# Troubleshooting

If you see a "Problem Detected" message in the Curves app, that means it wasn't able to install the Curves Motion Template to your Movies folder. This file is required for Final Cut Pro to detect the Curves plugin.

Here are a few things to check:

1. Make sure your Movies folder exists and you have permission to write to it.
2. Ensure you don't already have an effect named Curves installed.
3. If you do have another effect named Curves, see "Advanced Users" below for instructions on how to manually install the Curves template using a different name.

If it still doesn't work, file an issue on the issue tracker and we can help!

An error message means Curves tried to install a template into:

~/Movies/Motion Templates.localized/Effects.localized/Curves/Curves

but wasn't able to. You can download the Curves Effect Template for manual installation here. Note that this template won't work without the Curves app installed.

Download Effect Template

You can try manually installing this template using your preferred Motion Template installation method. You can rename the Curves template to whatever you want, just make sure to save it as an effect (and not a title, transition, or generator).

If you have Motion, you can even create the Curves template yourself from scratch. In Motion, just add the Curves filter (from the Curves group) to an effect source layer and publish every parameter.