Exporting FCP X projects...

AS FCP X user, I was wondering if it is possible to export your completed project to a SD card which you can insert into your VCR or TV to view rather than making DVDs?

Some of us who had previously been unable to get beyond the 66% mark for Share>DVD found that just clicking the Add Background button in the DVD Settings window and then canceling was enough to jar Create Disk into action. Interestingly enough, it's so far proved to be a durable fix. I've since run about 10 test exports with different projects and all have completed. After re-reading your thread, I retimed a project and that too exported with the job action (writing the .img).
It's interesting that a lot of people have common export symptoms. but with somewhat different error messages (and sometimes none) and that there isn't so far a common solution.
Russ

Similar Messages

Can I export my FCP X project directly into iDVD?

I have not yet purchased FCP X, but before I do, I want to make sure that I can import my FCP X project directly into iDVD along with chapter markers. Thank you for your help.

Yeah it's pretty straightforward- just a lot of export presets and you get a lot more than DVD making codecs. That said, if you want to just add chapters to a track you can always try something like this: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060119212015646

Can't get rid of horizontal blurry lines in my FCP X project when exporting

Hi there,
I am having troubles exporting my FCP X project without getting those blurry horizontal lines while watching it on a tv screen, on my macbook they are not that visible. I've tried using several field dominance options and using deinterlacing. I work from a macbook retina 13 inch and have my projects on an external HD. I have shot my footage with a Panasonic HC-V100 full HD 1920X1080 and my tv is a sony bravia. Any ideas?
Thanks

No, I'm just plugging a HDMI cable into my macbook to see how it looks on a tv screen. I want to put it on youtube and show it at some places later on, if the lines dissappear.
Here are 2 screenshots, where the first one is without 'show both fields' and the second one with 'show both fields'.
You see the blurriness especially on the persons on the right.

Exporting an hd project from final cut 7

i just finished editing an hd project on final cut 7. i want to know how to export the hd project and of course for the project to stay in hd?

No. It's just being displayed 1:1 on the computer's screen. That is the actual size. If you look at the Canvas in your copy of FCP, you will see a percentage value representing the current size. Note that it is well below 100%.
QuickTime Player has a View menu whith various preset options or you can simply drag the bottom right corner of the window to resize it.

Running an fcp studio project (5.0.4) on macbook pro software

I'm running a project on final cut pro studio 5.0.4 and would like to
screen footage on a laptop - preferably on a new macbook.
i'm wondering if i can run a project that's compatible with both versions of the software. i'd like to screen and select scenes on my laptop - and then bring the sequences back into my fcp studio project.
thanks

Both versions of what software? You mean FCP 5.0.4 and FCP 5.1?
While you can open and update a 5.0.4 project to 5.1, once you do that you cannot open that project in 5.0.4. At that point you need to export an XML of the sequence and import that XML into 5.0.4.
Shane

Open FCP 6 project files in FCP 5

Hey guys, I've got a client who has FCP 5 and wants to open a project file created in FCP 6. I'm well aware of the incompatibility of the two project files, but is there any way he can access the edit? I know I could do an EDL, but I'm not sure how savvy he is with the program so the easier the process the better. Thanks.

In the FCP 6 project, export an XML file of the project. Use that file to build a NEW project in FCP 5. More details are in the manual.
-DH

Export the whole project to external harddisk

Due to the limit of SSD storage in Macbook Pro , I want to export the whole project together with source files, rendered files, title, music ... to external harddisk for storage, and incase want to use it back, that I can imported into the Final Cut Pro

What is the version of FCP X?

Exporting FCP Video to Youtube Sub-Channel

I want to export my FCP project to my youtube main channel but it got uploaded to my gmail youtube account instead.
I already uploaded over 20 videos on my main youtube account through Final Cut Pro but this is the first time it happened where it got sent to my Gmail youtube channel.
To get a better illustration, I sent a screenshot link:
http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx166/tobywchu/Screen%20Shot%202015-02-02%20a t%205.00.53%20PM.png
As you can see, I have 143 subs on my main youtube account so you know why I do not want the video to be uploaded here on my gmail account with no subs or any content at all.
I also tried sending the project to compressor but I keep getting a quicktime error 2045. I also don't know what that is because this is also the first time I got the error. I had no problem compressing all my FCP projects in the past.
I was hoping if anyone can help me with this. Thank you!

