FCPX & Motion - trips back and forth?

I'm working in FCPX. I have a lot of stills I want to do 'smooth' moves on. Maybe I want to add things like arrows and circles.
I'm remembering, I think, that I could send a clip or sequence to Motion (from FCP7), create some effect, and then somehow send it back to FCP7. And whenever I wanted to change something I could open that clip or sequence on the FCP7 timeline ... as a Motion project ... make changes ... and see the changes back in FCP7.
Can I do this back and forth with FCPX and Motion?
If I know it can be done, I'll go read the manual like a good boy.
All ears,
Ben

There is no Send to Motion "interoperability" between FCP X and Motion.
You can open an existing effect in Motion, customize it and publish it in FCP X.
You can create a new Motion project and save it as a FCP X template…and you can export as a clip and import into FCP.
You can also send from Motion to Compressor.
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