Can DaVinci Resolve open a FlashCut export?

Yes, through FCPXML. In FlashCut, open Export, go to the Timeline tab and choose Final Cut Pro (.fcpxml), then in DaVinci Resolve choose File > Import > Timeline and select the file. The timeline references your original footage, so relink media if Resolve reports clips as offline.

Does FlashCut export to Final Cut Pro?

Yes. FlashCut exports FCPXML, the format Final Cut Pro imports. In Final Cut Pro choose File > Import > XML and select the file. Relink media if the original footage is not found automatically.

Is FCPXML the same as the Premiere Pro XML export?

No. They are different XML formats for different editors, but both describe the same cut and both reference your original footage. Use FCPXML for Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve, and the Premiere Pro XML for Adobe Premiere Pro.

How to export a FlashCut edit as FCPXML for DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro

FlashCut exports FCPXML, the XML interchange format used by Final Cut Pro, which DaVinci Resolve can also import as a timeline. The file holds your cut as a timeline that references your original footage, so the export is near-instant and your source files stay untouched. Relink media if your editor asks.

Updated September 25, 2026

Steps for DaVinci Resolve

Finish or approve your cut in FlashCut.
Open Export, go to the Timeline tab and choose Final Cut Pro (.fcpxml). DaVinci Resolve reads the same file.
Download the .fcpxml file.
In DaVinci Resolve, choose File > Import > Timeline and select the file.
If clips show as offline, relink them to the original footage.

Steps for Final Cut Pro

In FlashCut, open Export, go to the Timeline tab and choose Final Cut Pro (.fcpxml).
In Final Cut Pro, choose File > Import > XML and select the file.
Relink media if Final Cut Pro cannot find the original footage.

What FCPXML is

FCPXML is an XML description of a timeline: which clips, in what order, with which in and out points. It does not contain video. That is why FlashCut can produce it almost instantly, and why the editing software needs access to your original files to play the cut.

FCPXML or Premiere Pro XML?

Use FCPXML for Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve. Use the Premiere Pro XML export for Adobe Premiere Pro. FlashCut offers both, and they describe the same cut.