Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1642)

Chapter 11 Using Final Cut Pro XML and QuickTime Metadata 159
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4 Choose Format > Make Plain Text (or press Command-Shift-T).
This ensures that your file is saved as a plain text file, not a Rich Text Format (RTF) file.
The file extension should become .txt.
5 Choose File > Save.
6 In the Save dialog, navigate to the Desktop.
7 Name the file “example.xml”, then click Save.
If you receive a message about appending .txt to the end of the file name, click
Don’t Append.
8 Open Final Cut Pro.
9 Close any open projects, then choose File > New Project (or press Command-Shift-N).
10 Choose File > Import > XML, navigate to “example.xml,” and click Choose.
The Import XML window appears.
11 Choose the current project name from the Destination pop-up menu.
12 Leave all other settings as they are currently set, then click OK.
A new offline clip named “Coffee house wide shot” appears in the Browser.
If you receive an error message, you should reopen your XML file in TextEdit to make
sure you entered the sample code correctly. Simple typos, such as mismatched
beginning and ending tags, can cause the error “XML translation was aborted due to a
critical error.” Also, make sure your file is a plain text file, not an RTF file.
Exporting XML in Final Cut Pro
You can export clips, bins, sequences, or even an entire Final Cut Pro project as an
XML file.
Note: When you export, Final Cut Pro updates the internal identifiers (UUIDs) of all the
clips in your project. To make sure your project matches the exported XML,
Final Cut Pro saves your project during export, unless you explicitly deselect the “Save
project with latest clip metadata (recommended)” checkbox.
To export a Final Cut Pro element as an XML file:
1 In Final Cut Pro, select the clips, bins, or sequences you want to export as XML.
2 Choose File > Export > XML.
The Export XML dialog appears. A summary of the selected elements to be exported is
shown next to the Source field.