Adjustment layer missing in FCP

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Adjustment layer missing in FCP

Just learning more and more in FCP, but I am missing some stuff.

I am affraid I have deleted things by accident and am trying to solve it.

The problem for now is that I am missing the adjustment layer in FCP.. I think I am missing more effects..

I found some info here and went to my folder (please see print screen), created the folders and added .localized in the extensions of all folders.

Is there anything else I have to do?

Thank you for your help in advance :-)

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.4

Posted on Apr 16, 2024 11:16 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 16, 2024 11:25 AM in response to vikje538

The folder hierarchy appears to be correct.

Did you manually add the "Titles" folder?

The "Motion Templates" folder and the "Titles" folder must be "localized":

Select each of these folders in Finder; press Command-I to open the Info window

and in the name and extension, add ".localized", so that it looks like this:

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vikje538 Author

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Apr 16, 2024 11:50 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks Luis for your help.

I checked everything, but it is still not showing the Adjustment Layers in FCP...

I did created the folders manually indeed. Please find my print screens attached to be sure..

Have also deleted FCP from my macbook and re-installed it. But it doesn't help..

Any other thoughts? :-)

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vikje538 Author

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Apr 16, 2024 1:17 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

The folder was empty. I just now created a new Adjustment Layer via Motion (via Youtube), which works.

However, it seems that I have lost some pre-installed effects within Final cut pro.

I am not sure which ones, but when I am watching others editing on Youtube, I realised I am missing some things..

Any thoughts on how to re-install the effects which come when purchasing final cut pro? :-)

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Answer 4

Apr 16, 2024 11:27 AM in response to vikje538

I forgot to add that only these two folders (and, similarly, the folders "Transitions", "Generators" and "Effects", if present) must be localized.

The folders for specific categories (like "Adjustments") or templates (like "Adjustment Layer") should NOT be localized.

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 16, 2024 12:38 PM in response to vikje538

Can you show a screenshot of what you’re seeing in the Titles folder in column view to see Titles>Adjustments>Adjustment Layer

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 16, 2024 1:21 PM in response to vikje538

Which effects are you missing? Are you sure what you see on YouTube are not third party effects?

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Answer 7

Apr 16, 2024 1:30 PM in response to vikje538

Most likely these effects you think you are missing are third party effects. Can you give some examples?

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vikje538 Author

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Apr 16, 2024 1:38 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

I was missing the Adjustment Layer effect for sure. Was that not a pre-installed effect?

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 16, 2024 1:42 PM in response to vikje538

No, it’s not.

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vikje538 Author

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Apr 16, 2024 1:44 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

That clarifies a lot! I am just very new with all of this ;-) Good to knw.

Thanks again both Tom and Luis for your quick assistance. Super!

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Adjustment layer missing in FCP

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