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To publish a sequence as an FCP X XML and export its media:
1 Do one of the following:
■ Right-click the sequence to export and select Export. And then, using the Media Export window,
navigate to the clip's destination.
■ From the MediaHub, drag-and-drop the file from the Media panel to the location displayed in the
browser.
2 Set Export Type to Sequence Publish.
3 Set Format Preset to one of the FCP X XML presets.
4 Click Export.
Smoke prepares the export job. Once that preparation is done, Smoke performs the export in the
background. You are free to use the application as the export happens.
Customizing FCP X XML Publication
1 In Media Export, set Export to Sequence Publish.
2 Enable Show Advanced Options to access the detailed settings.
3 In the Sequence Options, set Format to Final Cut Pro X XML.
From the Sequence Options tab, you can export an AAF file that references the original media files or generate
an XML file that will reference new media files.
To export only an FCP X XML, without media:
1 Enable Include Video and Include Audio, as required.
2 Disable both Export Video Media and Export Audio Media.
3 Click Export.
This creates an FCP X XML file where the video and audio tracks reference the original media files.
Also note that the Tracks and Transitions option is implicitly set to Keep All Tracks, and cannot be
changed.
NOTE This process is especially fast, since no media need to be rendered or written to disk.
To export an FCP X XML and its media:
1 Enable Include Video and Include Audio, as required.
2 Enable Export Video Media and Export Audio Media, as required.
3 Set Video Format to Movie, and Audio Format to Movie.
4 Select a Media option, either Use Original Media or Use Media with FX.
5 Select an option for Tracks and Transitions. This option defines the exported structure of the sequence:
■ Flatten Tracks: The sequence is converted to a single segment.
■ Flatten Tracks with Transitions: A multi-track sequence is converted to a single track sequence and
dissolve transitions are preserved. Non dissolve transitions are flattened.
■ Keep All Tracks: The sequence structure is not modified and non-dissolve transitions are converted
to dissolve transitions. Also, non centered transitions are converted to centered dissolves.
FCP X XML Presets
You can use one of the following sets of Sequence Publish presets to export an FCP X XML for a specific
purpose.
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