Pro Export FCP 4.0

New in 4.0

Avid MXF media export

Create Avid media files for your exported sequence and avoid redigitizing.*

New effect support

Many Final Cut Pro parameters are turned into effects your Avid or Quantel system can understand.

New audio export options

Embed your audio media or create external linked audio media files.

AAF and OMF export options

When you export out of Final Cut all of your sequences media can be embedded into the OMF file!

And More!

It is easy to see why Pro Export FCP is one of our most popular plugs!

Pro Export FCP 4.0 is latest and greatest export plug-in for Final Cut Pro from Automatic Duck. This major release adds new functionality that will save you even more time in post.

New in this release you can export Avid MXF media that connects to your exported AAF file, write media that is external to the OMF or AAF file avoiding file size limits as well as translate many effects from Final Cut Pro to your Avid or Quantel Generation Q system.

What the Pros use

Pro Export FCP is used and relied on around the world by thousands of professionals. There is no better way to get your Final Cut Pro sequence into an Avid or Quantel editing sytem.

Pro Export FCP 4.0
$495

Existing Pro Export FCP
users can upgrade for $195

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QuickTime Demos

FCP to Avid 1
This demo shows a long, complex sequence being translated from Final Cut Pro to an Avid editing system. You couldn't do this with EDLs!

FCP to Avid 2
This example shows how how media can be translated into Avid MXF files, it is magic.

FCP to Quantel
Using the AAF Edit Protocol it is possible to send rich edit information to your Generation Q system.

FCP to Pro Tools
Watch as a feature-length project is translated from Final Cut into Pro Tools, with both media and volume automation coming across.

More Details

The best way to translate a Final Cut sequence to an Avid editing system.

All tracks exported at once
Dissolves
Motion Effects / Speed Changes (constant, not variable)
Freeze Frames
Master clip Log Notes to Comments
Nested Sequences (limitations apply see user guide)
Subclips
Audio clip gain
Audio "automation gain" (FCP audio keyframes become Avid audio keyframes)
Audio pan
FCP's built-in Text generators become Avid Title Tool effects
FCP Position parameter becomes PIP
FCP Scale parameter becomes PIP
FCP Opacity parameter becomes Superimpose
FCP Rotation parameter becomes 3D Warp
FCP Crop parameter becomes PIP
Avid DS is not supported

The most powerful AAF and OMF export available for Final Cut Pro.

All audio tracks exported at once
Audio media embedding into OMF
Audio resampling to 32000 KHz, 44100 KHz, 48000 KHz or 96000 KHz for maximum export flexibility
Speed Changes (constant, not variable)
Bit rate options of 16-bit or 24-bit
User definable handles for export
Audio crossfades
Audio keyframes become gain automation in OMF
Clip-based audio levels
Audio pan

The way to translate a Final Cut sequence to a Quantel Generation Q eQ or iQ system.

Layers
Dissolves
SMPTE Wipes
Freeze Frames
Motion Effects / Speed Changes (constant, not variable)
References to external file media
Effect description in Conform view
Audio fades
FCP's built-in Text generators become text effects

Want to learn more? Check out the User Guide.

Avid project types and formats that are supported are

23.976 NTSC: DV25P 411, DV50P, 2:1, 1:1, 1:1 10bit
30i NTSC: DV25 411, DV50, IMX 30, IMX 40, IMX 50, 2:1, 1:1, 1:1 10bit
25p PAL: DV25P 411, DV25P 420, DV50P, 2:1, 1:1, 1:1 10bit
25i PAL: DV25 411, DV25 420, DV50, IMX 30, IMX 40, IMX 50, 2:1, 1:1, 1:1 10bit
720p 23.976: DNxHD 60, DNxHD 90, DNxHD 90 X, DVCProHD, 1:1, 1:1 10bit
720p 29.97: DNxHD 75, DNxHD 110, DNxHD 110 X, DVCProHD, 1:1, 1:1 10bit
720p 59.94: DNxHD 145, DNxHD 220, DNxHD 220 X, DVCProHD, 1:1, 1:1 10bit
1080p 23.976: DNxHD 115, DNxHD 175, DNxHD 175 X, 1:1, 1:1 10bit
1080p 24: DNxHD 115, DNxHD 175, DNxHD 175 X, 1:1, 1:1 10bit
1080p 25: DNxHD 120, DNxHD 185, DNxHD 185 X, 1:1, 1:1 10bit
1080i 50: DNxHD 120, DNxHD 185, DNxHD 185X, DVCProHD, 1:1, 1:1 10bit
1080i 59.94: DNxHD 145, DNxHD 220, DNxHD 220 X, DVCProHD, 1:1, 1:1 10bit

Users who purchased Pro Export FCP on or after April 2 2008 are eligible for a free upgrade. Click here for more info.
OMF only
Depending on the combination of parameters, PIP and 3D Warp may be used

System Requirements

What Avid systems are "Supported"?

Pro Export FCP 4.0 has been tested with Media Composer Adrenaline 2.7.7 and later.
DS is not supported, but lots of users take sequences into DS, sometimes using a Media Composer as an intermediate step. Click here for an online tutorial from a DS user.
Note: Media created by Pro Export FCP cannot currently be played in DS, even if first "washed" through a Media Composer.
ABVB-based systems are not supported.
Final Cut Pro 5.02 or later
Import into Pro Tools requires DigiTranslator 2.0 from DigiDesign