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Work with Library themes in Motion

Library themes help you organize projects that may share objects by allowing you to label specific objects with a default theme, such as Abstract, Nature, or Sci-Fi, or to assign objects to a custom theme. By default, some preset Library objects are assigned to a theme. For example, the Hypnotic particle emitter preset is in the Sci-Fi category.

Note: Library themes are different from the themes in the Themes pop-up menu of the Project Browser. Project Browser themes are applied to entire Motion projects and shared between Motion and Final Cut Pro when creating templates. For more information on creating templates for Final Cut Pro, see Intro to Final Cut Pro templates.

Sort using the Theme pop-up menu

  • In the Library in Motion, select a category or subcategory, then choose a theme from the Theme pop-up menu.

    Items belonging to the chosen theme appear in the Library list.

Create a new custom theme

  1. In the Library in Motion, below the preview area, choose New Theme from the Theme pop-up menu.

  2. In the Create New Theme dialog, type a theme name, then click OK.

    A new theme is added to the Library. New themes appear in the Theme pop-up menu.

    Custom themes are saved in the “themes” document in your /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Motion/Library/ folder.

Assign a theme to custom content

  • In Motion, Control-click a custom item in the Library list (such as a shape saved to the Favorites folder), choose Theme from the shortcut menu, then choose a theme from the submenu.

    An item must be saved in the Library before you can assign a theme. See Save custom objects to the Library.

    Items that can be assigned a theme include the following:

    • Replicators

    • Emitters

    • Shapes

    • Gradients

    • Text styles

    • Shape styles

    • Layers or groups

Note: You can’t assign a theme to behaviors, filters, fonts, images, image sequences, or movies.

Remove a custom theme

  1. In the Library in Motion, click the Theme pop-up menu, then choose the theme you want to remove.

    The Remove Theme item becomes available in the Theme pop-up menu.

  2. Choose Remove Theme from the Theme pop-up menu.

    The theme is removed from the list.

    Note: You can only remove custom themes.

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