Exporting a Final Cut Pro Project
You can always export a copy of a Final Cut Pro project for editing, even if a project is
locked or checked out by another user. Exporting without a transcode yields a simple
copy of the project and its media, ready for editing.
Important:
Exported project files cannot be checked in or otherwise referenced to the
original Final Cut Pro project asset. If you want to track an exported Final Cut Pro project
in Final Cut Server, you must upload it as a new asset.
To export a copy of a Final Cut Pro project
1
Control-click the Final Cut Pro project asset, then choose Export from the shortcut menu.
2
In the Export Final Cut Pro window, choose a location to save the exported Final Cut Pro
project file and its media to by clicking the Choose button and identifying a location in
the file browser.
Note: To avoid losing track of exported projects, you can create a “Checked out
Final Cut Server Projects” or similar folder on the desktop or in another convenient location.
3
If the Edit Proxy feature has not been turned on, original media will be used by default.
If the Edit Proxy feature has been turned on, choose Original Media or Edit Proxy from
the Use pop-up menu.
This defines the media type that will be used while you’re editing the project.
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4
If you want local copies of the media used in the project, select the Keep Media with
Project checkbox.
Select the Keep Media
with Project checkbox.
5
Click the Export button.
A copy of the project file is exported to the location you specified in the Export
Final Cut Pro window.
Important:
Remember, you cannot check an exported Final Cut Pro project file back in
to Final Cut Server. If you want to track this exported copy in Final Cut Server, you must
upload the project file as a new asset.
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Working with Final Cut Studio project and media assets requires different strategies than
working with Final Cut Pro project assets. This chapter explains how to check out; check
in; and export Motion, Soundtrack Pro, and DVD Studio Pro projects and their linked media
files.
This chapter covers the following:
•
About Editing Final Cut Studio Project Assets
(p. 117)
•
Checking Bundle Assets In and Out
(p. 118)
•
Checking Projects and Media Files In and Out
(p. 119)
•
Exporting a Project Asset and Its Media
(p. 124)
About Editing Final Cut Studio Project Assets
Final Cut Server can manage Soundtrack Pro, Motion, and DVD Studio Pro project assets
and their linked media files.
Unlike Final Cut Pro project assets, Final Cut Studio project assets do not contain elements
that represent the project’s linked media files. Therefore, the media files that are referenced
by a Final Cut Studio project asset must be explicitly tracked by Final Cut Server users.
Final Cut Server provides two methods for managing Final Cut Studio projects and their
linked media files.
When you upload a folder containing the project file and media files, Final Cut Server
displays a dialog asking you if you want to upload the folder as a bundle asset or as
individual assets. This chapter explains how to check out and export Final Cut Studio
projects that have been uploaded using either of these options.
How you check out a Final Cut Studio project depends on how you uploaded it. If you
uploaded the project and its linked media files as a bundle asset, you can check out the
bundle asset in the same way that you would check out a media asset. If you uploaded
the project file and its linked media files as individual assets, you need to separately check
out the project asset and each of the media assets.
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