FCP XML

Hi there,
I want to log (create clip data, notes and subclips) for an existing FCP project. The Project already has bins set up in FCP and I want to retain those. The reason I'm looking at doing this in Premiere is that I don't have access to FCP.
According to this: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premierepro/cs/using/WSd9957a95a81082eb28f05af5126718c47be-800 0.html an XML export from FCP should retain the data I'd need so all good there.
My question is, if I export an XML from Premiere to import into FCP will all the bin, clip data and subclips be intact?
Cheers,
Kim

You're welcome. I don't use this workflow too often, but I know there are many more people using this now as they transition from FCP to Premiere Pro. Note that it's not a 100% perfect process, especially with complicated sequences; bins, clips, and the like should be OK. If you run into any snags, post back as I'm sure more seasoned "translators" could give you a hand.
Good luck!

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