how do you get the effects folder?

It's not unusual for the Motion Templates folder to be empty if you don't also have Motion. Not a big deal. Just create the folders you need. There is one catch: you have to make sure that the Effects, Generators, Titles and Transitions folders are "localized". Create each of those folders inside Motion Templates, right click on each and Get Info (or select and type Command-i) and add ".localized" in the Name & Extensions textbox.

Each of the effect type folders are supposed to contain more folders which establish the Categories used inside FCPX. So before you try to install your effects, you need to create at least one category folder as well. (Categories do not need to be localized — neither do the effects folders.)

Effects in FCPX are folders containing several different types of files used by FCPX. There are two thumbnail images (large.png, small.png), a folder called Media (even if it is empty) and the Motion template (files ending in one of the following: .moef, .motn, .moti, .motr). There might also be an optional .mov preview file. The folder containing all these files IS the effect and it is that which you move into the category folder for FCPX. Do not change its name.

PS - you already have Motion Templates — make sure it is .localized as well or FCPX might not "recognize" it.

The name of the folder is Effects (or Titles, Generators, Transitions) and you ADD .localized in get info:

(see the Name & Extension section -- add .localized to the END of the Effects folder name)

When you close the Get Info dialog, you will not see the .localized extension name on the folder in the Finder (don't worry about that - it's normal.)

It would contain something if you created a customized effect in Motion. Do you have Motion?

Russ

Thanks for the help! I encountered this issue too when installing transitions for FCPX. Added the folders and .localized extension and it worked like a charm! Thanks once again!