Export from FCPX to DaVinci

Hi Ronenishai,

The XML you export from FCPX will tell Resolve the clips used in the timeline and the edit decisions you made on each of those clips.

Now what your colorist needs are the original media files because when he imports the XML file into Resolve, then Resolve will try to relink all the media so that it can put it on the Color page timeline.

As I understand it, You just need to send him the original media, as I don't think Resolve can open a Library because that is a FCPX specific file.

In the Finder, go to your library and you can control+click on the Library icon and select the option to "Show Package Contents" . You'll see the Original Media in there. If there is a little curved arrow in the corner of the files, that would be a symbolic link to the Original Media, meaning that the media is not actually in the library, it is stored somewhere else.

If that's the case, and you want all files together in one place, then you can consolidate all files into one Library by choosing File> Consolidate Library Files and this moves all files into one library.

Hello ronenishai,

I'm in that post process myself right now, and you may be in for a bumpy ride. I sincerely hope you have smooth sailing though. 🙂

First of all, what version of FCPX are you running? If you're at 10.1.2, great, stay there. DO NOT update to 10.1.3, I just did and it's killing me.

As to the actual process to get from FCPX to Davinci:

DaVinci suggests for you to do this in preparation before you export the XML and send the files:

1. Move Clips to the Lowest Video Track

2. Organize Unsupported Media Files (.gif files or freeze frames are not supported, other unsupported generators, or title objects also will not display in Resolve) and move these onto its own isolated track that can be turned off

3. Create an Offline Reference Movie for the Colorist to compare to

4. If you have Mixed Frame Sizes and Mixed Codecs in your FCPX project, make sure you note those and let your colorist know

5. If you have Mixed Frame Rates, your colorist needs to set the pop-up in settings to "Final Cut Pro X" as the method to conform to.

Go to File>Export XML

Source should be set to your project

Metadata is how much info you want to send to your colorist

Save that file. It will be a .fcpxml that DaVinci Resolve file can open.

You send the XML file and the hard drive with all the original media to your colorist. Note the folder system so you can tell him where to look for the original media.

Your colorist will import the XML file and Resolve will then link to all the media on the HD!

Make sure as you import that the right settings are set. There are best practices laid out in the Resolve 11 User Manual.

Look to Chapter 9, page 351 for Preparing and Conforming Projects

Hope this helps! 🙂

Sincerely,

Paul

If you're running 10.1.3 and it's working fine, then great.

It may (and most likely, hopefully) has nothing to do with the discussion about FCPX to Resolve, I was just giving a general warning, that's all.

Yes, let me know. Praying you'll have good success! 🙂

~ Paul

That's awesome, so glad it turned out well!