I have to keep the titles in the FCP event to duplicate should I need them? If they work when imported from iMovie, surely there must be a way to do that.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.6

Posted on Sep 13, 2026 7:27 AM

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Ian R. Brown

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Sep 13, 2026 10:32 AM in response to elh0ff0_vi

I'm cheating by giving you 3 AI answers but I find that AI helps me a great deal. So give these suggestions a try.

The third suggestion only works if you own Motion.

Method 1: Send the Title via an iMovie Project (Easiest Method)

If you place the iMovie title you like onto a blank timeline in iMovie, you can send that entire project directly into Final Cut Pro where the title will remain fully editable.

Create a project in iMovie: Open iMovie, create a new movie project, and add the title you want onto the timeline.
Send to Final Cut Pro: Go to the top menu bar in iMovie and select File > Send Movie to Final Cut Pro.
Edit in Final Cut Pro: Final Cut Pro will automatically open and create a new Library containing your iMovie project. Select the title on the timeline in FCP, open the Text Inspector (top right), and adjust the text, font, size, and timing just as you would with any FCP title.

Method 2: Import Your Entire iMovie Library into Final Cut Pro

If you want access to titles from existing iMovie projects without opening iMovie every time:

Open Final Cut Pro.
Go to File > Import > iMovie Library...
Select your iMovie Library. Final Cut Pro will convert it into a native FCP Library, giving you access to all your iMovie projects and their active titles.

Method 3: Accessing iMovie Motion Templates in Motion / FCP

If you are looking for a specific iMovie title to live permanently inside your Final Cut Pro Titles & Generators sidebar, you can extract the underlying Apple Motion templates:

Open Finder, go to your Applications folder, right-click on iMovie, and select Show Package Contents.
Navigate to: Contents > PlugIns > MediaAppSupport.bak (or MODevAppSupport.mfx) > Contents > Resources > Templates.
Inside, you will find the .moti (Motion Title) templates used by iMovie. If you own Apple Motion, you can open these template files and select File > Save As, saving them directly as Final Cut Pro Title templates so they appear in your FCP Titles browser permanently.

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