Unable to install third party effects/titles. Missing folders in Motion Template.

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Unable to install third party effects/titles. Missing folders in Motion Template.

Hi. I am unable to install third-party titles/effects/generators in FCP X version 10.2. I navigate to my Movies/Motion Templates folder and there are no subfolders in there. I created new ones labeled "Titles", "Generators", etc and placed the complete folder of the third party effects in the appropriate subfolder, but the effects do not show up in FCP X. I am on a managed laptop and do not have Administrative control. I am wondering if because I have a user profile with limited installation control, could that be affecting my ability to add the effects or is there something else that is wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Apr 22, 2015 12:18 PM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Dec 7, 2017 5:54 AM in response to Barni527

1) The following folders need to be "localized": Motion Templates; Effects; Titles; Transitions; Generators.

This means select the folder, press Command-I, and add the ".localized" extension in the Get Info window, so that it looks like this:

2) For each effect you add (likewise for the other templates): you must place the whole folder inside a "category" folder under Effects. For example:

The category can be named anything you want - that name will appear in FCP X. You should group related effects in a suggestively named category, and can create as many categories as you need.

NOTE: the category folders and the folders of the templates themselves are NOT supposed to be "localized".

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Barni527

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Dec 7, 2017 6:09 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

I got it to work thanks for all your trouble. There is nothing else in those folders except those that I added. I use Final Cut, but still there is no information about any of those transitions and effects. Is this how it is supposed to be?

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Apr 22, 2015 3:39 PM in response to Uneec

The subfolders you created need to have ".localized" added to the folder name. You can do this in file info window, command i. Hopefully this fixes your problem.

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Uneec Author

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Apr 22, 2015 3:56 PM in response to Jim Wanamaker

Thanks Jim, but unfortunately that did not help. Since FCP X was initially installed, my Motion Templates folder was completely empty. It had no subfolders and I couldn't access any of the effects. I created the subfolders and added the ".localized" extension in the File Info Window under "Names and Extensions" like you suggested, but still nothing shows up in FCP X. I am seriously considering that it has to be due to the security preferences that are set up by my administrator. Unfortunately, since my Admin purchased the program, and I'm offsite, I can't try to reinstall FCP X. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Apr 22, 2015 8:55 PM in response to Uneec

Try deleting FCPX preferences. Hold down the command and option keys while launching from the dock. I would also make sure you followed the install instructions for the plugins.

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Apr 23, 2015 2:46 AM in response to Uneec

Note that, in addition to the Effects, Titles, and Transitions folders, the Motion Templates folder itself must also have the ".localized" extension.

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Uneec Author

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Apr 23, 2015 9:47 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks you Jim and Luis. I really appreciate you taking the time to respond. Unfortunately, neither of those suggestions worked. All folders have ".localized" as their extension and I rest all of the FCP X preferences. I watched as the IT Admin installed FCP X onto the laptop. It was a straight install from the App store. No preferences needed to be set. After it was purchased, it installed and was ready for use. This is getting frustrating.

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Apr 23, 2015 9:59 AM in response to Uneec

Preferences do get corrupted rather often, and deleting them is usually one of the first thing one tries whenever something strange happens in FCP X.

How exactly did you delete the preferences? The current method of choice is by holding down the command and option keys when starting the application and then confirming when the dialog box comes up.

I have not tried running FCP X from a non admin user account. Whether this could be the issue, I can't say.

Can you post screenshots of a Finder window, in column view, showing the folder structure inside Motion Templates?

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Uneec Author

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Apr 23, 2015 10:13 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

I finally got it to work. I did use the command + option keys when opening FCP X and it did erase my Preferences. Nothing worked originally, but when I went back to take screenshots of the folder structure, I saw that the extensions I put on the subfolders were gone. Once I added them back and restarted FCP X, everything showed up. Thank you both for all of your help. This made all of the hours of frustration worth it.

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