Tip #325: Add a Widget and Parameter in One Step
… for Apple Motion
Tip #325: Add a Widget and Parameter in One Step
Larry Jordan – LarryJordan.com
Rigs and Widgets are used to create templates in Motion for Final Cut Pro X.
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This was first reported in an Apple KnowledgeBase article.
Rigging is the process of creating effect controls in Motion that can be used in Final Cut. Normally, you create a rig, then add a widget (effect control), then add one or more snapshots (settings for the widget).
A rig in Motion has no effect until it contains a widget with assigned snapshots (parameter states).
As an alternative to creating a widget using the buttons in the Rig Inspector, you can create a rig and a widget and then apply a parameter to the widget in a single step.
In Motion, do one of the following:
- In the Inspector, click a parameter’s Animation menu (the down arrow that appears when you position the pointer over the right side of a parameter row), choose Add To Rig, choose a rig, then choose a widget type from the submenu.
- Drag a parameter row from any Inspector pane to a rig object in the Layers list.
Dropping the parameter row immediately on the rig object creates a slider widget. Pausing briefly causes a drop menu to appear, allowing you to select the widget type you want to create.
A new widget appears in the Layers list, under its parent rig. In the Widget Inspector, the parameter you chose appears under the Edit Mode button, ready for snapshot assignment.
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