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Making Changes to a Motion Project Already in Final Cut Pro
While working in Final Cut Pro, you can open a Motion project clip from the Browser or
Timeline in order to edit it in Motion.
Important: This requires Final Cut Pro and Motion to be installed on the same computer.
To open a Motion project clip in Motion, from within Final Cut Pro:
m Select the clip, Control-click it, then choose Open in Editor from the shortcut menu.
Both the Motion project clip and the audio associated with it in Final Cut Pro open in
Motion. Once you finish making changes to the project and save it in Motion,
Final Cut Pro automatically uses the new version.
Important: If you use any other method to open the project in Motion, the project will
no longer be connected to the Final Cut Pro project.
Note: If you use the Media Manager in Final Cut Pro, be aware that the Media Manager will
not move the source media files referenced by a Motion project clip to a new location.
Using Compressor With Final Cut Pro
There are several situations in which Compressor can help with your Final Cut Pro project:
 Exporting the movie: Compressor provides a variety of format choices for exporting
your movie, including those specifically targeted at web and DVD distribution.
 Scaling video frames: Compressor includes a high-quality scaling and standards
conversion capability that can make it possible to convert video to match a
sequence.
Exporting Your Movie Using Compressor
Compressor converts QuickTime movies to the following formats:
 For DVD: MPEG-1, MPEG-2 SD and HD, H.264, and AC-3 (for the audio)
 For web: Streaming QuickTime using H.264, MPEG-1, and MPEG-4
Using Compressor, you can generate high-quality video and audio assets to import into
DVD Studio Pro. If you have added compression and chapter markers in your
Final Cut Pro sequence, these can be included in the resulting MPEG files. You can also
add these markers within Compressor. When imported into DVD Studio Pro, the
chapter markers automatically appear in the Track Editor.
Important: This requires Final Cut Pro and Compressor to be installed on the
same computer.