Can FCE Open FCP files?

My friend and I will soon be collaborating on a project. I have Final Cut Express 3.0 and he will be getting Final Cut Studio. I know he'll be able to open my files, but will I be able to open his?

Not directly. FCE3 is based on a version of FCP that's earlier than the current version of FCP. Final Cut projects are not backwards compatible. You might be able to use XML to get around this. Exporting it from FCP, brining the XML file into FCE and then after you're done opening the FCE file in FCP. This does work in theory, but I don't think it's a good plan for a workflow. There is too much that can go wrong in the process of exporting and constantly upgrading projects, especially when you throw in the mix of things you can do in FCP that will be lost because they can't be translated into an FCE project.

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1. Your project file is corrupt.
2. Media linked to that project file has become corrupt.
Have you attempted to open an autosave of this particular project?

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Hello
It seems that FCP files can be opened in FCE - could someone please confirm?
It also seems that the "Send to Soundtrack" feature is gone.
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Something appears to be wrong with your files.
Are most of your images approx. 3.7 MB?
This is very small for a 12 MP image.
If you go back to the original file on your laptop, what is the file size?
Also the fact that the Mac OS is not showing the preview is unusual.
Perhaps these files got corrupted when they were moved to your new computer.
Can you open these files OK on your old laptop?
Is the OS showing the previews on your old laptop?
Also compare the file sizes between old and new computer.
Have you tried repairing your permissions?
Try Disk Utility in your Macs Applications - Utilities - Disk Utility to see if this helps.
Good Luck!

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