Final Cut 7/X XMLs

[Joseph Owens]

[Jesse Glucksman] “I render (with the Final Cut Pro Roundtrip setting) it exports an FCPXML”

There is an option in the export dialog to select one of the appropriate XMLs for various NLEs. For FCP7, there should not be an “X” anywhere in the dialogues or preset offerings.

Premiere XML should be similar to the FCP7 (“5”?) template. The NLE itself should be smart enough to be able to parse out any incoming compatible script — it should ask what it is on import, anyway.

jPo

“I always pass on free advice — its never of any use to me” Oscar Wilde.

[Ryan Holmes]

If you need to export XML files from FCX and get that into FCP7 or Premiere Pro you’ll need an app to convert the FCPXML format to the previous XML version. Intelligent Assistance has your answer for that: Xto7

https://assistedediting.intelligentassistance.com/Xto7/

Ryan Holmes
http://www.ryanholmes.me
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[Jesse Glucksman]

That sort of raises an interesting question, though. If I render as “Final Cut Pro XML Roundtrip” or “Avid AAF Roundtrip” DaVinci will automatically create an XML or AAF. Are those, as a rule, to be ignored in favor of manually exporting one from the Edit Page? Or should I do that only in cases like this, where the automatically created XML isn’t what I need it to be? Is there another way for after the render, other than right-clicking on the timeline icon on the Edit page, to manually export an XML/AAF?

[Jesse Glucksman]

Thanks, I’m mainly focused on figuring out the best way to get from DaVinci back to the edit program the project came from, and not necessarily going from one editor to another.