Can You Automate FCP?

[Sean Oneil]

If you want a custom XML app, you need the jedi master, Andreas Kiel.

https://www.spherico.com/filmtools/

Sean

[Josh Mellicker]

This movie shows how to do this:

https://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-add-transitions-to-multiple-clips-all-at-once-in-final-cut/

[Nick Meyers]

here’s how you can do this in FCP:

drop all the clips into an FCP timeline;

apply Digital Heaven’s DH_Fade filter.
https://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/fcplugins/dh_fade.php
with this you can program a specific fade in AND fade out on a clip.

drag all teh clip to a new bin.
batch export as QTMovie: self contained, same settings.

if all the clips are the same duration you could keyframe opacity in & out on the first one,
then copy and paste attributes: opacity.
if the clip aren’t the same duration the fade lengths will change

hope that helps,
nick