How to roundtrip from FCP to Resolve
September 17
Start with your timeline in Final Cut 7
Here is a simple timeline, that contains an interview clip, a couple of
connected b-roll shots, a music track and a few transitions.
Export your XML from Final Cut 7 and Create a New Project in
DaVinci Resolve
One of the clips has a retiming effect applied, and a few of the clips have
been colo r graded to improve the contrast and color balance. This step is
only important if the person grading your program will be someone other
than yourself and you feel the need to give him or her a timeline with a
base grade to communicate your ideas. Grades that are sent to Resolve can
be adjusted further, turned off, or removed altogether by the colorist.
You should also be aware that not every color adjustment will transfer to
Resolve. Exposure, Saturation and Color changes in the Color Board will
transfer, but secondary corrections using Color or Shape Masks will not.
With Resolve’s powerful windows and curves, you probably want to create
your secondary corrections in Resolve anyway.
To send your project to DaVinci Resolve, Press Command-2 to make the
Timeline active, or just select the project in the Browser. Then, from the File
menu choose > Export XML. Name and save the file to your hard drive.
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