Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 172)

172 Chapter 9 Outputting Your Finished Movie
Create a QuickTime Movie Jump In:
You can export a sequence or clip as a self-contained QuickTime movie that can be
viewed on many computers and in applications that are compatible with QuickTime. A
self-contained QuickTime movie includes all files and media necessary for playback in a
single file, making the movie easy to transfer and use elsewhere.
Getting Ready
Open a project that has a clip or sequence in the Timeline that you want to export. If m
you like, open one of the sequences that you created in one of the previous chapters.
Try This
Export your sequence as a QuickTime movie:
With the Timeline active, Choose File > Export > QuickTime Movie.
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Type a filename for your movie in the Save As field. 2
Select a location for the QuickTime movie file. For example, select your Movies folder. 3
Make sure the Include pop-up menu is set to Audio and Video so that both the audio 4
and video of your movie are output. You could also choose to export just the audio or
just the video of your movie.
Make sure the Make Movie Self-Contained checkbox is selected so that Final Cut Pro
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creates a single file that is easy to transfer and play.
Click Save.
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In the Finder, double-click the QuickTime file that you just created to open it in 7
QuickTime Player. Play the movie.