Placeholders are a type of generator that allows you to enter information about a shot or graphic you may be waiting for from another department. They can also be used to create storyboards for a project. Nick Harauz demonstrates a few different ways that we can add and work with placeholders in your Apple Final Cut Pro X timeline.
- [Instructor] So this movie is all about placeholders,…and what we're going to do is add one to our timeline.…So let me paint you a scenario.…The scenario is that you're working on a project,…and you're waiting for an asset.…This asset for our example happens to be four seconds long,…and we know some information about it.…We know that it's a shot of the aerialist,…very similar to some of the shots that you see here,…and it's just being treated with some motion graphics.…So it involves one person on a sunny day.…And it's going to be the third clip in our timeline,…again, four seconds long.…So in your Chapter 1.9 project,…which is going to be in your Chapter 1 folder…under the Projects, Events.…
I'm just going to move my playhead…in between the second and third clip in the timeline.…And one way that we can add a placeholder…is to go to the Edit menu,…and you'll see that there's an option…to insert a generator placeholder.…And the placeholder is then applied to the project.…So the difference between this and a gap,…
Author
Nick Harauz
Released
2/26/2018- Working with 2D and 3D titles
- Working and saving 3D styles
- Distorting and cropping clips
- Working with stills and the Ken Burns effect
- Changing clip speed
- Stabilizing clips
- Adding and animating effects
- Saving effect presets
- Creating titles and effects in Apple Motion
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome47s
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1. Working with 2D Titles
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Exploring the Titles sidebar6m 12s
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Replacing a title3m 20s
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Working and saving 2D styles3m 40s
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Working with credits3m 51s
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Working with placeholders3m 23s
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Working with knock out text2m 42s
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2. Working with 3D Titles
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Understanding substances3m 1s
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3D 360 text3m 48s
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3. Working with Motion, Crop, Distort, and Transition Effects
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Adjusting transform settings7m 20s
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Adjusting crop5m 45s
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Reorient tool4m 18s
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4. Working with Speed and Stabilization
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Reversing a clip2m 55s
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Working with speed presets3m 59s
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Creating hold frames3m 32s
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Stabilizing a clip3m 24s
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5. Adding Effects from the Browser
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Adding effects to clips2m 58s
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Changing effects parameters4m 51s
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Saving effect presets3m 58s
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Adding masks5m 14s
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360 effects4m 23s
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6. Working with Generators and Themes
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7. Working with Audio Effects
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Adjusting Pan4m 35s
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Working with EQ4m 56s
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Working With pitch3m 42s
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Designing spaces3m 50s
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Conclusion
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Next steps42s
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