MotionVFX mInfographics — macOS

Final Cut Pro ships with a handful of title templates, but mInfographics brings a different set of tools: data visualization with charts, graphs, and counters that you can adjust without leaving the viewer. The plugin installs into the Titles browser, where each element gives you on-screen controls for the numbers and descriptions.

Working through the controls

1. Open the Titles browser in Final Cut Pro and pick an mInfographics element.
2. Drag it onto your timeline, then select the clip in the viewer.
3. Use the on-screen handles to adjust the chart's size and position.
4. In the inspector, change the displayed numbers and the accompanying descriptions.
5. Set the animation timing to match your edit.

The controls are laid out for practical workflow adjustments, so you can spend less time fiddling with keyframes and more time getting the numbers to tell the story.

After working with mInfographics for a while, a few small conveniences start to stand out. The fact that each element includes both number and description customization in one place means you don't need to line up separate text layers. The on-screen controls let you adjust position and scale right in the viewer, which saves going back and forth to the inspector for every little tweak. Another thing I notice is that the elements don't require any activation step or license key. You unpack the folders, move them to the Titles folder, and they show up in Final Cut Pro. That's it.

ProX Charts relies on inspector controls

If you have looked at other infographic options for Final Cut Pro, you have probably come across a few. ProX Charts gives you bar and line graphs with some customization, but the controls are mostly in the inspector and you end up digging through menus for the data. Neat Video has a set of lower thirds and counters, but its focus is more on cleanup and correction than data presentation. mInfographics is more straightforward: drag on an element, adjust numbers and text with the on-screen controls, and move on. It does not try to be a full motion graphics suite, which is fine because it covers the infographic use case without extra complexity. For someone looking to add charts and counters to a corporate video or a short documentary, mInfographics is a clean fit.

Browse all sixty chart elements in Titles

When you first install mInfographics, take a few minutes to browse through all sixty elements in the Titles browser. Some are bar charts, some are line graphs, and some are simple number counters. Open each one and see how the on-screen handles work. Try changing the numbers in the inspector to see how the animation responds. A practical tip: keep a test project open where you can drop in elements and adjust them without worrying about your main edit. That way you can learn the controls before you need them for real work. Also, since the elements are in the Titles folder, you can back up that folder if you reinstall Final Cut Pro later.

Building a quarterly sales chart in minutes

I had a short video to edit for a client who wanted to show quarterly sales growth. I already had the timeline set up with the voice-over and B-roll. I opened the Titles browser, scrolled past the default templates, and found the mInfographics bar chart element. I dragged it onto a new track above the B-roll, right where the voice-over mentioned the numbers. The element appeared in the viewer with handles at the corners. I grabbed one and resized the chart so it sat comfortably in the lower third of the frame. Then I opened the inspector and changed the displayed numbers from the defaults to the actual quarterly figures. I typed in the description text to match the quarter labels. The counter element I used next for the total growth number at the end of the video. I placed it, adjusted the number, and set the animation timing so the counter reached the final number just as the voice-over finished. The whole process took maybe ten minutes, and I did not have to touch a single keyframe or create any custom text layers. The client asked for one more revision — a different color for one bar — and I made that change in the inspector and moved on.

• macOS version not specified
• Intel and Apple Silicon
• Final Cut Pro