Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1416)

• Lastly, if you want to use Color to correct clips such as generators, still images, or
imported Motion projects, you should export them as self-contained QuickTime files
and use these to replace the original clips in your sequence. If you don’t need to work
on them in Color, you can leave these clips alone. These effects clips will simply be
ignored when you send the sequence to Color, and they will reappear when you send
the project back to Final Cut Pro.
Stage 3: Sending Your Sequence to Color
If Color is installed on the same computer as Final Cut Pro, you can select the sequence
and choose File > Send To > Color. The project data is automatically transferred to Color
using XML and is converted to a Color project.
If Color is on a remote computer, you can select your sequence and choose File > Export
> XML. Copy the XML file and all of the necessary media files to a hard disk and bring it
to the Color system, then import the XML file into Color.
Stage 4: Color Correcting in Color
Use the tools in Color to color correct each clip in your sequence.
Stage 5: Sending Your Color Project Back to Final Cut Pro
After you finish working in Color, you’ll render every clip in your Color project to create
a new set of color-corrected media files. When you send the Color project back to
Final Cut Pro, the resulting sequence refers to the new color-corrected media files.
Note: You can also use an EDL to transfer clip information between Final Cut Pro and
Color; however, your functionality will be much more limited. This workflow is
recommended only for projects being reconformed and finished at 2K resolution in Color.
For detailed instructions on all of the above steps, see the Color User Manual, available in
Color Help.
1416 Chapter 83 Color Correction with Color