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need to transfer timeline for Final cut 6.2 to one on 6.0
I was given a project to edit that has been opened on a newer version of final cut, 6.2 I believe, and I have final cut 6.0. and of course, once its opened in a newer version, older versions won’t open the project. half the project has been edited already in the newer version so I need to get the timeline. I’ve done projects before that were “Captured” in a newer version and I just grab the stuff from the capture folder and drop it into my older timeline and edit anew, but I’ve never been able to open a new program and its timeline on an older version. But there must be a workaround for this to get the timeline. please help. thanks.
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If you have access to the other editor, have him export the project in an XML format and then FCP 6.0 should be able to open it.
Steve Cohen
Senior Editor
O2 Media Inc. -
Thanks, I’ll do that. but once I get it, do I just click on the XML, do I import it? basically, I’ve never worked with an XML file and don’t know how to go from that to a regular timeline. directions needed.
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With nothing selected in the browser, go to File>Export>XML and export to XML, use the latest version on XML I believe it is 4. Doing it this will will export everything, all bins, all the sequences everything that was in the original project.
Save it to somewhere on your system, then either open a new project and import it or double click on it and it will open Final Cut and ask if you want to make a new project.
Then it will import everything, You may need to re-link some items if the XML file was saved to a place different from the original.
Steve Cohen
Senior Editor
O2 Media Inc. -
Thanks, sounds simple enough. I appreciate the help.
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