I found out that exporting FCP to a different channel under the same gmail account was something you can adjust on youtube, apparently the problem wasn't on FCP to begin with.
However, for the failed compressor export, I haven't found a fix yet mainly because the forums have a different problem: plug-ins. Which I don't have.
The only additional detail I can give is that I deleted all my FCP events and projects back in Jan 1 to start fresh. I just recently added a brand new event folder so I'm not sure if that's the root of the problem. Did FCP reset something to trigger that quicktime error 2045 problem that keeps on occurring?

Can't open FCP 7 project in FCP 6

Hi all,
I am running FCP 6.0.6 and I just got a project file that I need to open but it's a FCP 7 project file (and won't open on my system). I am trying to get them to export me an XML but that might not be possible. Would anyone be able to help me out and take my FCP project and export a XML that I can read on my system (or have any tricks that I can use to get it to open)? Unfortunately upgrading to FCP 7 isn't an option for us at the moment.
Thanks so much!
-Peter

#45 - Opening projects with older versions of FCP
Shane's Stock Answer #45 - How to export your project to work with earlier versions of Final Cut Pro.
Versions of Final Cut Pro aren't backwards compatible. So a project created with FCP 6 cannot be opened with FCP 5...and this even goes into the dot-updates as well. A project created with FCP 5.1.4 cannot be opened by FCP 5.1.1.
Nope, for this you need to use XML. Export your sequence as an XML sequence and import that in the other version of FCP. XML v3 if for FCP 5.1 4 and FCP 6. XML v2 is for FCP 5.0, and XML v1 is for FCP 4.5. So if you need to go from FCP 6 to FCP 5.0.4, you'd use XML v2. For FCP 7 projects that you want to open in FCP 6, XML v4.
To export an entire project, select ALL the bins in the Browser and then choose FILE>EXPORT>XML.
Shane

Motion is constantly crashing when exporting a huge project

Hi Folks,
I just started with Motion a few weeks ago.
After making a lot of rookie mistakes, I think I got the basics now.
Motion opened up a new world of working with videos for me.
But I reached a point, where playing around does not help any more.
I need some advise from a skilled Motion designer.
My question:
Generally - What are the limits of a Motion 4 project regarding size and complexity and how I can expand it.
In particular - How can I produce a video of my really big motion project.
My small problem:
When working in Motion, I have to watch the memory usage (I use "istat menus" for this).
When memory becomes almost used up, I save the project then close and re-open Motion.
In the meantime, I have a detailed knowledge of the actions that I should avoid to maximize
the time between the close & re-open actions.
This helps reducing Motion crashes. I think Motion has a bug with memory handling somehow.
Although working with Motion this way is exhausting, this is only my small problem.
My big problem:
Motion does not export (render) my project. I don't mind waiting 24 hours for the result, but there is no result.
Motion 4 always crashes after some time. Typically after 4 to 5 hours. The whole computer gets stuck,
the only thing I can do is recycle power. I can not show the result of my work. All I can do is blame "the software".
For this I need a solution, and I need it ASAP!
What I did so far:
I tried everything. Really…
I do not run any other software parallel with Motion. No Mail, no Safari, no nothing -> this helps a lot while editing !
Disabling render options motion blur, shadows, reflections and DOF helped in the beginning when the project was not finished.
Reducing quality helped in the beginning but I did not tried it again because the results are unusable.
Trashing preferences with "option-CMD Park+Ride" did not help.
Deleting the preference file did help making the software more responsive. Almost no beachballs after that.
Repairing permissions…. Checking filesystem… playing with preferences… nothing helped.
Then I was at a point, where I was mentally prepared for the ultimate step:
I wiped the hard-drive and installed Snow Leopard and FCP from the original DVDs.
Did not help. (BTW this takes a whole working day and half of the night).
Of course, I always apply the latest updates and patches.
Last night, I ordered a new iMAC (27", Quadcore, 8GB Ram) to be sure it is not a hardware defect.
Unfortunately its ETA is 2 weeks.
The machine I am actually using: 24" iMac 3,06MHz core2 duo with 4GB of RAM and GT130.
About my project:
length: 42 seconds
Format: 720p50
Contents: approximately 10 greenscreen videoclips 720p50 ( 10 to 20 seconds long) with Primate RT filter, 100 images (PDF), 500 rectangles.
Camera: one camera with 8 non-overlapping framing behaviors.
plugins: some filters from noise industries and FxFactory. No dubious untested 3-rd party plugins.
Untested ideas:
- Output parts of the project and assemble them in final cut. (I got this idea 1 second ago while writing this post). Anyone tried this?
- Single-stepping through the project and capturing a screenshot of every single frame (42*50 = 2100 oh my god!) Maybe by using a macro?
- Using a new computer with faster graphic-board and more RAM. As far as I know, Motion is a 32bit application and can not address more than 4 GByte of RAM. Also it will not use more than one CPU core. Will it help anyway?
- Installing some secret Pro-App beta-patches to fix Motion. Are there any? If so, how to get them?
- Searching for some hidden file that lists the filter, action or object that caused the last crash. Maybe I only have to rearrange or remove something to make it work perfectly.
Anyone out there who has experience with complex Motion-projects ?
Byebye and Tschüß
Manfred

