Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.1.2 User Guide

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 •Click the Share button in the toolbar, and choose a destination.
Important:  If the destination that you want to use doesn’t appear in the menu, you need to 
manually add it to your set of destinations. See Destinations preferences
 on page 447 .
 4 In the Share window that appears, do any of the following:
Move the pointer over the image to skim the video.
Project 
attributes
File 
information
 •Move the pointer over the image to skim the video.
 •In the Info pane on the right, view and modify project or clip attributes, such as the title 
and description.
For more information, see Modify share attributes
 on page 409 . All of the attributes associated 
with the project or clip are included in the output file. 
Important:  By default, the title field lists the project or clip name. Changing the title does not 
change the project or clip name, which is the name used for the exported file.
 •At the bottom of the window, view information about the file that will be exported, including 
frame size and frame rate, audio channels and sample rate, duration, output file type, and 
file size.
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For some destinations, you can also view a list of devices that will play the exported file. 
To view the compatible devices, move the pointer over the Compatibility icon in the 
lower-right corner.
Move the pointer 
over the icon to view 
compatible devices.
 5 To view the destination’s settings, click Settings. 
The settings for the destination are displayed in the Settings pane. If necessary, modify the 
destination’s settings.
Note:  If you change the destination’s settings, the changes are saved as the default settings for 
the destination. For more information, see Destinations preferences
 on page 447 .
 6 Click Share or Next. 
The button you see changes depending on the destination you chose. If you click Next, follow 
the instructions to complete the sharing process.
You can monitor the progress of the transcode in the Background Tasks window, and you can 
continue to work in Final Cut Pro while the file is transcoded.
When transcoding is complete, a notification appears. You can view and locate shared projects in 
the Share inspector. For more information, see  View the status of shared projects
 on page 415.
Note:  If you added chapter markers to your project, chapter marker thumbnails are placed at the 
appropriate location when sharing to disc (DVD and Blu-ray disc) and MV4, QuickTime, and MP4 
formats (for playback using iTunes, QuickTime Player, and Apple devices). For more information, 
see Manage chapter markers and their thumbnail images
 on page 15 2 .
Supported export formats
You can export to a number of formats natively using the Master File share destination. For 
information about exporting, see Share projects, clips, and ranges
 on page 400. You can export 
to additional formats using settings in Compressor. For more information, see  Export your project 
using Compressor
 on page 414 . 
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Master File destination
You can export to the following formats using the Master File share destination:
 •Apple Intermediate Codec
 •Apple ProRes (all versions)
 •DV (including DVCAM, DVCPRO, and DVCPRO50)
 •DVCPRO HD
 •H.264
 •HDV
 •MPEG IMX (D-10)
 •Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2
 •Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2
 •XDCAM HD/EX/HD422
Compressor setting
You can export to the following formats using a Compressor setting:
 •Apple Animation codec
 •AVC-Intra (requires a third-party plug-in)
 •QuickTime formats
Note:  Depending on the format of your source media files, some of the export formats listed 
above may not be available.
Create and modify share destinations
In the Destinations pane of the Final Cut Pro Preferences window, you can modify existing 
destinations, add new destinations, delete destinations, and create destination bundles, which 
allow you to export multiple types of output at once. You can also revert to the default set of 
destinations that were available when you first opened Final Cut Pro.
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For information about sharing projects and clips from Final Cut Pro, see  Sharing projects 
overview
 on page 399 .
Create a new destination
 1 Do one of the following:
 •Choose File > Share > Add Destination.
 •Choose Final Cut Pro > Preferences, click the Destinations button at the top of the window, 
and, if necessary, select Add Destination in the Destinations list on the left.
 •Select a clip or project, click the Share button in the toolbar, and choose Add Destination from 
the pop-up menu.
 2 In the Destinations pane of the Preferences window, do one of the following:
 •Drag a destination from the area on the right to the Destinations list on the left (or double-
click a destination on the right).
Drag a destination to the Destinations list.Destinations list
 •Control-click a destination in the Destinations list and choose Duplicate from the 
shortcut menu.
The new destination appears selected in the list on the left, and the settings for the destination 
appear on the right. 
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 3 Choose the settings you want for the new destination. 
Modify the settings for the new destination.New destination
For descriptions of the controls in each destination, see Destinations preferences on page 447.
Here are some tips for setting up various types of destinations:
 •If you chose a web destination: Enter your user name and password in the window that appears, 
and click OK. Depending on the destination you’re setting up, you may need to verify your 
account or your device. To do so, follow the onscreen instructions.
If you select the “Remember this password in my keychain” checkbox, your user name and 
password are saved so that you don’t have to enter your password every time you share to 
the destination.
 •If you chose the Compressor Settings destination: Select a Compressor setting in the window that 
appears, and click OK. The settings that are displayed include the Compressor settings that 
come with Final Cut Pro as well as any settings you added.
