Convert motion project into title template

I started working on a motion project, not sure what template to use, so I created a standard motion project. After working on the project for about 20 hours, I am now realizing that the title template would probably be the best option for this project even though I am not doing any actual titles. I was able to convert the project to a video effect template, but this is not really what I want. Is there some way to convert this project to a title template? Even if I have to copy/paste everything over to a new project, that would be a lot better than redoing the 20 hours that I've already spent on this thing. Since I can only have one project open at a time, I don't think copy/paste is even possible.

I think this will work for you.
-Select all the groups in your Motion project (or nest them in a single group.
-Drag the group(s) to the Library>Favorites.
-Create a new Final Cut title project with the same settings.
-Drag and Drop the group(s) from the Library>Favorites into the new Final Cut Title project.
Save and enjoy.

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