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565Final Cut Pro User Guide
Export XML from Final Cut Pro
You can export events, projects, and libraries as XML files.
1. In Final Cut Pro, select a library, or select one or more events, projects, or clips that you
want to export as XML files.
To export the project currently open in the timeline, click in the timeline to make it
active.
2. Choose File > Export XML.
3. In the window that appears, enter a name for the XML file in the Save As field.
4. Navigate to a folder on your Mac or storage device where you want to store the XML file.
5. Click the Metadata View pop-up menu and choose a metadata view.
By choosing a metadata view, you determine what information is included in the XML
file and how it’s organized. See
View and change clip metadata in Final Cut Pro and
Modify metadata views in Final Cut Pro.
6. Select the XML version (Current or Previous) for the export.
Note: In most cases, you should choose the current version. You have the option
to choose the previous version of the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format if you
have XML processing code or a third-party application that recognizes the previous
version only.
7. Click Save.
Note: With Final Cut Pro 10.3 or later and compatible third-party applications, you can
incrementally update your libraries, events, projects, and clips simply by dragging them
between the applications. For example, you might drag a set of events from Final Cut Pro
to your media asset management (MAM) application. Or you might drag a library from
your MAM application to Final Cut Pro to update it instantly. For more information about
compatible third-party applications, visit the Final Cut Pro Resources webpage.
Edit 360-degree video
Intro to 360° video in Final Cut Pro
Using Final Cut Pro, you can import, edit, and share 360° video to provide your audience
with immersive viewing experiences. 360° video (sometimes called spherical video)
is footage captured by special cameras that point lenses in all directions to create a
panoramic sphere of video that surrounds the viewer—as if the video were projected onto
the inside of a hollow globe.
Viewers can watch 360° video in several ways. With a virtual reality (VR) headset, viewers
can turn their heads to see different parts of a scene. This creates the illusion of being
physically in the space. Viewers can also watch 360° video and navigate to all parts of the
scene by turning or rotating an iPhone or iPad or by scrolling a rectangular window on a
computer.