Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1636)

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Using Final Cut Pro XML
and QuickTime Metadata
Using the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format, you can
generate Final Cut Pro project files on any platform, using
any software you want. You can also add, store, and modify
metadata directly in your QuickTime media files.
This chapter covers the following:
 What Is the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format? (p. 153)
 About XML (p. 154)
 Overview of the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format (p. 157)
 Exporting XML in Final Cut Pro (p. 159)
 Importing XML into Final Cut Pro (p. 160)
 Working with Metadata in QuickTime Media (p. 161)
 Controlling Final Cut Pro with Apple Events (p. 161)
Note: For complete documentation about the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format,
visit the Apple Applications page at the Apple Developer Connection website at
http://developer.apple.com/appleapplications .
What Is the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format?
By default, Final Cut Pro saves every element of a project, such as clips, bins, and
sequences, in a project file. Although this project file is compact and efficient, you
usually can’t open it in third-party applications. What if you want to transfer all of your
log notes to a spreadsheet application, or an entire sequence along with all of your
color correction settings to another nonlinear editing application? The Final Cut Pro
XML Interchange Format was created so that every detail of your project file can be
transferred to a system that doesn’t recognize native Final Cut Pro projects.