Visual QuickStart Guide [Electronic resources] : Final Cut Express HD for Mac OS X

Lisa Brenneis

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  • Importing an iMovie Project

    Final Cut Express HD can import, open, and edit movies created in iMovie 3, 4, or 5. When you import an iMovie project, the clips in the Browser are linked to the original source media files you captured in iMovie.

    iMovie uses a different DV encoding method, which produces files in DV Stream format. DV Stream differs from FCE's DV-NTSC (or DV-PAL) format, so you'll encounter a little extra work and a couple of limitations as you continue to work on a project that originated in iMovie 3, 4, or 5:

    • Once you've imported the project, you must render all its media to convert it to an FCE-compatible DV format.

    • Your DV Stream iMovie files do not have timecode tracks, so you cannot recapture any media that originated in iMovie. Don't throw away your iMovie media files once you've rendered; you'll need them if you plan to continue editing.

    • Final Cut Express may not play back your iMovie DV files in real time unless you render them first.

    • Your imported iMovie project won't include any iMovie sound effects, titles, transitions, effects, or iDVD chapter markers.

    To open an iMovie project:

    1.

    Choose File > Open.

    2.

    Select the iMovie project you want to open (Figure 6.22 ).

    Figure 6.22. Choose File > Open; then select the iMovie project file you want to open.

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    The iMovie project appears on a project tab in the Browser. The project contains the iMovie sequence plus the individual clips from iMovie's clips shelf.

    3.

    Double-click the sequence to open the iMovie project sequence in the Timeline.

    4.

    Choose File > Save Project As and save your imported iMovie project as a Final Cut Express project (Figure 6.23 ).

    Figure 6.23. Once you've opened your iMovie project in FCE and checked that your media and sequence information have been imported successfully, choose File > Save Project As and save a new version of the project as a Final Cut Express project.

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    5.

    Render the sequence if necessary.

    New in FCE HD: Really LiveType

    Fans of LiveType, FCE's insanely great titling helper application, will be happy to hear that LiveType 1.2 project files can be imported directly into FCE HD. No need to render and export LiveType filesonce you've imported your LiveType project, you can manipulate LiveType elements within FCE just like other FCE clips. For more information, see Apple's

    New Features in Final Cut Express HD PDF, "Using LiveType Clips in Final Cut Express HD."

    Tips

    • Final Cut Express versions 1 and 2 do not support iMovie HD projects. If you try to open an iMovie HD project in these earlier versions of FCE, you see a file error message.

    • Final Cut Express will not allow import of an iMovie project unless iMovie is also installed on your computer. If you try to import an iMovie project and FCE does not find iMovie installed, you'll see an "Unrecognized file" error message.