How to export a FlashCut edit as FCPXML for Final Cut Pro
FlashCut exports FCPXML, the XML interchange format used by Final Cut Pro. 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.
Steps for Final Cut Pro
- Finish or approve your cut in FlashCut.
- Open Export, go to the Timeline tab, choose Final Cut Pro (.fcpxml) and download the file.
- 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 XML?
Use FCPXML for Final Cut Pro. Use the Premiere XML export for Adobe Premiere. FlashCut offers both, and they describe the same cut.