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4. Click the Metadata View pop-up menu in the bottom-left corner of the Info inspector
and choose Settings.
5. Select the Deinterlace checkbox.
Note: Selecting the Deinterlace setting causes the frame rate of the selected clips to
double. For example, if the original interlaced clips have a frame rate of 29.97 fps, the
deinterlaced clips have a frame rate of 59.94 fps. Keep this in mind when you choose
the video and audio settings for your project.
Tip: To confirm the absence of interlacing artifacts, you can press the Left Arrow
and Right Arrow keys to step through the clips in the timeline one frame at a time.
6. To display full-resolution frames during playback, click the View pop-up menu in the
top-right corner of the viewer and choose Better Quality.
The clips now play back and function as progressive clips. Depending on your specific
computer configuration, background rendering may be necessary.
Use XML to transfer projects in Final Cut Pro
You can import and export XML (Extensible Markup Language) files in Final Cut Pro.
You can use XML documents (plain ASCII text files with tagged elements) to transfer
the details of your libraries
, events, projects, and clips between Final Cut Pro and third-
party applications, devices, and media asset management tools that don’t recognize
Final Cut Pro documents and files.
The XML import and export options are described in detail in the Final Cut Pro XML
developer documentation. See Exchanging Content and Metadata with Final Cut Pro at the
Apple Developer website.
Import XML into Final Cut Pro
You can generate XML files with other applications and then import them into Final Cut Pro.
When you import an XML file, Final Cut Pro generates clips, events, projects, and a library,
depending on the contents of the XML file.
1. In Final Cut Pro, choose File > Import > XML.
2. Navigate to the XML file you want to import, then click Import.
Final Cut Pro processes the XML and generates the corresponding clips, events,
projects, and library, depending on the contents of the XML file.
Tip: You can also import XML files by double-clicking them in the Finder or dragging
them to the Final Cut Pro app icon.