User Guide

8
Exporting Clips or Sequences From Final Cut Pro HD to Motion
Final Cut Pro HD clips and sequences can be exported as Motion projects using the
new Export to Motion Project command. This command is useful when you want to do
either of the following:
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Send captured media to Motion from the Final Cut Pro HD Browser.
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Send items or a sequence from your Final Cut Pro HD project to Motion for
animation work.
To export clips or sequences from Final Cut Pro HD to a Motion project:
1 Select the items or sequence you want to export to Motion in one of the
following ways:
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Select one or more items in the Browser, as long as one of them is a clip.
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Select a sequence in the Browser.
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Select items in the Timeline. (The Timeline must be active.)
2 Choose File > Export > Export to Motion Project.
3 In the dialog that appears:
a Choose a location and name for the new Motion project.
b You can also select the following options:
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Launch Motion: When this option is selected, the clips or sequence you export are
opened as a project in Motion. (Final Cut Pro HD remains open as well.)
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Embed Motion Content: When this option is selected, Final Cut Pro HD creates the
Motion project as a clip in Final Cut Pro HD. You can think of that clip as “live” in
Final Cut Pro HD, 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 HD, 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 HD, Final Cut Pro HD
reflects subsequent changes made to the project in Motion, but Motion will not
reflect any changes (such as filters and titles) made to the Motion project clip in
Final Cut Pro HD.
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.
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