I gave it a try and replaced all *.pdf files by *.psd or *.jpg files, keyed all video clips outside of Motion and replaced the original footage with the assigned keyers, despillers and color-correctors by ready-to-use ProRes4444 files. If this changed anything, then it was very subtle. Without "shadow", "reflections" and "depth of field" applied, I can export the project. This takes 40 minutes or so.
With this three things checked, Motion crashes (see below). The final export also needs to have lights enabled and maybe motion blur.
My big hope is, that the 27" iMac can handle it because of its 8GB Ram and the 4870 Graphics (arrives on Feb,10 thumbs up). The iMac I am using now has only GT130 and 4GB Ram, maybe this is too weak? Otherwise I have to split the project into pieces an assemble them in final cut. There are no cuts, the whole thing is one flow which makes this idea difficult.
Here the latest crash report (although I dont think it makes any sense to anyone but hope dies last):
Process: Motion [436]
Path: /Applications/Motion.app/Contents/MacOS/Motion
Identifier: com.apple.motion
Version: 4.0.1 (698)
Build Info: Motion-6980000~14
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [125]
Date/Time: 2010-01-27 00:00:36.955 +0100
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.2 (10C540)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report: 373471 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 5
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 58356 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 3
Anonymous UUID: 0F1AA23E-656B-43EC-B8C6-F16DBE334461
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE at 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x900b4413 CFQSortArray + 259
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x900c77ec __CFRunLoopDoObservers + 1020
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x900843e2 __CFRunLoopRun + 1154
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90083864 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452
4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90083691 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97
5 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9030ef0c RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 392
6 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9030ecc3 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 354
7 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9030eb48 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 81
8 com.apple.AppKit 0x96a7aac5 _DPSNextEvent + 847
9 com.apple.AppKit 0x96a7a306 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 156
10 com.apple.AppKit 0x96cf1335 -[NSApplication _realDoModalLoop:peek:] + 720
11 com.apple.AppKit 0x96cf0ab1 -[NSApplication runModalForWindow:] + 273
12 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x00a4b21e -[OZExportProgressController openDialog:withTitle:windowTitle:withDoneMsg:startFrame:lastFrame:] + 366
13 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x00a49660 -[OZExportManager initRender:nodeIndex:range:] + 1088
14 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x00a43ef3 -[OZExportManager initRender:] + 275
15 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x00a3d400 -[OZExportController _exportDidEnd:returnCode:contextInfo:] + 416
16 com.apple.AppKit 0x96f839f6 -[NSSavePanel _didEndSheet:returnCode:contextInfo:] + 295
... many lines removed here ....
Model: iMac9,1, BootROM IM91.008D.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.06 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.45f0
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 130, NVIDIA GeForce GT 130, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.26)
Bluetooth: Version 2.2.4f3, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-40K1B0, 931,51 GB
Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S
USB Device: USB2.0 Hub, 0x05e3 (Genesys Logic, Inc.), 0x0608, 0x24100000
USB Device: Composite Device, 0x1604, 0x8007, 0x24140000
USB Device: USB2.0 Hub, 0x05e3 (Genesys Logic, Inc.), 0x0608, 0x24130000
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8502, 0x24400000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x04500000
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x06100000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8215, 0x06110000
FireWire Device: d2 quadra (button), LaCie, Up to 800 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: d2 quadra (button), LaCie, Up to 800 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: d2 quadra (button), LaCie, Up to 800 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: d2 quadra (button), LaCie, Up to 800 Mb/sec

