Q: Now that my FCP project's complete, I burned a dvd and all's well but I want to upload the .mov file to YouTube but can't determine WHICH of the many is the one to upload. Too many folders are named, "Untitled" and I can't find any with a .mov ext.
Now that my 5 minute FCP music-video project is complete, although I'm a complete and total novice to the iMac, I nevertheless successfully burned a DVD through the File>Share menu option and all turned out well but now I want to upload the .mov file to YouTube but can't determine WHICH of the many files created in this project is THE one to upload! It seems many folders are named, "Untitled" and I don't seem to know how to find ANY with an .mov extension.
At the top left of my FCP screen is the "Libraries" list which after I expand all the arrows to point downwards looks like this:
Libraries
Untitled
Smart Collections
6-30-16
T.V. Age
If you haven't guessed, my project's name is "T.V. Age" and I expected to find a file somewhere on this computer named, "T.V. Age.mov" or somethjng like that for me to upload to YouTube but I can't find ANY .mov files. Perhaps I just don't know how to switch on the Finder's option to display file names WITH their extensions?
I'm hoping someone with enough time on their hands and understanding in their heart will take the time to help me locate the .mov file as well as help me properly name this Untitled library in the Libraries box without of course disrupting the integrity of the completed music-video which is still open on the timeline although I don't need it there anymore since my working with it is complete but the only "CLOSE" button I see is the "Close Library Untitled" button under the File menu. I don't even see a Close (the ****) Project button! The only way I see how to close my project is to close the whole program but I doubt if that's right. All help will be greatly appreciated.
Tony
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)
Posted on Aug 11, 2016 5:47 PM
If all you did was burn a DVD, then all you did was burn a DVD, you didn't export any useable file. Share > Master File > Audio+Video and upload that resulting ProRes file. Or use the built-in YouTube option to upload directly to YouTube.
You don't "close" anything in the Timeline pane, that is unnecessary. You'd simply open a new Project or other media container type, into the Timeline pane.
Posted on Aug 12, 2016 9:13 AM