saving a self contained FCP movie

[Steve Eisen]

Seeing this is your first post, I will give you the answer. There is a check box where you select make self-contained movie. it’s that simple.

For more basic questions like yours, you have two options, first, and always the best solution, is to look in your manual. Believe it or not, this is the quickest way to find your answer. The second is to post in the FCP Basics Forum.

Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Board of Directors
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

[Alex Stevenson]

Sorry, I should have put it in the basics. I did check my manual however. My problem is I can’t find that box! It’s blatently obvious when I try to export a quicktime movie (as per manual) but when I want to save the the fcp project I go to “File” choose ” ave projects as” and then the only options are naming the file and choosing its location. there is no box saying whether to make it self contained. There is a a pull down section labelled “Format” but it’s in light writing and I can’t access it. I have checked my preferences and settings and can’t see anything there. Any advice?

Thanks

[Tom Wolsky]

I don’t think you understand the difference between a QuickTime Movie and a project. When you save a project you’re saving an instruction set. When you’re exporting a movie you’re creating a complete video file. One is an export function, the other is a save function. You should probably read the manual or a good book about FCP to learn these fundamental dfferences.

All the best,

Tom

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[Alex Stevenson]

Thanks Tom