Motion project length for FCPX effects templates.

When creating a Motion Effect Template for FCPX, is there a recommend project length? Is shorter better since the effect will change based on the clip length in FCPX? Or does it really matter as long as it is long enough to cover all included behaviors, etc? Thank you.

Generally the 10 second default duration works quite well.

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I created a logo animation to go at the end of a commercial. how do i import this into FCPX?

Since your project is very specific to a set logo, exporting as ProRes 4444 is perfectly adequate. If you were designing a logo-style watermark or similar design, then you would want to be able to edit the text elements, and perhaps be able to change the color of the background elements from inside FCPX. In that case, you would "Publish Template" from the File menu. In the popup Publish dialog, you would check the bottom checkbox: "Publish as Final Cut Generator" -- provide a category (or select one from the Category dropdown) and give your Template a name. In FCPX, you would find it (immediately available, BTW) in the Generators > Category you saved it to.
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I need to somehow bring the video into Motion, because I want to create "real" shadows against my
background from my keyed footage.
"Real shadows are only faked in Motion. You have many options including a simple drop shadow or a copy of your matte layer filled with a gradient and a gradient blur applied with a distortion filter so it appears to be projected onto the wall. Be sure to take the time to make this a template effect and to keyframe the shadow angle if the foreground subject moves.
When working with a long project, and with a full-resolution codec, what is my smartest workflow? I
am trying to spend the least time possible rendering back and forth, and also avoid generating huge
in-between files each step of the way. It seems that any way to approach it has plusses and minuses,
so I want to hear from people who have been there which path gets me to my goal with the least
hassle.
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