• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Imovie to Final Cut Pro

  Posted by Roy Schneider on October 8, 2008 at 12:05 am

  Hi All:
  I have a client that did a rough cut of a project in I-movie and now wants it finished in Final Cut Pro. Has anyone done this process? If so how is this accomplished and what are the possible pitfalls?
  Thanks for your thoughts.
  Roy

  Roy Schneider
  Long Live Da Cow!

  Roy Schneider replied 17 years, 10 months ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  Richard Harrington

  October 8, 2008 at 12:58 am

  Well.. you can open an iMovie project in FInal Cut Express

  Then open that in FCP

  But no timecode comes across… all effects are renderred… etc.

  Pretty much a dead end….

  I’d use it as a gide and redigitize

  Richard M. Harrington, PMP

  Author: Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, and ATS:iWork
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  Zane Barker

  October 8, 2008 at 2:54 am

  What version of iMovie?

  iMovie 08 will let you export a XML.

  There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
  Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!
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  Rafael Amador

  October 9, 2008 at 4:52 am

  In my short experience is better to avoid the way iMovie to FC.
  As Richard points you will be working without TC and you may find yourself having big problems.
  Rafae

  http://www.nagavideo.com
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  Ken Jones

  October 10, 2008 at 1:44 am

  Roy Schneider… from Houston?

  Howdy from Ken Jones. Email me.
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  Roy Schneider

  October 10, 2008 at 12:45 pm

  Hi Ken:
  The one and only. Hey isn’t that one of your songs!
  my email is roydot@optonline.net. Drop me an email and we can catch up. Great to hear from you!
  Roy

  Roy Schneider
  Long Live Da Cow!

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