Open MLT XML as Clip with context to transparency

[sauron]

XML MLT clips have some limitations.
See this thread.

Is it possible to copy a section of a project into another Project?

Say, I have created an effect that I want to use in multiple projects, how can I do that? The effect needs to be customized based on the project but the animation/motion remain the same. How can I accomplish this? The import clip from MLT wouldn’t work here as I want to be able to customize the generic effect for each project. Some of the editors I have previously used allow this by letting you copy a clip/track from the timeline to another project. How can this be done in Shotcut?

And this post.

Is it possible to copy a section of a project into another Project?

This is usually not necessary to use a separate filter because the text filters have keyframable size and position as well. This is the project that I’m trying to import. In the project, I see that everything is transparent. lower-third-template.mlt (18.1 KB) It seems you uploaded the wrong file. This file does not look at all like a simple text project. But when I import it into a different project, the sliding text brings in black background with it. This workflow depends on Shotcut’s…