Apple provided many effects with Final Cut Pro, but not as many as they could have done. There are many more supplied with Motion 5, some of which are useful for editors as well as motion graphics designers.
If you
visit my blog you'll find Final Cut Pro X versions of
Defocus
A lens blur with settings that give control over bokeh highlights.
It simulates what a clip looks like when a physical lens goes out of focus:
More realistic than the mathematics-based Gaussian blur:
Unsharp Mask
More control over how FCP sharpens a clip:
Channel Blur
Blur one or more of the red, green, blue or alpha channels
Compound Blur
Selectively blur based on the colour values of another clip
Circle Blur
Defines a circular area over which to apply a blur
Gradient Blur
Define two points that apply a blur over part of a clip
Soft Focus
Good for that 'stocking over the lens' foggy effect
Alex
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Alexandre Gollner,
Editor, Zone 2-North West, London
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