Opening FCP 6 project in FCP 5 (general error 41)

So I was handed this project halfway through completion that was done in FCP (version 5.0), that of course won't open FCP 5 (I get the General error 41).
I don't have access (as of now) to FC6 machine, so I can't even export an XML.
I do have access to Final Cut Express HD 3.5.1, but I am getting the same error there.
Any help would be aprecaited.

Here's how to zip...
http://www.automaticduck.com/screenshots/howtozip.html
You don't specify which part of your massive project you need exported to XML, so I exported the entire project to XML 2.0. It is here.

Opening a FCP 5 project in 4.5? Can it be done?

I've been told that a project you create in FCP 5 can't
be opened in FCP 4.5?
Is this true? If not, is this a trick to it? A specific
way to save the project in 5 to open in 4.5?
Thanks.

A FCP 5 project cannot be opened in FCP 4.5. YOu can, however, export an XML of the timeline and open that with 4.5.
Search the forum for this topic. It is discussed a lot.

I still distribute most FCP projects via DVD. No matter which MPEG2 setting I use in Compressor 4 I get an error - even Apple's default DVD setting. Has anybody successfully output an FCP X project to compressor and then out on a DVD?

I still distribute most FCP projects via DVD. No matter which MPEG2 setting I use in Compressor 4 I get an error - even Apple's default DVD setting. Has anybody successfully output an FCP X project to compressor and then out on a DVD?

Anthony, thank you very much - this works, though I thought I had tried your process previously without success. I've tried so many things who knows. I've had zero luck going with the Send to Compressor or Export Using Compressor Settings under the Share menu. I'm also finding Compressor 4 to be a real dog on my system even though I have a brand new quad core machine with 8G of RAM. Prior to receiving your post I did come up with a different work process. Using Export Movie from FCP X and then loading the result in Compressor 3 works flawlessly. Thanks again!

Opening a FCP 7 project in FCPX

How can I open a FCP 7 project in FCPX to continue working on a current project with the new software?

From Apple's FAQ - "When the APIs for XML export are available, third-party developers will be able to create tools to support OMF, AAF, EDL, and other exchange formats".
In other words, "look to 3rd parties to make this happen once we update the application to support the export APIs". That's how I read that.
Perhaps some enterprising developer will see dollar signs in their eyes and produce a FCP7 project migration tool....? They'd probably sell a couple.

I shared my project and saved it as .mov but when i reopen the fcp the project is one big clip, and now i cant re-edit the video, cant see all the clips, just one big clip,,,pls help, i need to make some changes to the project..thanx

I shared my project and saved it as .mov but when i reopen the fcp the project is one big clip, and now i cant re-edit the video, cant see all the clips, text's, effects, etc..... just one big clip,,,pls help, i need to make some changes to the project..thanx

Hi Stephen, thanx...
Yes, we are talking about FCP X...this is the thing:
I worked on a project a few days ago and went to share - export movie.
Today, i opened the FCP again, to make some changes, and when i enter to the project, it shows me as one big clip.....i dont see it says compound clip....and i tried anyways pressing break appart clips...but nothing....could it be that i made it compound before exporting it..? if so how can i recover the un-compound version >?
I tried to import the saved .mov file, but it opens the same....as one long clip...
Pls help...thanx.

Exporting FCP X projects...

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for