User Guide

Chapter 6 Working with Final Cut Pro Projects 127
Exporting a Final Cut Pro Project
You can always export a copy of a Final Cut Pro project for editing, even if a project is
locked or checked out by another user. Exporting without a transcode yields a simple
copy of the project and its media, ready for editing.
Important: Exported project files cannot be checked in or otherwise referenced to the
original Final Cut Pro project asset. If you want to track an exported Final Cut Pro
project in Final Cut Server, you must upload it as a new asset.
To export a copy of a Final Cut Pro project:
1 Control-click the Final Cut Pro project asset, then choose Export from the shortcut menu.
2 In the Export Final Cut Pro window, choose a location to save the exported
Final Cut Pro project file and its media to by clicking the Choose button and identifying
a location in the file browser.
Note: To avoid losing track of exported projects, you can create a “Checked
out Final Cut Server Projects” or similar folder on the desktop or in another
convenient location.
3 If you want local copies of the media used in the project, choose Original Media or Edit
Proxy from the Use pop-up menu.