Taking the Boring out of Post
ser•en•dip•i•ty (noun)

First Cuts for FCP

Quickstart Guide

  1. Log in Final Cut Pro following the guidelines in Logging in Final Cut Pro, with ranking, story keywords, speaker on camera, location, Event or Theme and (if the clip is A-roll) some B-roll search terms.
  2. Export the logged bins from Final Cut Pro as an XML file.
  3. Run First Cuts for FCP and import the XML file.
  4. Choose a duration, primary and extra story keywords and the format of the Sequence you want created.
  5. Click the Make the Edit button and save the result as Final Cut Pro XML.
  6. Import the XML of the Sequence back to Final Cut Pro and review the Sequence.