I need help

To go right to work and not try to align the school computer and yours, I would suggest you export an xlr file of your timeline. When you open that up on the other computer, it should work. Perhaps you should export not the latest version but a lower version. I think you get three options of what version you want. I will look at my computer and walk you through it if you can’t figure it out. Respond back and I will follow up.

To try and clarify the situation:

• the version that you have a home is newer than the one your school has.
• Eric's suggestion is correct, except that it is "XML" instead of "XLM".

It would be helpful to know exactly which versions they are: just click Final Cut Pro->About Final Cut Pro

and let us know.

It is probably best that you use the oldest version of XML that your FCP at home can export. This will maximize the chances that the older one can read it.

Also: you need to keep your media outside the library.

If the media is currently inside the library (which is the default): create a folder on the drive right where the library is, then open FCP; select the library and open the Inspector (command-4); click "Modify Settings" and for "Media" choose the folder you just created; click Consolidate - this will move all the media to that folder and replace it with aliases.

Then when you open the xml file in the school mac, everything should be fine.

It is not XLR but XLM , Highlight your project and then go to file, export xlm. At bottom of screen, it will ask you what version you want to save it as. "current version, or two other previous version. I am not sure it makes a difference what version you save it as for another Final Cut program to open. But that is how you work on the same project with two different apple computers. If you want to experiment with the different version and see what the difference is. go ahead. The bulk of the project will open up. I am assuming that some plugin that one computer has and another does not, will not transfer over. But this should get you back up and running.

If of course will need to connect all the media, so you will have to direct it to the correct file, but if should all be good. Good luck.