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What Properties Are Exported?
When you select clips to send to Motion, the following properties are retained with the
exported project.
When exporting to Motion, Final Cut Pro does not send properties omitted from the
list above, such as filters, generators, speed changes, time remapping changes, and
freeze frames.
What Happens in Final Cut Pro After the Export?
In the Browser, the sequence or group of items exported to Motion becomes a single
Motion project clip, with a Motion filename extension.
If the selection was in the Timeline when it was exported, and Embed Motion Content
was selected, you also see the new Motion project clip in the Timeline. And, the content
of the Motion project clip is updated as changes are saved to it in Motion. If Embed
Motion Content was not selected, the content in the Timeline remains the same.
The audio associated with the Motion project clip remains exactly as it was before you
exported. For example, if you exported from a selection of clips in the Timeline, the
audio remains on the same audio tracks. Be sure to retain this audio in your movie, as it
will not be imported back into Final Cut Pro with the Motion project.
Exported properties
Video  Media
 Any relevant timing information, such as frame rates and In and
Out points
 Markers
 All of the standard motion characteristics, including scale,
position, rotation, composite modes, and opacity, as well as any
linear and smooth keyframing of these parameters
Audio
1
 Media
 Markers
 Keyframes
1
The audio exported to Motion is not imported when you bring the Motion project back into Final Cut Pro. The
audio is only intended to be used in Motion for playback and markers. For this reason, make sure that you retain
the audio clips.