Final Cut Pro Isn't exporting in 4k

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Final Cut Pro Isn't exporting in 4k

FCP newb, videos online can't seem to answer my issue

I recently made a video and cropped it down fit iPhone screen (1080x1920)

Now I deleted all the crops and changed the project properties to be 4k again however whenever it is exporting it shows up like the first photo. I can't seem to make it full screen and lose the vertical even tho I changed the settings of the project

If I select export -> 4 k apple devices, it just shows none of the apple devices able to play it

I have included a photo of my export settings

I feel like this should be so simple yet its doing my head in

So my 2 questions are:

How do I make it export in full screen 4k res without the vertical frame

How do I make it compatible to airdrop to my iPhone and other apple devices as it worked before to apple devices

I had it working before I cropped the video down and changed the settings to 1080x1920

now that changed the settings back to 4k and removed the crops it just isn't working.

Appreciate any help!

MacBook Pro (M2 Pro, 2023)

Posted on May 14, 2023 4:59 AM

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Answer 1

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Luis Sequeira1

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May 29, 2023 1:36 AM in response to Graham NBC

Your project is called "Monkey Trail 4K". You are showing the inspector for a clip called DJI_0612:

What I was asking is for the information of the project.

Again: press Command-J and you should see the name of the project, not the clip, at the top of the Inspector.

Post a screenshot of that. For a little more detail, when you see the project in the Inspector, there is a little "Modify" button. Click it and post a screenshot of the window that opens.

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Answer 2

May 14, 2023 5:03 AM in response to Graham NBC

You show an image of the inspector for one clip. We need to see what it says about your project.

Press Command-J to open the project inspector. Post a screenshot.

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Tom Wolsky

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Jul 12, 2023 6:25 AM in response to Graham NBC

I think the reason it appears as not working on iPhones and pads is the frame rate. Try changing it 30fps.

You would have to make a new project and copy paste into it. Check the project property as the application might want to change the frame rate back to 59.94.

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Graham NBC Author

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Jul 12, 2023 4:54 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Appreciate the help Luis

Here are 3 more after hitting Command J I changed the title of project to that 4k 2 one

then when I hit modify it shows the specs

and then also a shot of when I go to export how its not compatible on any other apple devices

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Graham NBC Author

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Jul 13, 2023 5:27 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

You've succeeded in helping me, thanks so much!!!

Odd 60 fps doesn't work for anything except Mac, like the original footage got airdropped to me and it played really nice. Oh well, not like my eyes are that quick anyways!

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