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Exporting a Clip or Sequence From Final Cut Pro to Motion
Final Cut Pro clips and sequences can be exported as Motion projects using the Send
To Motion Project command. This command is useful when you want to do either of
the following:
 Send captured media to Motion from the Final Cut Pro Browser.
 Send items or a sequence from your Final Cut Pro project to Motion for
animation work.
To send clips or sequences from Final Cut Pro to a Motion project:
1 Select the items or sequence you want to export to Motion in one of the
following ways:
 Select one or more items in the Browser, as long as one of them is a clip.
 Select a sequence in the Browser.
 Select items in the Timeline. (The Timeline must be active.)
2 Choose File > Send To > Motion Project.
3 In the dialog that appears:
a Choose a location and enter a name for the new Motion project.
b You can also select the following options:
 Launch Motion: When this option is selected, the clips or sequence you export are
opened as a project in Motion. (Final Cut Pro remains open as well.)
 Embed Motion Content: When this option is selected, Final Cut Pro creates the Motion
project as a clip in Final Cut Pro. You can think of that clip as “live” in Final Cut Pro,
meaning it updates as it is worked on in Motion. Even while both applications are
open, when you examine the Motion clip in Final Cut Pro, you’ll see that the content
has been updated with any changes that were saved in Motion.
Note: When Motion projects are embedded in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro reflects
subsequent changes made to the project in Motion, but Motion does not reflect any
changes (such as filters and titles) made to the Motion project clip in Final Cut Pro.
4 Click Save.
If you did not select Embed Motion Content, any items you exported appear as a
nested sequence in the Browser, and any items in the Timeline remain unchanged.