Important:  You can use the Compressor Settings destination only if you have Compressor 
installed or someone gives you a Compressor setting.
You can adjust the destination at any time. For example, you can type a new name or use the 
controls on the right to change the destination settings. As you customize the destination, your 
changes are saved automatically.
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Modify existing destinations
Note:  You can also modify an existing destination’s settings while you’re sharing a project or clip. 
For more information, see Share projects, clips, and ranges
 on page 400.
 1 Choose Final C ut P ro > Preferences, and click Destinations.
The Destinations pane appears, with a list of destinations on the left.
 2 Do any of the following: 
 •To change a destination’s settings: Select a destination, and modify the destination’s settings on 
the right.
Modify the settings for the selected destination.Select a destination in the Destinations list.
 •To use a different web account: Select a web destination and click the Details button to the right 
of the account name. In the window that appears, enter a new account name and password, 
and click OK. Follow the onscreen instructions to verify your identity and enable your device, 
and click Done.
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To have multiple accounts available for the same web destination, create additional instances 
of the web destination, enter the other account name and password, and click OK.
 •To restore a destination to its original settings: Control-click a destination in the Destinations list 
and choose Revert to Original Settings from the shortcut menu.
The destination’s settings are restored to their original values and the settings are 
saved automatically.
 •To rename a destination: Double-click a destination in the list on the left and type a new name.
 •To change the order of destinations in the list: Drag a destination to a different location in the 
Destinations list.
For descriptions of the controls in each destination, see Destinations preferences
 on page 447 .
As you modify destinations, your changes are saved automatically.
Create a bundle of destinations
Bundles make it easy to create several types of output in a single step. A bundle holds a set of 
destinations. When you share a project or clip using the bundle, a file for each destination in the 
bundle is output automatically.
 1 In the Destinations pane of the Preferences window, select Add Destination in the Destinations 
list and then double-click the Bundle destination (or drag it from the area on the right to the 
Destinations list on the left).
An empty bundle appears in the Destinations list.
 2 To add destinations to the bundle, drag existing destinations into it from the Destinations list, or 
select Add Destination and drag destinations from the area on the right into the bundle.
Tip:  To quickly make a bundle from destinations in the Destinations list, select one or more 
destinations in the Destinations list, Control-click in the Destinations list, and choose New Bundle 
from Selection from the shortcut menu.
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Delete a destination
Do one of the following:
 mControl-click a destination in the Destinations list, and choose Delete from the shortcut menu.
 mSelect a destination in the Destinations list, and press Delete.
 mSelect a destination in the Destinations list, and click the Remove (–) button below the list.
Assign a default destination
After you set the default destination, you can quickly share to that destination by pressing 
Command-E. If a clip in the Browser is selected, that clip will be shared; if the Timeline is active, 
the project will be shared. By default, this shortcut is assigned to the Master File destination. You 
can change this so that keyboard shortcut will share to any destination (or destination bundle) of 
your choice.
 mControl-click the destination or bundle you want to make the default, and choose Make Default 
from the shortcut menu.
The name of the new default destination is appended with “(default).”
Revert to the default set of destinations that came with Final Cut Pro
 mControl-click in the Destinations list and choose Restore Default Destinations from the 
shortcut menu.
Any custom destinations are deleted, and the default set of destinations appears. For a list of the 
default destinations, see Sharing projects overview
 on page 399 .
Share destinations between Final Cut Pro users
 mTo export destinations from your copy of Final Cut Pro: Drag one or more destinations from the 
Destinations list in the Destinations pane of Final Cut Pro preferences to a location in the Finder.
The destination file is appended with the .fcpxdest extension.
 mTo import destinations into your copy of Final Cut Pro: Drag a destination file from a location in the 
Finder to the Destinations list.
The destination you added appears in the Destinations list, the Share submenu of the File menu, 
and the pop-up menu that appears when you click the Share button in the toolbar.
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Modify share attributes
Share attributes are project and clip metadata that is included with exported files. You can view 
and modify share attributes in the Share inspector.
Attribute fields
Show and modify share attributes for a clip or project
 1 Select a clip or project.
 2 To open the Share inspector, click the Inspector button in the toolbar (shown below), and click 
the Share button at the top of the pane that appears.
 3 If the attributes for the selection aren’t shown, move the pointer over Attributes and click Show.
Click Show.
 4 Type new text in an attribute field.
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If you type a word or phrase that has been defined as an attribute, the attribute (a word or 
phrase in a blue bubble) appears after you finish typing.
Attribute fields
Modify the attribute fields that are displayed in the Share inspector
 1 Select a clip or project.
 2 Open the Share inspector.
The Share inspector contains a pop-up menu you can use to customize attribute fields.
Click to view options 
for customizing 
attribute fields.
 3 Using the Attributes pop-up menu, do any of the following:
 •To add an attribute field: Choose the field name (so that there’s a checkmark next to it).
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