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821Final Cut Pro User Guide
The Export File and Apple Devices destinations include the following settings:
• Format: Lists mastering formats (Video and Audio, Video Only, Audio Only) and
publishing formats, including Apple Devices (such as iPhone and iPad), Computer (for
playback on Mac and PC), and Web Hosting (such as YouTube or Vimeo). Your choice of
format determines the options in the pop-up menus below.
Important: When sharing a project or clip, you can change the resolution only for
publishing formats.
• Video Codec: Choose a codec to use for the exported file. (Available choices are based
on the source clip or project media format.)
• Resolution: Choose the default resolution for the destination. If the destination is used
with a project or clip that has a lower resolution than the resolution you chose, the
resolution changes to match that of the project or clip. See Modify a project’s settings
in Final Cut Pro.
• Color Space: The color space for the destination is determined by the project settings
and the destination video codec. See
Modify a project’s settings in Final Cut Pro.
• Audio Format: If you chose Audio Only from the Format pop-up menu, choose an audio
format for the exported file. If you chose another option from the Format pop-up menu,
this item lists the audio format that will be used for the exported file.
• Include chapter markers: Select the checkbox to include chapter markers that were
added to the project in the output file. Users can navigate between the chapter markers
by clicking the Next Chapter or Previous Chapter button in QuickTime Player and other
apps.
• Action: Choose what should happen when the export is complete. You can choose to
open the exported file in an app or add it to your media library.
• Save only: Choose this option if you don’t want to automatically open the exported
file.
• Open with QuickTime Player (or another app): Choose this option to open the
exported file in the default app associated with the file. You can set or change the
default app in the Finder. See macOS Help, available from the Help menu when the
Finder is active.
• Open with Compressor: Choose this option to open the exported file in Compressor.
The exported file will appear as the source in a new batch, making it easy
to continue to process the project’s movie. For example, you can create the
compressed versions needed for distribution, without involving Final Cut Pro.
Note: This option is available only if Compressor is installed on the same computer
as Final Cut Pro.
• Other: Choose this option to specify another app to open the exported file. Select
the app in the window that appears, then click Open.
• Home Videos: Choose this option in the “Add to TV” section to add the exported file
to the Home Videos category in the Apple TV app. (If you’re using macOS 10.14 or
earlier, this section is labeled “Add to iTunes.”)