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726Final Cut Pro User Guide
Share to Apple devices with Final Cut Pro
To export your project to an Apple device such as iPhone, iPad, or iPod, or to play your
project on a home theater system using Apple TV, you must send the project to the Apple
TV app. (If you’re using macOS Mojave 10.14, you send your project to iTunes.)
You can use the default export settings or customize the settings to suit your needs. For
information about customizing settings, see
Create share destinations in Final Cut Pro and
Change metadata for shared items in Final Cut Pro.
1. In Final Cut Pro, do one of the following:
• Select one or more projects or clips in the browser.
Note: You can’t mix projects and clips in a batch share. Your selection must contain
only projects or only clips. See
Batch sharing in Final Cut Pro.
• Select ranges in one or more clips in the browser.
See Set multiple ranges in the Final Cut Pro browser.
• Select a range in a project in the timeline.
Note: To share just a portion of a project, you must make a range selection. A clip
selection is not sufficient. You can use the I and O keys to set the range start and
end points.
2. If you’re sharing a project that is set to use proxy media for playback, open it in the
timeline, then click the View pop-up menu in the top-right corner of the viewer and
choose Optimized/Original.
This ensures the highest quality in the exported file. When you choose this setting,
Final Cut Pro uses optimized media to create the shared file. If optimized media doesn’t
exist, the original media is used. For more information about optimized and proxy media,
see
Control playback quality in Final Cut Pro.
3. Do one of the following:
• Choose File > Share, then choose an Apple Devices destination from the submenu.
• Click the Share button in the toolbar, then click an Apple Devices destination.