Remove built-in effects in Final Cut Pro for Mac

You can remove built-in effects from clips, either individually or all at once.

Remove selected built-in effects from one or more clips

You can remove selected effects and attributes from multiple timeline clips at once.

Select one or more clips in the Final Cut Pro timeline.
Choose Edit > Remove Attributes (or press Shift-Command-X).
The Remove Attributes window appears, with the clip’s current effects and attributes selected.
Deselect the checkboxes for the effects or attributes you want to retain, and select the checkboxes for the effects or attributes you want to remove.
Click Remove.
Selected built-in effects are reset to their default values. Selected clip effects are removed from the clips entirely.

You can remove or reset all effects and attributes on multiple timeline clips at once.

Select one or more clips in the Final Cut Pro timeline.
Choose Edit > Remove Effects (or press Option-Command-X).
All built-in effects on the selected clips are reset to their default values. All clip effects are removed from the selected clips entirely.

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