Summary

In this chapter, you saw how the four different types of Plug-ins – titles, generators, effects, and transitions – can add extra information to your edit. You saw how these effects can save you a serious amount of time in having to build the animations or presets yourself. You saw how to make compound clips from standard titles that have had multiple effects added. Then, you learned that default Plug-ins are supplied as part of Final Cut Pro and that there are also Plug-ins available for purchase, or sometimes for free. You also saw how to add text to the built-in titles and how to use the drop zone feature, which allows you to add your media to the title. Additionally, you learned about the conventions for the two different uses of transitions and how to limit overusing them. Finally, you learned that older Plug-ins can cause problems as new versions of Final Cut Pro are released.

The next chapterwill show you how to combine a multicamera shoot, enabling you...