Change the default generator setting...specifically Matte-Color

Is there any way to change the default setting of the Matte - Color generator...it's always on gray, but I always want white.

Thanks!
Casey

Nope.

Other thank keeping one in the browser that's the right color.

I do that. Make the colour, drag it into the Browser, rename it (eg. "Black Colour Matte".


www.derekmok.com

You could create your own video generator plugin.

Open FXBuilder from the tools menu

Paste the following text into the Text Entry window:

---

scriptid "Color" //DO NOT LOCALIZE
generator "Color - white", 120;
group "Matte";

input fillcolor, "Color", color, 255, 255, 255, 255;

InformationFlag("dontEraseDest"
InformationFlag("bypassCache"

code

channelfill(dest, fillcolor.a, fillcolor.r, fillcolor.g, fillcolor.b);

---

Choose 'Create Plugin..." from the FXBuilder menu

Enter "Color - White" as the name

Save it in

Your Startup HD/Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Plugins

Restart Final Cut and you'll have a new generator which produces a white matte by default. Note that this won't be broadcast safe. It might be better to use a different value in the script such as

Quote

input fillcolor, "Color", color, 255, 230, 230, 230;

instead.

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